Manning tosses six TDs in Colts' blowout

DETROIT -- Peyton Manning threw for six touchdowns in less than three quarters and raised his season total to 41 scoring passes, leading the Indianapolis Colts past the Detroit Lions 41-9 Thursday.

Manning set an NFL record with at least four TD passes in a fifth straight game -- and he did it by halftime. Dan Marino had a four-game streak with at least four TDs in 1984, when he also set a league mark with 48 TD passes in a season.

Connecting with Marvin Harrison and Brandon Stokley three times each for TDs, Manning finished 23-of-28 for 236 yards and no interceptions for the AFC South-leading Colts (8-3).

The Lions (4-7) have lost five straight games. They fumbled four times in their territory, missed a field goal, stalled repeatedly in the red zone and even ended the game with a turnover, with backup quarterback Mike McMahon throwing an end-zone interception.

Cowboys 21, Bears 7

IRVING, Texas -- Rookie Julius Jones ran for a 33-yard touchdown on Dallas' first drive and was still going strong at the end, scoring again from the 4 midway through the fourth quarter.

Despite enduring a midgame slump, when he had just five yards on 10 carries, Jones finished with 150 yards on 33 carries, becoming the first Dallas running back to gain 100 yards this season.

Although Dallas (4-7) ended a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in eight games, Drew Henson's performance at quarterback raised more questions than it answered. In his first start, he was pulled at halftime after going 4-of-12 for 31 yards.

After leading the Cowboys 62 yards in five plays for the opening score, the only points Henson produced were for Chicago (4-7) -- an interception that R.W. McQuarters returned 45 yards for a touchdown.

-- From wire reports