MIAMI — Ted Ginn Jr.'s career in Miami began with boos, and it took 18 months for him to silence the critics.

A draft bust no more, Ginn made seven catches yesterday for a career-high 175 yards, and the Dolphins overcame a nine-point third-quarter deficit to beat Buffalo, 25-16.

With Ginn's first 100-yard game, he made by far his biggest impact since Miami's much-mocked decision to take him with the ninth overall pick last year. Fans at a draft party booed when the selection was announced.

"I just let all that go past my head," Ginn said. "As long as the people on my team love me and want me to get better, the other stuff doesn't matter."

Like Ginn, the Dolphins these days are all about erasing labels: They're no longer lousy. Miami (3-4) tripled its win total from last season under the new Bill Parcells regime, and broke a four-game losing streak against the Bills.

"We needed this win," said Dolphins cornerback Andre Goodman, part of a defense that shut out the Bills over the final 25 minutes.

The Bills (5-2) lost for the second time in three games and fell into a tie with New England atop the AFC East. They committed four turnovers, all in the fourth quarter to squash any comeback chances.

"It's a game that's very disappointing," coach Dick Jauron said. "We just gave up too many big plays and turned the ball over. You do that in the NFL and your odds of winning are not good."

Ginn set up Miami's first two scores with receptions of 46 and 64 yards. Those completions were part of an efficient day for Chad Pennington, who went 22 for 30 for 314 yards with no interceptions.

BROWNS 23, JAGUARS 17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Browns had just enough offense, even without Kellen Winslow. Jamal Lewis ran for 81 yards and a touchdown and Derek Anderson completed three huge passes.

It was Cleveland's second victory in as many games without Winslow, the outspoken Pro Bowl tight end who missed the game after criticizing the team following his staph infection. The Browns (3-4) played their best game of the season two weeks ago while Winslow was in the hospital and beat the Giants.

They didn't miss him against the Jaguars (3-4), either.

Anderson finished 14 of 27 for 264 yards and a touchdown. He had 168 yards passing in the first half, including a 5-yard TD toss to Donte' Stallworth; a 51-yard completion to Winslow's replacement, Steve Heiden, on fourth down; and a 43-yarder to Braylon Edwards that set up a short field goal. His 53-yard strike to Syndric Steptoe in the fourth period may have been even bigger. It set up Phil Dawson's second of three field goals that put the Browns ahead for good with 4:35 remaining.

TEXANS 35, BENGALS 6

HOUSTON — In his first meeting against his former team, Kevin Walter scored two touchdowns in Houston's win over Cincinnati (0-8).

Walter had help from a bevy of strong performances led by Matt Schaub's three touchdown passes and Andre Johnson's fourth straight 100-yard game.

The win gave Houston (3-4) three consecutive victories in a single season for the first time in franchise history. The Bengals are two losses away from their team-worst 0-10 start, which came in 1993.

JETS 28, CHIEFS 24

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After struggling all game, Brett Favre connected with Laveranues Coles for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute left. The heavily favored Jets overcame three interceptions by Favre and an upset-minded Chiefs team using its third-string quarterback.

Leon Washington returned Steve Weatherford's punt 37 yards — and even dragged the punter on his back for a few of those yards — to put the Jets (4-3) in terrific field position at the Chiefs 46. Favre floated a pass to Coles, who fought off Dimitri Patterson to make a one-handed catch in the front of the end zone.

Tyler Thigpen, making his second NFL start, got the Chiefs (1-6) downfield quickly for one final shot. But his pass on fourth-and-1 to Will Franklin was knocked away by Drew Coleman.

RAVENS 29, RAIDERS 10

BALTIMORE — On an afternoon that belonged to Rex Ryan and his Baltimore defense, the unquestionable highlight was a 43-yard pass from one Ravens quarterback to another.

Baltimore limited Oakland to 35 yards while building a 19-point halftime lead, and the Ravens got a safety and four sacks. The win was particularly sweet for Ryan, whose twin brother Rob is defensive coordinator for the Raiders (2-5).

Rob Ryan was forced to deal with a surprise wrinkle. The Ravens (4-3) unveiled their own version of the single wing, inserting Troy Smith at quarterback and using starting quarterback Joe Flacco as the wide receiver on the left side.

Smith ran three times for 13 yards and once pitched the ball to rookie Ray Rice, who tacked on 19 yards. But the biggest play came in the third quarter, when Smith heaved a pass down the sideline to Flacco, who made an excellent grab on the run after getting behind linebacker Ricky Brown.