Pats Beat Ravens

Mark Clayton was open and waited for the 4th-down pass that could keep the Ravens’ hopes alive. Joe Flacco reached his target inside the Patriots 10-yard line and past the first-down marker, but Clayton didn’t hold on with 28 seconds remaining. New England did—eking out a 27-21 victory over Baltimore on Sunday. The game was certain when Clayton dropped the ball and the Patriots ran out the timer as they kept their unbeaten record against the Ravens with their fifth win.

Brady completed 21 of his 32 passes for a total of 258 yards, one TD and no interceptions. Flacco, on the other hand, went 27 for 47 for a total of 264 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Trailing 17-7 at the half, Baltimore made it 17-14 when Terrell Suggs hit Brady for a sack and knocked the ball loose. Dwan Edwards recovered the football in the end zone for a touchdown with 6:19 left in the third quarter. But Brady led the Patriots on their next possession, a 79-yard drive ending with his 14-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss.

Magnificent Manning Leads Colts Past Seahawks

On Sunday, Peyton Manning was magnificent once again as he drove the Colts to touchdowns in four of their five drives. He tied league records established by Fran Tarkenton and Dan Marino and extended Indianapolis’ regular-season winning streak to 13 with a 34-17 win over Seattle. For Manning, whose resume already includes three MVP awards and a Super Bowl ring, it’s possible that this is his most impressive start in 12 NFL seasons. He was 31 of 41 for 353 yards, marking the first time Manning has topped 300 yards in four consecutive games – also a franchise record.

Manning had already achieved two other milestones by that time. His first TD pass went to Reggie Wayne for 5 yards, making Peyton Manning and Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw 55 TD passes to two different receivers. Marvin Harrison caught 112 of Peyton Manning’s TD passes. Mark Clayton and Mark Duper were Dan Marino’s 2 receivers. Manning’s second TD pass, 21 yards to rookie Austin Collie after a dazzling audible, put him along with Tarkenton for 3rd place on the NFL’s career list. Peyton and Tarkenton have 342, trailing only Dan Marino with 420 and Brett Favre with 469.