Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NFL: Indianapolis 31, Carolina 7

|
|
 
  
Published: Oct. 28, 2007 at 6:12 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning surpassed Johnny Unitas as the franchise touchdown leader as the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Carolina Panthers, 31-7, Sunday.

Manning completed 14-of-30 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns for Indianapolis (7-0).

Manning's second touchdown also marked the 288th of his career, putting him past Unitas as the franchise's career leader.

Joseph Addai rushed 23 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns for Indianapolis while Reggie Wayne had seven catches for 168 yards and a touchdown, helping the Colts join the 1929-1931 Green Bay Packers as the only teams to ever start three straight seasons 7-0.

For the Panthers (4-3), DeShaun Foster gained 62 yards on 19 carries, while starter Vinny Testaverde left the game with an apparent ankle injury, finishing 12-of-20 for 82 yards and an interception.

Backup QB David Carr completed 8-of-14 passes for 54 yards.

Topics: David Carr, DeShaun Foster, Joseph Addai, Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne
© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade N.Y. Giants win Super Bowl XLVI Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
Note to the youngsters out there: if a legend dies and you want to sneak into his or her inner sanctum...
You don't have to be too smart to coach high school sports. Just smart enough to not post nude photos...
There's vandalizing your school, and then there's doing a million dollars damage to your school
Police say Taylor Burnham, 18, was only wearing cowboy boots as she led police on a Sunday morning...
If you're working as a dog groomer and accidentally chop off a dog's ear, don't try to glue it back,...
After a two-year sting operation, the Feds shut down ... an Amish farm. Another victory in the war...