
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning's three touchdown passes Sunday helped the Indianapolis Colts cruise to a 35-3 rout of the Cincinnati Bengals.
It extended the Colts' winning streak to six straight games.
Manning threw scoring passes to Marvin Harrison in the second quarter and to Anthony Gonzalez and Dallas Clark in the third. Overall, he completed 26-of-32 passes for 277 yards.
With 44,851 yards, Manning passed Drew Bledsoe (44,611) for seventh all-time in career passing yardage.
Robert Mathis had 2 1/2 sacks and a forced fumble, and Kelvin Hayden had two interceptions, one for an 85-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, for the Colts (9-4), who control their AFC playoff destiny.
Cincinnati's only points came on Shayne Graham's 19-yard field goal in the second quarter.
Ryan Fitzpatrick went 18-of-26 passing for 170 yards and two interceptions.
Cedric Benson ran for 57 yards on 16 carries, and Chad Johnson caught five passes for 79 yards in the Bengals' sixth straight loss to Indianapolis.
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