MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Freeman is headed to Minnesota.

Freeman's agent, Erik Burkhardt, revealed the move in an exclamatory one-word tweet about his client Sunday night: “Vikings!!!” Burkhardt then confirmed to The Associated Press in a phone interview that the 25-year-old quarterback agreed to a deal.

This became quite the bye week for the Vikings (1-3), who took a big step away from Christian Ponder by giving Freeman a $3 million contract for the rest of the season. Freeman was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, a week after being benched in favor of rookie Mike Glennon.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Peyton Manning passed Dan Marino for second place on the career passing yardage list.The Denver quarterback threw for 414 yards in a 51-48 victory over Dallas, moving past the former Miami star. Manning has 61,371 yards to 61,361 for Marino.Brett Favre is the leader at 71,838 yards.

HOUSTON — Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae and broke his right ankle when his car went airborne into a fence on the last lap of the Grand Prix of Houston. The accident showered debris into the grandstand, injuring 13 fans and an IndyCar Series official.Franchitti, who also sustained a concussion, was transported by ambulance to a hospital. The four-time series champion had surgery on his ankle and was being held overnight.Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said 13 fans were injured, and that 11 were treated on site at Reliant Park..

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic flame on Red Square, but the four-month relay to Sochi for the Winter Games got off to a rocky start when one of the torches went out.The Olympic flame, which was lit a week ago in Greece and flown to Moscow, kept burning in a cauldron on Red Square.