"He said, 'Congratulations on the streak, great job. Now we've got to think about Seattle,' "safety Rodney Harrison said.

At least their dour coach, who downplayed the streak all season, gave the Patriots some time to savor their NFL record 19th straight win, 24-10 over the winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday, before they start preparing for their next game against the Seahawks.

"It doesn't mean anything right now because we are still in the middle of the season," cornerback Ty Law said in a very quiet locker room. "The fruit will taste a little bit sweeter if we can give ourselves an opportunity to play for another championship."

The Patriots (4-0) won with two touchdown passes by Tom Brady and two turnovers by offensively inept Miami.

The Dolphins trailed 24-10 before reaching the New England 1-yard line on their last series. But quarterback Jay Fiedler hurt his ribs and back on a 12-yard sack and, two plays later, A.J. Feeley suffered a concussion as he threw a fourth-down incompletion and was hit by Rosevelt Colvin.

This Miami team is nothing like the one that no longer shares the win streak record with five other teams. That one went 17-0 in 1972 and won its opener in 1973.

"As a player, you don't think about what (the Patriots) are doing," Miami defensive end Jason Taylor said. "We've got our own things to worry about."

The Dolphins fell to 0-5, matching their worst start, set as an expansion team in 1966 when they won their sixth game.

Colts 35, Raiders 14

INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning completed 16 of 26 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and Edgerrin James ran for 136 yards and a score to lead the Colts to their fourth straight win.

Oakland (2-3) fell to its 12th consecutive road loss.

Manning threw three TDs in the first two quarters, giving him eight in the first half in the Colts' (4-1) two home games this season.

For the second time in four weeks, Oakland's Jerry Rice failed to catch a pass. He holds the NFL record for consecutive games with a reception, 274, a streak that ended earlier this season.

Jets 16, Bills 14

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Doug Brien kept the New York Jets perfect.

Brien kicked a 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Jets, moving them to 4-0 for the second time in franchise history.

The last time the Jets were 4-0 was 2000, when they failed to make the playoffs and finished 9-7. They have a chance to go 5-0 for the first time next weekend at home against San Francisco.

Chad Pennington went 31-of-42 for 304 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but his biggest plays came at the end, when the Jets had to rally from a 14-13 deficit.

Pennington went 7-of-8 for 51 yards on the winning drive, taking the Jets 60 yards in five minutes to set up the winning score.

Chargers 34, Jaguars 21

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers looked sharp - and played the same way.

Wearing their powder-blue throwback jerseys and white helmets from the 1960s, the Chargers did almost everything right in beating Jacksonville.

Drew Brees, the quarterback the front office didn't want, threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Gates, the tight end who played basketball, not football, at Kent State. Gates was wide open both times.

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