NEW YORK, 22 November 2005 — Nathan Vasher intercepted two passes and Muhsin Muhammad scored the game’s only touchdown on a three-yard run to lift the Chicago Bears to a 13-3 home victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The Bears improved to 7-3 with their sixth straight win, solidifying their lead in the NFC North, while ending Carolina’s six-game winning streak thanks to a suffocating defense.
Carolina (7-3) had scored at least 20 points in every game, but managed just 238 total yards and only a 38-yard field goal by John Karsay in the fourth quarter against the NFL’s top-ranked defense.
The Bears scored all the points they would need in the first quarter, on Muhammad’s short TD run and a 33-yard field goal by Robbie Gould.Gould added a 39-yard field goal in the second quarter to make it 13-0 and that was more than enough for the Chicago defense, which handled the NFC South co-leader’s offense all afternoon.
In Cincinnati, Peyton Manning threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns as the Indianapolis Colts stayed unbeaten with a wild 45-37 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.The Colts took a 35-27 lead in a wide-open first half and never trailed, improving to 10-0 as the look to become the first team to go undefeated in a regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
In Atlanta, Matt Bryant kicked a 45-yard field goal with 42 seconds left, giving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 30-27 win over the Falcons. Cadillac Williams rushed for 116 yards and scored on a nine-yard run late in the fourth quarter to tie the game, setting the stage for Bryant’s game-winning field goal.
In Foxboro, Tom Brady threw for 222 yards as the Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints 24-17.
In Cleveland, Reuben Droughns had 166 yards rushing as the Browns blanked the Miami Dolphins 22-0.
In Dallas, Billy Cundiff kicked two field goals, including a franchise-record 56-yarder, as the Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions 20-7.
In East Rutherford, Eli Manning threw three touchdowns passes as the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17.
In St. Louis, Kurt Warner passed for 285 yards as the Arizona Cardinals beat the Rams 38-28.
In Baltimore, Matt Stover’s 44-yard field goal in overtime gave the Ravens (3-7) a 16-13 upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3).
In Landover, Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 19-yard field goal with 1:08 to play as the Oakland Raiders beat the Washington Redskins 16-13.
In Nashville, Byron Leftwich threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 31-28.
In Denver, Mike Anderson rushed for three touchdowns and 113 yards as the broncos blanked the New York Jets 27-0.
In San Diego, Drew Brees threw for 339 yards and four touchdown passes as the Chargers routed the Buffalo Bills 48-10.
In San Francisco, Shaun Alexander rushed for two touchdowns and 115 yards as the Seattle Seahawks edged the 49ers 27-25.
In Houston, Larry Johnson rushed for a club record 211 yards and two touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs crushed the Houston Texans 45-17.
