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Ryan (left) and White: Enjoyed excellent days for Atlanta on the road

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The Minnesota Vikings, the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Giants remain perfect after week five of the NFL season while the Denver Broncos are still unbeaten too after a stunning victory over the New England Patriots.

The Cleveland Browns are off the mark for the campaign but the Kansas City Chiefs, St Louis Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are all yet to experience that winning feeling.

New England Patriots 17-20 Denver Broncos

Denver coach Josh McDaniels got the better of his former boss Brian Belichick as Denver maintained their 100 percent record with a thrilling overtime triumph over the New England Patriots.

Kyle Orton's fourth-quarter touchdown throw to Brandon Marshall tied the scores at 17 apiece before Matt Prater settled the game in overtime with a 41-yard field goal.

The Pats had led 10-0 early on and then 17-7 at the break when Ben Watson hauled in a seven-yard pass from Tom Brady.

However Marshall's second TD of the contest forced extra time and Prater took the Broncos to 5-0 under former New England offensive coordinator McDaniels.

Oakland Raiders 7-44 New York Giants

Eli Manning defied a heel injury to throw for a pair of touchdowns that helped the Giants remain perfect with a demolition job on the Oakland Raiders.

The quarterback connected with Mario Manningham and Hakeem Nicks from 30 and nine yards respectively after Ahmad Bradshaw had managed two rushing TD's to put the home side 14-0 up.

Having helped his team into a commanding advantage by half time Manning made way for David Carr, who seized his chance in the limelight by scoring on a 12-yard scramble.

Oakland's only points came courtesy of a five-yard run from Michael Bush. They totalled just 124 yards of offence, their cause not helped by three fumbles by quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

Minnesota Vikings 38-10 St Louis Rams

Brett Favre celebrated turning 40 on Saturday by helping the Minnesota Vikings to a fifth straight victory this season and the 400th of the franchise's history.

The evergreen quarterback threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Visanthe Shiancoe though the Vikings did most of their damage on the ground, Adrian Peterson rushing for two scores and Chester Taylor managing another late in the game.

Minnesota's defence also came up with a TD of their own, Jared Allen returning a fumble 52 yards to the end zone after Rams quarterback Kyle Boller had fumbled under heavy pressure.

The Rams, who are now 0-5, actually had more first downs than their opponents (27 to 21) but didn't find the end zone until former starter Marc Bulger hooked up with Donnie Avery for just their fourth offensive touchdown of the campaign.

Cincinnati Bengals 17-14 Baltimore Ravens

For the second time this year Carson Palmer and Andre Caldwell combined to get Cincinnati a last-gasp victory, the Bengals toppling AFC North rivals Baltimore on the road.

With the aid of some controversial penalty decisions, the Bengals finished off a late drive with Palmer hitting Caldwell for a 20-yard touchdown with just 22 seconds remaining.

Cedric Benson had earlier scored on a 28-yard run as he became the first running back to manage over 100 yards against Baltimore's defence in 40 games. He finished with 120 yards on 27 carries.

The home team, who had broken the deadlock through Ed Reed's interception return, the 13th of the safety's NFL career, appeared to have won the game with Ray Rice's touchdown on a screen pass. Palmer and the Bengals had other ideas, though, rallying to seal a fourth straight win.

Atlanta Falcons 45-10 San Francisco 49ers

Career-high days for Matt Ryan and Roddy White helped the Atlanta Falcons crush the San Francisco 49ers on the road.

Quarterback Ryan completed 22 of 32 pass attempts for 329 yards and two touchdowns, both of them thrown to White, who finished up with a franchise-record 210 receiving yards.

The Falcons also prospered on the ground, Michael Turner rumbling into the end zone on three occasions against a previously strong 49ers defence.

San Francisco's cause was not helped by three turnovers, as quarterback Shaun Hill, who was picked off once, lost his perfect home record as starter. The hosts had trailed by a massive scoreline of 35-10 at half time.

Cleveland Browns 6-3 Buffalo Bills

The Browns bagged their first win of the season at the fifth time of asking as Billy Cundiff's field goal with 23 seconds to play defeated the Bills.

The kicker slotted over from 18 yards to decide a game that saw Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson complete just two of his 17 pass attempts for 23 yards.

Instead the Browns were reliant on veteran tail-back Jamal Lewis to move the ball, his 117 yards on 31 carries providing their only real threat offensively.

