Linebacker Mike Vrabel was a force on both sides of the ball in the biggest rout in a season filled with them. He caught a touchdown pass and forced three fumbles by quarterback Jason Campbell that led to 17 points.

The first half of the season is over. Bring on the Super Bowl champs.

The Patriots (8-0) and the Colts (7-0) both have perfect records going into next Sunday's game. That's where New England lost last, more than nine months ago in the AFC championship game.

Halfway into the season, Brady already has a career-high 30 scoring passes. He extended his NFL record to eight games at the start of a season with at least three touchdown passes.<

Colts 31, Panthers 7

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A slow start and a short week couldn't stop Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts from another 7-0 start.

Manning threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns and broke Johnny Unitas' team record for career scoring passes as the Colts dominated the second half against Carolina (4-3).

Joseph Addai rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns and caught a TD pass from Manning, who was outplayed early by 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde. But when Testaverde was lost at halftime with an ankle injury, the defense shut down David Carr the rest of the way as the Colts became the first team since the 1929-31 Green Bay Packers to win their first seven games three straight seasons.

Manning completed just 14 of 30 passes, but shook off early problems to eclipse another one of Unitas' records. His second TD, a perfectly thrown 59-yard pass to Reggie Wayne late in the third quarter was the 288th of his career, one more than Unitas.

Steelers 24, Bengals 13

CINCINNATI (AP) — With a chance to make a statement, the Cincinnati Bengals backed down and went for a field goal.

Hines Ward caught a pair of touchdown passes, and the Pittsburgh Steelers turned Marvin Lewis' conservative coaching decision into a pivotal moment for their seventh straight win in Cincinnati.

From the top down, it was another case of down-the-river domination.

The Steelers (5-2) solidified their hold on first place in the AFC North and pushed the last-place Bengals to the precipice. The Bengals are 2-5 for the first time since 2004, Carson Palmer's first season as the starting quarterback.

Trailing 14-3, the Bengals drove to a fourth-and-1 from just inside the 2-yard line with 2:16 left in the first half. They called a timeout to talk it over, then settled for Shayne Graham's 20-yard kick.

Giants 13, Dolphins 10

WEMBLEY, England — The NFL's first regular-season trip overseas was every bit as sloppy as it was predictable.

Eli Manning threw for only 59 yards but ran for New York's lone touchdown to lift the Giants to a mud-caked 13-10 victory over the still-winless Miami Dolphins.

The Giants (6-2) allowed only 254 yards and held the Dolphins out of the end zone for the first 58 minutes for a victory that only the winners could view as anything remotely beautiful.

Miami pulled within 13-10 when Cleo Lemon hit Ted Ginn Jr. for a 21-yard score with 1:54 left. But Jay Feely's onside kick went out of bounds and the Giants kneeled on it three times to seal the game, ignoring the loud boos from a crowd of 81,176 that wanted more.

Miami fell to 0-8 and kept 0-16 very much in play for the season on this, the 35th anniversary of their perfect, 17-0 season in 1972.

Lions 16, Bears 7

CHICAGO — Jon Kitna passed for 268 yards, Kevin Jones ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, and the Lions showed they're serious contenders in the NFC.

Detroit is 5-2 for the first time since 2000 and making a strong bid for its first playoff appearance since 1999. The Lions have endured six straight seasons with at least 10 losses and won just three games last year, coach Rod Marinelli's first.

Kitna completed 24-of-35 without an interception. Roy Williams caught eight passes for 77 yards, and Shaun McDonald added six catches for 64 yards.

Greg Olsen's 20-yard touchdown catch with 5:26 left in the third quarter pulled the Bears (3-5) within six.

Jaguars 24, Buccaneers 23

TAMPA, Fla. — Backup quarterback Quinn Gray threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Matt Jones that put the Jaguars (5-2) ahead for good with 11:37 to go.

Gray completed 7 of 16 passes for 100 yards, without an interception. One of his biggest plays came in the third quarter when he fumbled in his own end zone, but recovered and crawled out to the 1-yard line to avoid a safety.

Garcia threw a 58-yard TD pass to Joey Galloway to help Tampa Bay (4-4) overcome a 17-3 deficit and Michael Bennett's 19-yard TD run put the Bucs ahead 20-17.

After Matt Bryant's third field goal, Gray led an eight-play, 53-yard drive that Jones finished with a one-handed catch in the corner of the end zone.

Garcia, who had not thrown an interception in Tampa Bay's first seven games, had a streak of 217 consecutive passes without a pick stopped when Aaron Glenn returned one 28 yards for a TD. Garcia finished with three interceptions.

