Colts...31 Panthers...7

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A slow beginning couldn’t stop Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts from another 7-0 start.

Manning threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns and broke Johnny Unitas’ team record for career scoring passes as the Colts beat the Carolina Panthers, 31-7.

Joseph Addai rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass from Manning, who was outplayed early by Vinny Testaverde.

Manning completed just 14 of 30 passes, but eclipsed another one of Unitas’ records. His second touchdown, a 59-yard pass to Reggie Wayne late in the third quarter, was the 288th of his career, one more than Unitas.

Testaverde, who turns 44 in two weeks, got the starting nod for the Panthers (4-3) for the second consecutive game ahead of David Carr, who’s still recovering from a back injury. Testaverde, however, went out at halftime because of an ankle injury, and the defense shut down Carr.

Quoteworthy: “I’m a little uncomfortable talking about the same records that he had, but certainly it is an honor.” -- Peyton Manning, Colts quarterback, on Johnny Unitas