Indianapolis and New Orleans both improved to 10-0 although they achieved the feat in very different circumstances.

The Colts did it the hard way, edging out the Baltimore Ravens 17-15, with former Ravens kicker Matt Stover slotting over the winning field goal with 7:02 left.

Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning went 22 for 31 for 299 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions as his team won their 19th successive game - the second best run in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots (2006-08).

The Saints thrashed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-7 thanks to another masterful display from Drew Brees.

Brees threw for three touchdowns and failed to give up an interception for the first time since the October 18 meeting against the Giants.

He completed 19 of 29 passes for 187 yards before being replaced by Mark Brunell late in the fourth quarter.

Robert Meacham caught two touchdown passes while Mike Bell also ran in two scores.

Brett Favre starred as the Minnesota Vikings overcame the Seattle Seahawks 35-9.

Favre completed a career-high 88% of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdown passes including three in a one-sided second quarter.

Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck was 19 of 26 for 231 yards and one interception.

Dallas edged out Washington 7-6.

The Cowboys had only one scoring drive, Tony Romo hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard score late on but it proved to be enough.

The Jacksonville Jaguars achieved their first three-game winning streak in almost two years by beating the Buffalo Bills 18-15.

David Garrard connected with Mike Sims-Walker with just 56 seconds remaining to hand the Jaguars victory.

Elsewhere, the Cleveland Browns beat the Detroit Lions 38-37, the Green Bay Packers overcame the San Francisco 49ers 30-24, the Kansas City Chiefs eked out a 27-24 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers while Lawrence Tynes kicked the winning field goal as the New York Giants beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-31.