Trailing by six points and approaching the 2-minute warning, Peyton Manning was on the sideline getting ready to lead the Indianapolis Colts' offense back onto the field.

Expecting to need a long drive to win the game, Manning's task was made easier when the New England Patriots fell short on Bill Belichick's stunning gamble on fourth-and-2 from their own 28.

Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds left to rally unbeaten Indianapolis to a 35-34 victory over the rival Patriots for the Colts' 18th straight regular-season victory.

"We were preparing to go 60, 70 yards," Manning said. "It was a great play by the defense, shortened our field."

Indianapolis (9-0), which trailed by 17 in the second quarter and 34-21 with 4 minutes left, got its most improbable win during the streak, which tied the Patriots for the second-longest in league history.

When Belichick decided to go for it instead of punting with 2:08 to go, Tom Brady threw to Kevin Faulk, who made a juggling catch but was pushed backward and came up just short.

"We tried to win the game on that play," Belichick explained. "I thought we could make the yard. We had a good play, we completed it. I don't know how we couldn't get a yard."

Manning needed just four plays before hooking up with Wayne for the winning score. Manning finished with four touchdown passes and Brady had three in the matchup of AFC division leaders.

While it was another magical comeback for Manning, this one was set up by Belichick's bungled play-calling. Belichick called two timeouts on that key series, the second to set up the fourth-down play.

The Patriots (6-3) have now lost five of the last six in this series.

"It's a bummer," Brady said.

Dolphins 25, Bucs 23At Miami, Chad Henne directed a 77-yard scoring drive in the final 1:10, and Dan Carpenter kicked a 25-yard field goal with 10 seconds left to lift the Dolphins.Henne spoiled Tampa Bay's comeback bid led by Josh Freeman, who rallied his team in the fourth quarter for the second time in two NFL starts. The rookie shook off an awful first half and led his team to a pair of late touchdowns.

Saints 28, Rams 23At St. Louis, Reggie Bush scored twice for the first time in more than a year, Drew Brees compensated for two interceptions with two TD passes and New Orleans overcame another bundle of mistakes to remain unbeaten.

Panthers 28, Falcons 19At Charlotte, N.C., Jake Delhomme went turnover-free for the third straight game, finding Steve Smith for two touchdowns to lift Carolina.

Vikings 27, Lions 10At Minneapolis, Brett Favre passed for a season-high 344 yards, 201 to Sidney Rice, and Minnesota handed Detroit its 31st loss in 33 games.Adrian Peterson lost a fumble but turned 18 carries into 133 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (8-1).

Redskins 27, Broncos 17At Landover, Md., LaDell Betts ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Jason Campbell completed 17 of 26 passes for 193 yards and Washington topped 17 points for the first time this season.

Titans 41, Bills 17At Nashville, Tenn., Chris Johnson ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and he caught nine passes for 100 more to help the Titans to their third straight win.

Jaguars 24, Jets 22At East Rutherford, N.J., Josh Scobee kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired after the Jaguars passed up a touchdown in order to drain the clock.

Chargers 31, Eagles 23At San Diego, LaDainian Tomlinson scored twice to continue his climb up the career rushing and scoring lists, and San Diego (6-3) pulled into a tie with Denver atop the AFC West.

Chiefs 16, Raiders 10At Oakland, Calif., Jamaal Charles scored on a 44-yard run for Kansas City's first rushing touchdown of the season and the Chiefs used a late interception to win their seventh straight game in Oakland.

Cardinals 31, Seahawks 20At Glendale, Ariz., rookie Beanie Wells had second-half touchdown runs of 10 and 13 yards and Arizona rallied from an early two-touchdown deficit for its second home win in five tries.Kurt Warner completed 29 of 38 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns as the Cardinals (6-3) stayed two games up on San Francisco in the NFC West.

Packers 17, Cowboys 7At Green Bay, Wis., Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line.