Unbeaten Colts face decade-long patsy

For the first time since 1990 and the third time overall, the NFL has two 10-0 teams, the Colts and Saints. Even juicier, Indianapolis has won 19 in a row, two short of the league mark set by New England early last season.
And even better - at least for the Colts - is their opponent on Sunday, the Houston Texans. To say Indy has owned Houston since the Texans were born in 2002 is like saying Peyton Manning ain't a bad quarterback.
The Colts are 14-1 against the Texans, and their victory earlier this month, 20-17, was typical: Manning and his mates made the big plays and Houston didn't, including Kris Brown missing a 42-yard field goal as time expired.
Can Indy sweep Houston within a three-week span?
"It's different. I don't remember the last time we played a team this close to back to back," Manning said. "They had a bye, so they'll be fresh. We're coming off two tough, emotional games, so it will be a challenge."
Maybe more of a challenge for the Texans, no? Like, say, climbing Everest?
"It's going to be a big test for us," star receiver Andre Johnson said. "We played them close the last few times we've played them and hopefully Sunday we can get over the hump and get a win."
Also Sunday - in an abbreviated schedule thanks to three Thanksgiving Day matchups - it's Miami at Buffalo, Carolina at the New York Jets, Seattle at St. Louis, Tampa Bay at Atlanta, Cleveland at Cincinnati, Washington at Philadelphia, Chicago at Minnesota, Arizona at Tennessee, Kansas City at San Diego, Jacksonville at San Francisco, and Pittsburgh at Baltimore.
On Monday night, New England is at New Orleans in the Patriots' latest opportunity to spoil an unbeaten season.
The weekend began on Thanksgiving Day with Green Bay beating Detroit 34-12 as Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes, giving the Packers (7-4) three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects. The Lions (2-9) lost their sixth straight game on Thanksgiving, setting a franchise record.
Also, Tony Romo snapped the Cowboys from their offensive slumber by leading them to a season-high 494 yards, with Miles Austin delivering 145 yards and a touchdown, sending the Cowboys to a 24-7 victory over the Raiders. By winning for the sixth time in seven games, Dallas (8-3) is guaranteed of going into the final month of the season atop the NFC East. Oakland (3-8) couldn't even cross midfield in the first half. The Raiders' lone highlight was top draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey making the first touchdown catch of his career.
In the late game, Kyle Orton drove Denver on six scoring drives, Matt Prater kicked four field goals and safety Brian Dawkins led a ferocious defence 48 hours after calling a players-only meeting, and the Broncos beat the New York Giants 26-6. Elvis Dumervil dumped Eli Manning twice, extending his NFL-leading sack total to 14. Dumervil's second one came in the fourth quarter and resulted in a fumble that sealed Denver's first win since Oct. 19. Behind three takeaways, the Broncos (7-4) halted their freefall and pulled within a half game of AFC West leader San Diego. New York (6-5), which snapped its four-game losing streak on Sunday, fell two games behind Dallas in the NFC East. Lawrence Tynes kicked field goals of 39 and 52 yards in the third quarter for the Giants.