Saints 31, 49ers 10

SAN FRANCISCO — Drew Brees passed for 336 yards and hit Marques Colston with three of his four touchdown throws in the Saints' third consecutive win.

It was the fifth straight loss for San Francisco (2-5).

Reggie Bush had 113 total yards for the Saints (3-4), who jumped to a 24-point halftime lead with a steady offensive effort including catches by nine receivers and four scoring drives longer than 72 yards. Brees was on target, going 31-of-39 and avoiding any sacks for the fourth consecutive game.

Bush, who had his NFL breakout game with four TDs against the 49ers last year, had 64 yards on 10 carries and added seven catches for 49 yards. Terrance Copper also caught a TD pass, and David Patten had five catches for 109 yards.

Alex Smith went 22-of-43 for 190 yards with several noticeably bad throws and Frank Gore twisted his ankle again in the second half, finishing with just 41 yards rushing.

Titans 13, Raiders 9

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— LenDale White ran for a career-high 133 yards, Rob Bironas added two field goals and Chris Henry scored a touchdown.

The Titans (5-2), starting a three-game homestand, saw their defense carry most of the load. Tennessee came up with five sacks and two turnovers, the last an interception by Chris Hope with 2:35 left.

Oakland (2-5) lost its third consecutive game despite getting to the Titans 26 in the final minutes. Albert Haynesworth sacked Daunte Culpepper, who threw wide on third down and watched Mike Williams drop his pass on fourth-and-14.

Vince Young survived his worst game as an NFL starter, completing only 6 of 14 passes for 42 yards. A pass interference call wiped out a 44-yard gain, and three receivers dropped passes that could have been TDs.

Browns 27, Rams 20

ST. LOUIS — Derek Anderson threw three touchdown passes, two to Braylon Edwards, and the Browns erased an early 14-point deficit for their first road win.

Browns safety Sean Jones stopped Brian Leonard for no gain on 4th-and-1 from the 16 in the final two minutes and Leigh Bodden picked off Marc Bulger at the Cleveland 28 with 38 seconds left.

The long-struggling Browns (4-3) matched their win total from last season and have won consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 5 and 6 of the 2003 season, a span of 46 games.

Steven Jackson's return from a groin injury briefly energized the Rams (0-8), who scored on their first two possessions, but he left again due to lower back tightness in the second quarter.

Chargers 35, Texans 10

SAN DIEGO — Two days after the last evacuees left Qualcomm Stadium, the tailgaters and the NFL were back.

Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes — two to All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates — cornerback Antonio Cromartie had a monster game for the Chargers (4-3).

Cromartie recovered a fumble for a touchdown and had two interceptions, one of which he returned 70 yards for another TD.

Houston (3-5) lost its third straight and had quarterback Matt Schaub knocked out of the game when he was hit after throwing his second interception.

Schaub was leveled by linebacker Stephen Cooper, who was called for two personal fouls, a hit to the head and unnecessary roughness. The first penalty was declined. Schaub was replaced the next series by Sage Rosenfels. Rosenfels threw a 28-yard TD pass to Joel Dresseen in the fourth quarter.

Houston committed five turnovers.

Eagles 23, Vikings 16

MINNEAPOLIS — Donovan McNabb threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and showed plenty of the mobility he appeared to have lost after major knee surgery.

The five-time Pro Bowler looked more like the guy who led the Eagles to the Super Bowl three years ago than the tentative veteran who had been hearing calls from those notoriously restless Philly fans to start Kevin Kolb.

McNabb took advantage of the league's worst pass defense, completing 23 of 36 passes and buying plenty of time with his legs to get his Eagles (3-5) back on track.

Adrian Peterson gained 70 yards on 20 carries for the Vikings (2-5), but was bottled up for most of the day by Philadelphia's sure-tackling, hard-charging defense.

Bills 13, Jets 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — J.P. Losman came on in relief of an injured Trent Edwards and connected with Lee Evans on an 85-yard touchdown pass with 3:38 remaining.

With the Bills on the Jets 15 and leading 6-3, Losman threw a long pass to Evans down the right sideline. Rookie cornerback Darrelle Revis appeared to get his hands on the ball, but Evans wrestled it away and streaked down the sideline untouched for a touchdown.

The TD was the longest, and by far the most exciting, play of an otherwise incredibly dull game.

Rian Lindell kicked two field goals, including a 40-yarder with 10:06 left that gave Buffalo a 6-3 lead. The Bills (3-4) have won three of their last four.