INDIANAPOLIS: Tom Brady threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns as New England took advantage of a botched fake punt in the Patriots’ 34-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

The Patriots improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2007. It was the first meeting between the rivals since the “Deflategate” storm erupted after the AFC title game in January.

Brady’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowksi gave New England a 27-21 lead. And when the Patriots stopped the Colts (3-3) on an odd-looking and ill-advised fake punt, the scrambling Brady eventually found LeGarrette Blount for an 11-yard scoring pass that made it 34-21.

Andrew Luck was 30 of 50 for 312 yards and three touchdowns in his first game back from an injured right shoulder.

Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes as the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 34-21 to improve to 6-0 and match the best start in club history.

With star receiver A.J. Green covered much of the game, Dalton completed touchdown passes to Marvin Jones, Tyler Eifert and Jeremy Hill. Dalton finished 22 of 33 for 243 yards for Cincinnati, which was also 6-0 to start the 1975 and ‘88 seasons.

The Bengals broke the game open by scoring 17 points on their first three second-half possessions to build a 34-14 lead.

In Cleveland, Peyton Manning shook off three interceptions and drove Denver in range for Brandon McManus’ 34-yard field goal with 4:56 left in overtime as the Broncos edged the Browns 26-23.

Manning took the Broncos from their own 12 to Cleveland’s 16 before McManus kicked his game-winner to make Denver 6-0 for the seventh time in franchise history. The Broncos only rallied thanks to their top-ranked defense, which came up big in overtime.

The Green Bay Packers stopped San Diego on fourth-and-goal from the 3 with 15 seconds left and overcame a career day by Philip Rivers to hold off the Chargers 27-20.

Rivers set career highs with 43 completions, 65 attempts and 503 yards passing. He threw for two touchdowns for the Chargers (2-4). But he needed one more completion.

The Detroit Lions defeated the Chicago Bears 37-34 in overtime for its first win this season after Matt Prater kicked a 27-yard field goal with 2:29 left in overtime.

Matthew Stafford heaved a 57-yard pass to Calvin Johnson to set up the kick for the Lions (1-5). Johnson finished with six receptions for 166 yards.

In other games, Cam Newton threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 32 seconds left as the Carolina Panthers remained unbeaten, rallying for a stunning 27-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Jets downed the Washington Redskins 34-20 and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 25-13.

The Minnesota Vikings beat a mistake-prone Cincinnati Chiefs 16-10, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 25-20, the Miami Dolphins beat the Tennessee Titans 38-10 and the Houston Texans were 31-20 winners over the Jacksonville Jaguars.