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Peyton Manning, Colts, threw for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns in a 45-31 win over Green Bay. Manning had the most TD throws in one half since Tommy Kramer in 1986, and the most yards in a quarter, 247, since Boomer Esiason in 1996.

Brett Favre, Packers, threw for 358 yards and four TDs in the same game.

Daunte Culpepper, Vikings, passed for 360 yards and two TDs and ran for another score in a 27-22 win over Chicago.

Aaron Brooks, Saints, was 24-for-41 for 316 yards and a touchdown, and guided a drive to a tying field goal in the final 24 seconds of regulation, and New Orleans beat St. Louis 28-25 in overtime. Marc Bulger, Rams, was 32-for-49 for 358 yards with a TD pass and a touchdown run.

Donovan McNabb, Eagles, threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score in Philadelphia's 30-13 victory at Detroit.

Onterrio Smith, Vikings, had 94 yards rushing and 104 yards receiving in a 27-22 win over Chicago. In the same game, Thomas Jones rushed for 110 yards and added 71 yards receiving for the Bears.Jamal Lewis, Ravens, ran for 186 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown sprint that clinched a 23-9 victory over the Bengals. Lewis has topped 100 yards in all seven career games against Cincinnati.Chris Brown, Titans, became only the second back since 1970 to rush for 100 yards in each of his first three starts with 101 vs. Jacksonville. Stump Mitchell did it in his first four starts with the then-St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s.Aaron Stecker, Saints, replacing injured Deuce McAllister, entered the game at St. Louis with 443 yards rushing in four-plus seasons. He had 106 yards on 18 carries Sunday, including a 42-yard touchdown run, in a 28-25 win over the Rams.Tiki Barber, Giants, had 106 yards rushing and an 8-yard touchdown and added 48 yards receiving in a 27-10 victory over Cleveland.

Randy Moss, Vikings, had 119 yards receiving and two TDs in a 27-22 victory against the Bears.Isaac Bruce, Rams, caught eight passes for 134 yards, his third straight 100-yard day. The last time Bruce had three straight 100-yard receiving games was in 1995, when he had six in a row.Rookie Roy Williams, Lions, had nine receptions for 135 yards and two TDs, the second straight week he scored twice, but Detroit fell to Philadelphia 30-13.Reggie Wayne, Colts, made 11 receptions for 184 yards and a TD, while Brandon Stokley had eight catches for 110 yards and two scores in a 45-31 win over the Packers. Both were career highs for yardage.Javon Walker, Packers, had 11 receptions for 198 yards and three TDs in the same game. He, too, set a career high in catches and yards.Special TeamsJohn Carney, Saints, kicked five field goals, with a 38-yarder to force overtime and a 31-yarder to win at St. Louis, 28-25.Kris Brown, Texans, made a 49-yard field goal with :02 remaining in a 24-21 win at Kansas City.DefensePatrick Kerney, Falcons, had three sacks among his seven tackles and Atlanta held Arizona to 240 yards in a 6-3 victory.Charles Grant had three of the Saints' five sacks in a 28-25 overtime win at St. Louis.Marcus Coleman, Texans, returned an interception 102 yards for the longest defensive touchdown ever given up by the Chiefs, and the longest in Houston's two-plus seasons.Ed Reed, Ravens, had two interception returns for 90 yards and now has 14 interceptions in 34 career games.Michael Strahan, Giants, the active leader in sacks, had two and also two fumble recoveries in a 27-10 win over Cleveland.HURRICANE RELIEFThe NFL said it would donate $1 million to the United Way Disaster Relief Fund to assist hurricane victims in Florida. Wives and girlfriends of Dolphins players collected donations for the fund at stadium entrances before the game. Pittsburgh beat Miami 13-3 in Sunday night's game, which was pushed back to 8:30 because of the hurricane.MILESTONESPlacekicker Morten Andersen, Vikings, broke George Blanda's NFL record for career games, making field goals of 42 and 24 yards in a 27-22 win over the Bears. Andersen, 44, made his 341st appearance. He has kicked for New Orleans, Atlanta, the New York Giants, Kansas City and now the Vikings in his 23-year career. ... Green Bay's Brett Favre became the third QB in the 4,000-completion club. He joined Dan Marino and John Elway when he connected with Javon Walker for a 6-yard completion on the Packers' second offensive play. Favre ranks third all-time in completions. Marino has the NFL record with 4,967 completions, Elway is second at 4,123. ... Despite a sprained ankle, Priest Holmes rushed for 134 yards in a 24-21 loss to Houston and became the Chiefs' leading career rusher. Holmes broke Christian Okoye's record of 4,897 yards midway through the third quarter on a 7-yard run and finished at 4,940. ... Tim Brown, Bucs, had a 16-yard TD reception for his 100th career touchdown catch - and the Bucs' first offensive TD of the season. Brown passed Don Hutson for fourth in career touchdown catches.STREAKSSan Francisco's 34-0 loss at Seattle ended a 420-game streak of not being blanked for the 49ers, an NFL record. ... Brett Favre, Packers, has thrown TDs in 28 straight games. He threw four TD passes against the Colts and tied Dave Krieg for the third-longest streak in NFL history. ... New Orleans' 28-25 overtime win at St. Louis broke the Rams' 15-game regular-season home winning streak. ... Titans RB Chris Brown snapped the Jaguars' NFL-best streak of 17 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher as he ran for 101 yards in a 15-12 loss. ... Seattle has won 10 straight at home going back to 2002.STATSThe Falcons are 3-0 for the first time since 1986, when they finished 7-8-1. They are 3-0 for only the third time in their 39-year history. ... QB Michael Vick, Falcons, ran for 58 yards on a bootleg - the longest carry of his career - in the 6-3 victory against Arizona. ... The Eagles are 3-0 for the first time since 1993. ... Carson Palmer, Bengals, was sacked four times and threw three interceptions in a 23-9 defeat against Baltimore. ... Atlanta forced four fumbles in its 6-3 win over Arizona. ... San Diego fell to 1-9 in Denver since 1995. ... Seattle (3-0) has allowed only 13 points in its first three games.

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