Monroe, Ga. 10/23/2006 10:45:04 AM
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Michael Vick, Peyton Manning and Larry Johnson have huge games in Week 7 of NFL season.

Michael Vick set a career high in touchdown passes in the Atlanta Falcons (4-2) 41-38 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) in overtime. Vick’s four touchdown passes surpassed his previous high of two. Morten Anderson, Atlanta’s 46-year-old kicker split the uprights in overtime to snap a two game losing streak for the Falcons.

The Indianapolis (6-0) stayed perfect for the season after 23 second half points paced the Colts passed the Washington Redskins (2-5) 36-22. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes and totaled 342 yards in the air. The Colts start the season 6-0 for the second season in a row, a feat never duplicated in the NFL.

Larry Johnson rushed for 132 yards in the Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) 30-27 win over the San Diego Chargers (4-2). The Chiefs held a 20-6 lead at halftime and secured the win on Lawrence Tynes 53 yard field goal.

In other games,

The Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) ended the Carolina Panthers (4-3) four game winning streak with a 17-14 win. Carson Palmer threw for 240 yards and converted a key fourth down play to Chad Johnson to keep the Panthers from getting one last shot.

Ahman Green ran for 118 yards and the Green Bay Packers (2-4) went down to South Florida and beat the Miami Dolphins (1-6) 34-24. Joey Harrington started for the Dolphins and threw for 414 yards in the loss.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4) improved to 2-2 at home and shocked visiting Philadelphia (4-3) on a 62 yard field goal from Matt Bryant to win 23-21.

Backed by a stifling defense the Denver Broncos (5-1) went to Cleveland (1-5) and easily handled the Browns 17-7. Jake Plummer threw for 209 yards in the win.

The Oakland Raiders (1-5) snapped an 11 game losing streak and handed the Arizona Cardinals (1-6) their second embarrassing loss in a row 22-9. Randy Moss had 129 yards receiving in Art Shells first win back as head coach for the Raiders.

Tom Brady led the New England Patriots (5-1) passed the Bills (2-5) 28-6 in Buffalo. The Patriots limited the Bills to two field goals on the day and won their seventh straight game over Buffalo.

Leon Washington ran for 129 yards and the New York Jets (4-3) held on to beat the Detroit Lions (1-6) 31-24.

The Houston Texans (2-4) surprised the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) 27-7 in Texas. Houston’s David Carr threw for 224 yards in the win and the Texans defense shut down every facet of the Jaguars offense.

The Minnesota Vikings (4-2) went into Seattle (4-2) and knocked off the Seahawks 31-13. The Vikings win snapped the Seahawks 12 game home winning streak. Chester Taylor ran for 169 yards in the Vikings win.