Buffalo were hardly much better, Trent Edwards' interception one of their three turnovers. Rian Lindell kicked their only points as they slipped to 1-4.

Pittsburgh Steelers 28-20 Detroit Lions

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns to help the Steelers record their first road win of the season.

The quarterback linked up with Heath Miller, Mike Wallace and Hines Ward with scoring passes, though he was also picked off once, William James taking the interception 38 yards to the end zone.

Rashard Mendenhall also scored on the ground while Pittsburgh's defence also had a good day, registering seven sacks. James Harrison managed three of them and also forced a fumble.

Without Matt Stafford due to injury, the Lions started Daunte Culpepper under centre and the veteran did manage a touchdown pass to Dennis Northcutt, though the fourth-quarter score proved no more than a late consolation.

Dallas Cowboys 26-20 Kansas City Chiefs

Miles Austin marked his first career start with a franchise-record 250 receiving yards to help Dallas escape from Arrowhead Stadium with an overtime victory.

Receiver Austin, playing in place of the injured Roy Williams, had 10 receptions and two touchdowns, the second of which was a 60-yarder that decided the game in the extra quarter.

By then he had already scored on a 59-yard pass from Tony Romo to put the Cowboys 20-13 up, though the Chiefs - who had led 10-0 in the opening quarter - replied with a TD from Dwayne Bowe.

Matt Cassel linked up with his main receiver having earlier thrown a one-yarder to linebacker Mike Vrabel.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-33 Philadelphia Eagles

Donovan McNabb proved his fitness in style, managing a touchdown with just his second pass back from injury, as the Eagles eased past Tampa Bay.

After scrambling for 13 yards on his first play McNabb then connected with Jeremy Maclin for a 51-yard score. The same pair combined again in the second quarter after Leonard Weaver had reeled in a 20-yard throw.

When Brian Westbrook ran in from seven yards in the third quarter the Eagles had such a cushion that they could rest their starting QB, allowing Michael Vick to come in and complete his first pass since returning from suspension.

Kellen Winslow got Tampa Bay's touchdowns, both of them from nine yards out from Josh Johnson, who threw three interceptions on a day when he had 50 pass attempts.

Washington Redskins 17-20 Carolina Panthers

Carolina scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to overhaul Washington and pick up their first victory of the year.

Trailing 17-9, John Kasay slotted over a field goal for the Panthers before Jonathan Stewart's eight-yard run, which was followed by a successful two-point conversion, gave his side their first lead of the game.

The Redskins had led 17-2 at one stage, Clinton Portis having a touchdown through the air and on the ground, though he was also tackled in the end zone to give away a safety.

Houston Texans 21-28 Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals offence fired against Houston but it was their defense that came up trumps to make sure of a 28-21 victory.

Arizona stood firm three times on their own goal line to deny Houston a late touchdown that would have levelled the scores after going ahead courtesy of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie's 49-yard interception return.

Larry Fitzgerald had scored two touchdowns in the first half to help the home team to a 21-0 lead before the Texans came storming back after the break.

Matt Schaub, who threw for 371 yards, 279 of them in the second half, twice found Andre Johnson in the end zone after Chris Brown's one-yard scoring run, though the running back failed on two occasions to punch it in from close range on the final drive of the game.

Seattle Seahawks 41-0 Jacksonville Jaguars

Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury to help Seattle smash Jacksonville, throwing four touchdown passes in a 41-0 rout.

The quarterback twice connected with TJ Houshmandzadeh and Nate Burleson after Olindo Mare's pair of field goals had given the Seahawks an early 6-0 advantage.

Nick Reed returned a fumble 79 yards to the end zone to round out the scoring on a day when the Jaguars' defence was ripped apart, meaning they slip to a 2-3 record.

Tennessee Titans 9-31 Indianapolis Colts

Peyton Manning moved to third on the NFL's all-time list for touchdown passes as Indianapolis recorded a 31-9 victory over Tennessee Titans.

Manning threw three touchdown passes, one to Reggie Wayne and two to rookie Austin Collie, with the Colts quarterback now trailing Dan Marino and Brett Favre on the list.

Manning also racked up 309 yards - and is now just 36 short of a milestone 50,000 yards - as the Colts moved to 5-0 for the season.

The Titans, last season's AFC South champions, have now lost all five of their games this season.