Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb expected to keep playing until someone scored.

Yahoo, another overtime! Or at least a shoot-out, right?

Um ... no. Someone forgot to tell at least two Eagles there's only one overtime in the NFL.

Final score: Cincinnati 13, Philadelphia 13.

"To be honest, I didn't know there wasn't going to be another overtime," Mikell said. "After I realized it was a tie, I was pretty ticked off. ... That's a team we should have beat."

It's the league's first tie since Nov. 10, 2002, when the Falcons and Steelers finished 34-34.

"I've never been part of a tie," McNabb said. "I never even knew it was in the rule book."

NBC's "Football Night in America" analysts Jerome Bettis and Cris Collinsworth were baffled that McNabb, a 10-year veteran, didn't know the rules.

Said Bettis: "If he didn't know that it's a tie, there's a problem."

Added Collinsworth: "My 13-year-old knows there's a tie."

Bronco starts both ways

Rookie Spencer Larsen became the first Bronco to start on offense and defense in the same game when he opened Sunday's matchup against Atlanta as the middle linebacker and fullback. He also opened the game on special teams.

Larsen's role as a two-way starter was a secret this week. Denver coach Mike Shanahan closed practice about 30 minutes early each day because "I can't trust you guys in Denver."

The Broncos played without all three of their projected starters at linebacker because of injuries.

Larsen is the first NFL player to start on offense and defense since Dec. 14, 2003, when Baltimore's Orlando Brown started at offensive tackle and defensive tackle at Oakland.

Cadillac to leave the garage?

There could be a Cadillac sighting in Motown next Sunday.

Tampa Bay running back Cadillac Williams, sidelined since September 2007 with a career-threatening knee injury, could make his season debut against the Lions after leading rusher Earnest Graham injured his right ankle Sunday against the Vikings.

Graham, who had been nursing a knee injury in practice this week, was seen wearing a walking boot after the victory. He was hurt on his first carry of the game.

"It's his ankle," coach Jon Gruden told the Tampa Tribune. "It's not the same injury. It's a different injury. We felt the best thing to do was not bring him back into the game."

Veteran Warrick Dunn got the bulk of the work against Minnesota, gaining 53 yards on 20 carries.

Overheard

• Raiders interim coach Tom Cable, sounding a bit like Rod Marinelli, after Oakland lost its fourth in a row: "It hurts because we lost, but we're getting closer. We've just got to keep pounding away, and we'll get a break one of these days."

• Bears safety Mike Brown, after a 37-3 throttling by the Packers: "Our perception is that we have a good defense. The reality is we don't."

Quick hits

• ESPN reports ex-Giants coach Jim Fassel sent a handwritten letter to Raiders owner Al Davis, expressing his respect and admiration. He wants to coach again.

• Former Lions running back Tatum Bell, now in his second stint in Denver, had seven carries for 34 yards in his season debut.