Eli Manning didn't quite emulate Ben Roethlisberger's early success in the NFL. Not that the New York Giants are complaining about the top overall draft pick's debut.

After a shaky first half, Manning showed Sunday why the Giants mortgaged their future on draft day. He led New York on two second-half drives that turned a one-sided game into a thriller in a 14-10 loss to Atlanta.

A 6-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey got New York (5-5) within 14-7 in the third quarter and another long drive set up a 24-yard field goal by Steve Christie with 6:29 to play.

That was all he could manage, however, and the Giants lost their third straight.

"His first game, there is a lot of hype, a lot of pressure on him," said the Falcons' Michael Vick, the No. 1 pick in 2001, who had a solid game at Giants Stadium.

"He came out and played with poise," Vick said. "He made some plays you can't expect a rookie quarterback to make. I told him he's going to be just like his brother (Peyton) in due time."

Manning, the top overall pick acquired from San Diego in a trade during the draft, also threw two interceptions starting in place of Kurt Warner, who was benched Monday."I was disappointed the way I started the game," said Manning, who was victimized by several drops by Giants receivers. "I was better in the second half."Vick ran for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler to lead the Falcons (8-2).

At Chicago, Peyton Manning was unstoppable again. He threw four more touchdown passes and has 35 this season, 13 shy of Dan Marino's NFL record set in 1984.Edgerrin James punished the Bears with 204 yards on 23 carries. Both he and Manning sat out the fourth quarter.The Colts (7-3) feasted on five turnovers by the Bears (4-6), four by shaky rookie quarterback Craig Krenzel, who lost two fumbles and threw two interceptions as the Bears' three-game winning streak ended.

After a talk with Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, Drew Bledsoe hit tight end Mark Campbell for three touchdowns. Bledsoe answered critics calling for rookie J.P. Losman to take over as starter for Buffalo (4-6).The three touchdowns were the most Bledsoe has thrown since he had three in Buffalo's 38-21 win over Miami on Dec. 1, 2002.Nate Clements returned a punt 86 yards for a score.St. Louis fell to 5-5.

At Baltimore, the Ravens (7-3) were without star running back Jamal Lewis (ankle) for most of the game but came on in the second half against Dallas (3-7), led by the improving Kyle Boller.Showing the poise and confidence of a rapidly maturing quarterback, Boller threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter. He went 23-for-34 for 232 yards in his third straight game without an interception.Parcells used backup QB Drew Henson after Vinny Testaverde hurt his right shoulder. Henson's first play as an NFL quarterback resulted in a fourth-quarter fumble that contributed to Baltimore's 30-point second half.

At Philadelphia, Donovan McNabb equaled a career high with four touchdown passes, and the Eagles improved to 9-1 for the first time since the 1980 season, when they opened 11-1 and went to the Super Bowl.McNabb threw two TD passes to Brian Westbrook and one each to Terrell Owens and Chad Lewis. It was his second straight four-TD performance and fourth of the season.Owens became just the second receiver in NFL history to score 13 TDs in five seasons, joining Jerry Rice, who has done it eight times.Patrick Ramsey, making his first start of the season after replacing Mark Brunell, couldn't revive the sputtering offense for Washington (3-7).

At Oakland, the Chargers (7-3) won their fourth straight as Antonio Gates had eight receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown and LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 164 yards and a score on 37 carries.San Diego maintained a tie for first place in the AFC West with Denver.Kerry Collins went 18-for-30 for 227 yards and two touchdowns for the Raiders (3-7) and didn't throw an interception for the first time in nine games.

At New Orleans, Reuben Droughns ran for 166 yards and a score, Jake Plummer threw for 224 yards and the Broncos (7-3) stayed tied with San Diego.New Orleans (4-6) has dropped five of its last seven, mainly because of a defense that is allowing almost 30 points a game - second most in the NFL - and the most total yards. Owner Tom Benson criticized his team Sunday."It's the worst performance I've seen by them in the 20 years that I've owned them," Benson said. "They looked just like high school kids."

At Seattle, Michael Boulware intercepted a pass by A.J. Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining. It was the fourth time this season Feeley has had an interception returned for a TD, and his mistake spoiled the debut of interim coach Jim Bates.Seattle (6-4) reclaimed first place in the NFC West.Feeley, who hobbled for most of the game with an injured right hip, had just led the Dolphins (1-9) on a drive to Olindo Mare's 39-yard field goal that made it 17-17 with 2:20 remaining.

At Jacksonville, Steve McNair returned for the first time in a month, throwing a touchdown pass and directing two other scoring drives in going 18-of-30 for 209 yards despite signs of rust.McNair was picked off twice and was sacked three times, including once for a safety with about 9 minutes to play. The safety gave the Jaguars (6-4) a 15-10 lead, but McNair led a 59-yard touchdown drive in 37 seconds that put the Titans (4-6) ahead 16-15 and then ran for the 2-point conversion.

At Cleveland, Quincy Carter's 11-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCareins with 5:32 remaining gave the Jets (7-3) a win one week after poor play calling and clock management cost them a game.New York's LaMont Jordan, filling in for a banged-up Curtis Martin, rushed for 61 yards in the fourth quarter to hand the Browns (3-7) their fourth straight loss.Martin rushed for 88 yards on 17 carries. In the first quarter, he went over 1,000 this season and joined Hall of Famer Barry Sanders as the only players in NFL history to begin their careers with 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons.

At Minneapolis, the Vikings (6-4) stayed atop the NFC North and ended a three-game losing streak as they shut out Detroit in the second half and overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter.Daunte Culpepper completed 22 of 32 passes for 233 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Minnesota.Eddie Drummond ran the opening kickoff back for a 92-yard touchdown, his third score in a five-return span after setting an NFL record with two punt returns for TDs in the fourth quarter last week at Jacksonville. But the Lions (4-6) dropped their fourth in a row.

Career backup Nick Goings ran for 121 yards and three first-half scores and the Panthers (3-7) jumped to a 28-point halftime lead in winning at home for the first time. Muhsin Muhammad added two TD catches.Larry Fitzgerald had a touchdown catch for the Cardinals (4-6), who started quarterback Shaun King for the benched Josh McCown.

At Tampa, Joe Jurevicius scored his first two touchdowns since last year's season opener, on passes from Brian Griese. Jurevicius missed most of last season, as well as the first six games of 2004, with knee and back injuries that required surgery.The victory was the fourth in six games after an 0-4 start for Tampa Bay.The 49ers (1-9) have lost five straight and were held to just 197 yards offense.