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 The Patriots jumped out to a 27-7 halftime lead and went on to
seize the top spot in the AFC from the Broncos.
Brady had 333 yards passing and improved his head to head record to
11-5 against Manning, who threw for 438 yards and had two TDs and
two interceptions.
In San Francisco, Colin Kaepernick fumbled the ball at the St. Louis
one-yard line to give the Rams a 13-10 victory.
The 49ers were in position to win the game in the final seconds, but
Kaepernick lost the ball lunging at the goal line to end their hopes
and drop San Francisco to 4-4.
In Seattle, running back Marshawn Lynch shrugged off trade rumors to
score two touchdowns and spark the Seahawks in a 30-24 triumph over
Oakland.
Lynch was mentioned as a possible trade target amid talk of locker
room dysfunction prior to last week's deadline, but he instead
produced 143 total yards in the win.
The Raiders fell to 0-8.
In earlier games, the Arizona Cardinals stayed atop the NFC, Robert
Griffin III's return to the Washington Redskins lineup was spoiled
by a Minnesota rally and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame starter
Nick Foles' injury.
With quarterback Tony Romo scratched from the Dallas lineup due to a
back injury suffered last week, the Cardinals scored 28 consecutive
points to erase a 10-point, first-quarter deficit en route to their
fourth consecutive win.
Carson Palmer tossed three touchdowns and the Cardinals had a pair
of interceptions off Dallas backup Brandon Weeden, who threw for
just 183 yards in place of Romo.
In Houston, Philadelphia survived the loss of quarterback Foles and
rallied past the Texans for a 31-21 victory.
Foles left the game in the first quarter with an apparent shoulder
injury after enduring his second sack of the day with the game 7-7.
Backup Mark Sanchez threw for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns as
the Eagles (6-2) remained atop the NFC East.
Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy rushed for game-high 117 yards while
Jeremy Maclin had 158 receiving yards and two scores.
In Minnesota, Redskins signal caller Griffin had his return to
action spoiled as rookie Teddy Bridgewater led the Vikings to a
29-26 victory.
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Griffin led the Redskins on a fourth-quarter drive that put his team
ahead 26-21 with nine minutes to play but Bridgewater engineered a
73-yard drive to set up the winning score with about three minutes
left.
Griffin, who had been out since suffering an ankle injury in the
second week, threw for 251 yards and one touchdown but his final
drive stalled at Washington 43-yard line.
In Miami, the Dolphins blasted San Diego in a surprising 37-0 rout
of the Chargers.
San Diego's Philip Rivers, who has been mentioned as an MVP
candidate this season, managed just 138 yards and had three
interceptions as the Chargers (5-4) lost their third straight.
Ryan Tannehill fired three touchdowns for Miami (5-3).
In Kansas City, Alex Smith tossed two touchdowns and the Chiefs
enjoyed a routine 24-10 win over the spiraling New York Jets for
their third straight victory.
Jets quarterback Michael Vick got the start instead of Geno Smith
but could not keep the Jets from losing an eighth straight game. The
Chiefs improved to 5-3.
In Cincinnati, wide receiver A.J. Green returned to the field with a
touchdown catch to help the Bengals take care of the lowly
Jacksonville Jaguars 33-23.
Green was out the previous three games because of a toe injury and
caught three passes.
Cincinnati (5-2) running back Jeremy Hill filled in for injured
starter Giovani Bernard with 154 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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