margin with a solo home run in the seventh inning. Beltrán ties records for the most home runs in a single postseason (eight) and most consecutive postseason games with a home run (five). (ESPN) National Football League Week 6: The New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets remain the NFL's only undefeated teams, by beating the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers respectively. New England's win tied an NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories, at 17, and continues their record of most consecutive NFL games won (including playoffs) to 20. (Yahoo!/AP) The Buffalo Bills get their first win of the year by beating the Miami Dolphins 20–13. The Dolphins, at 0–6, are the NFL's last winless team in 2004. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper throws five touchdowns for the third time this season, setting an NFL record. The Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 38–31. (Yahoo!) Motorcycle racing: Valentino Rossi wins the World MotoGP title for the third successive year, the first year for Yamaha since 1992, when he wins the Australian MotoGP, one race before the end of the series. He is only the second rider to win successive titles for different teams. (BBC), (BBC). Golf: Ernie Els wins the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Wentworth, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1. It's a record sixth title for Els, and the third in a row. (BBC) October 16, 2004 (Saturday) Baseball: National League Championship Series, Game 3: The Houston Astros defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5–2 behind home runs by Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltrán, and Lance Berkman. Roger Clemens pitches seven innings for the win, which leaves the Astros trailing 2–1 in the series. (ESPN) American League Championship Series, Game 3: The New York Yankees take a 3–0 series lead over the Boston Red Sox, pounding out 22 hits in a 19–8 win. Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez each score five runs, and Matsui also drives in five runs. (ESPN) Rugby league: Australia and New Zealand draw 16–16 in the opening game of the Tri-Nations at the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. (BBC) Leeds Rhinos defeat Bradford Bulls 16–8 in the Grand Final of Super League IX at Old Trafford, to win their first league championship for 32 years. (BBC) Snooker: During the second round of qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett achieves a break of 148 against Leo Fernandez, the first time