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MIAMI - The Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts maintained their perfect starts to the NFL season but the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers fell to their first loss on Sunday.
The Packers enjoyed a 23-16 victory at the Minnesota Vikings with quarterback Brett Favre breaking Dan Marino's record for touchdown passes with the 421st of his career.
The Cowboys also made it four out of four with a convincing 35-7 victory in Dallas over the winless St. Louis Rams.
The Indianapolis Colts, the defending Super Bowl champions, won 38-20 against the Denver Broncos with Peyton Manning throwing three touchdowns and rushing for another.
But the Steelers (3-1) to the Arizona Cardinals (2-2), Steve Breaston's 73-yard punt return for a fourth-quarter touchdown sparking a 21-14 victory. Ben Roethlisberger threw both Pittsburgh touchdowns.
Atlanta and Buffalo gained their first wins of the season. Atlanta surprised Houston 26-16 and Buffalo beat the New York Jets 17-14.
The Miami Dolphins's winless start continued with their fourth defeat coming in a 35-17 loss at home to Oakland.
*It was Favre's day in Minnesota, with a 16-yard pass to Greg Jennings in the first quarter breaking Marino's record and then in the fourth quarter he found James Jones to take his career record to 422.
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