Manning ties mark set by Unitas

Peyton Manning tied an NFL record set by John Unitas in 1959 with his 12th straight game with at least two touchdowns to open a season.

The Indianapolis quarterback tied the record Sunday by throwing a 24-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison midway through the first quarter and then a 28-yarder to Brandon Stokley early in the second quarter of the Colts’ game against Tennessee.

Three quarterbacks have more than 12 multiple TD games in a season. Dan Marino holds the single-season record of 15, set in 1984.

Moss, Tillman clash

Nearly a year after Chicago defensive back Charles Tillman went high in the air and ripped a pass away from Minnesota’s Randy Moss in the end zone to preserve a Bears victory, the two were reacquainted Sunday.

Moss and Tillman got into a mini-wrestling match on the sidelines after a play in the third quarter but it was broken up and no penalties were called.

After Chicago’s 24-14 victory, reporters saw some members of the Bears’ secondary standing in the end zone waving goodbye to Moss and other Vikings receivers as they exited the field.

And Moss, who had just four catches, didn’t like it. Bears coach Lovie Smith said Moss called the Bears out before the game.

“We were challenged before the game, called out by them,” Smith said.

When asked if he meant Moss, Smith replied: “Yeah, that’s who I’m talking about. That’s what he said.”

Boston faces suspension

Miami Dolphins receiver David Boston, who has missed the entire season with a knee injury, is appealing a four-game suspension after testing positive for steroids, Fox Sports reported.

Neither the NFL nor the Dolphins would comment on the report.

Boston, obtained by Miami in a trade with San Diego in the offseason, injured his knee in August and is on injured reserve.

Bucs’ Cox charged with DUI

Tampa Bay cornerback Torrie Cox was held out of the Buccaneers’ game against Atlanta a day after being arrested on a drunken driving charge in Tampa, Fla.

Cox, 24, was arrested in a traffic stop at 3 a.m. Saturday and was later released on $500 bond for a misdemeanor charge.

“An individual saw him in his vehicle asleep at the wheel with the car on,” police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. “When we arrived, his foot was on the brake, but the car was running and he was passed out.”

About an hour after his arrest, Cox’s blood alcohol was measured at 0.119 and 0.139, well above Florida’s 0.08 legal limit, McElroy said.