Eagles halt Colts charge as Dallas ditch Phillips

MICHAEL VICK got the better of Peyton Manning as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-24 in gridiron’s NFL, but the match was overshadowed by a sickening injury to Austin Collie.

Collie was left motionless on the turf following a collision with Kurt Coleman and was stretchered off. Reports yesterday indicated he only suffered concussion.

New York Giants tore the Seattle Seahawks apart, beating them 41-7 on the back of three first-half touchdown throws from Eli Manning.

Elsewhere, the Oakland Raiders beat the AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 in overtime and the Green Bay Packers routed the Dallas Cowboys 45-7.

Green Bay’s victory proved the final act for Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, who was sacked last night. Jason Garrett has been named new head coach for the Cowboys.

However the upset of the weekend was Cleveland’s stunning 34-14 victory over the New England Patriots.

Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy scrambled for a touchdown. Peyton Hills piled up a career-high 184 rushing yards with two touchdowns.

A career-best night from Brett Favre eased pressure on coach Brad Childress as the veteran quarterback rallied the Minnesota Vikings from 14 points down to beat Arizona Cardinals 27-24 after overtime. Favre threw for a career-best 446 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions came from 24-10 down to tie it with 27 seconds left and then win in the extra period. Viking fans had been calling for Childress’ head earlier in the game.

The New York Jets edged the Detroit Lions 23-20 in overtime at Ford Field. Mark Sanchez threw a 52-yard pass to Santonio Holmes in the extra period, setting up Nick Folk’s game-winning field goal. The game saw Detroit rookie defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh deployed as emergency kicker after an injury to starter Jason Hanson, but the high school soccer player missed his point-after-touchdown attempt as the ball struck the upright, a costly miss with the scores tied at the end of regulation.

The Atlanta Falcons defence stood firm to hold on to a 27-21 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take control that gives them sole possession of first place in the NFC South. The Buccs had a fourth-and-1 from the Atlanta two-yard line in the final three minutes, but couldn’t convert.