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Peyton happy to escape with win Sept. 14: Peyton Manning talks with Kenny Rice about the Colts' last-second victory over the Vikings in Week 2.

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On the next possession, Manning found a wide-open Anthony Gonzalez for a 58-yard completion on third-and-6 at his own 24. Gonzalez lateraled to Reggie Wayne as he went down, and the ball was eventually spotted at the 1. Joseph Addai, held to 20 yards on 15 carries, barely got in on third down after an unsuccessful challenge by Minnesota coach Brad Childress to cut the lead to 15-7.

In the fourth, Manning moved the Colts from their 39 to the end zone with passes of 17, 12 and 32 yards — the last a touchdown to Wayne. Dominic Rhodes sneaked through the pile on a 2-point conversion to tie it at 15 with 5:54 left.

To finish it in the final minute, Manning zinged a pass up the middle to Wayne on third-and-9. Vinatieri, who missed a 30-yarder earlier, made a 47-yard kick with 3 seconds on the clock to seal the victory.

“I know the Vikings feel just as sick as we felt last week in that locker room,” Manning said. “A couple plays here and there. and we’re feeling sick in this locker room.”

Two possessions in the final six minutes both resulted in three-and-outs for the Vikings, each time bringing boos from the frustrated crowd. Tarvaris Jackson, who finished 14-for-24 for 130 yards and one lost fumble, tried to go deep on third-and-6 from the 35 to Berrian but watched it fall incomplete as Berrian tripped in tight coverage with 4½ minutes left.

“You can get mad, throw a chair, whatever. It really doesn’t matter,” Jackson said. “We’ve just got to go out there and execute.”

Notes: The Vikings lost WR Sidney Rice to an injured right knee. ... The last time the Colts played here was 1997, a 39-28 loss that clinched the first overall draft pick they used on Manning the following spring. That was also the last game time the Vikings had a local TV blackout for a shortage of advance ticket sales.

NFL game stories Quick look at Week 4 games STEELERS 23, RAVENS 20, OT: Baltimore loses first game of season REDSKINS 26, COWBOYS 24: Dallas can't contain Portis in 1st loss BEARS 24, EAGLES 20: Goal-line stand boosts Chicago JETS 56, CARDINALS 35: Favre throws career-high 6 TDs BUCS 30, PACKERS 21: Ryan's 3 FGs lift Tampa CHARGERS 28, RAIDERS 18: San Diego tops rival 10th straight time BILLS 31, RAMS 14: Buffalo 4-0 for first time since 1992 CHIEFS 33, BRONCOS 19: Johnson rushes for 198 yards for K.C. BROWNS 20, BENGALS 12: Anderson throws TD TITANS 30, VIKINGS 17: Tennessee 4-0 for first time ever PANTHERS 24, FALCONS 9: Smith honors Lucas after TD JAGUARS 30, TEXANS 27, OT: Scobey kicks game winner SAINTS 31, 49ERS 17: McAlister scores first TD of year

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