Ricky Proehl's agent said the veteran receiver signed Monday with the Colts, who have been without Brandon Stokley for most of the season. The 38-year-old Proehl agreed to a one-year deal that would be prorated on a $1.2 million base salary, his agent Alan Herman said.

Peyton Manning reached another milestone Sunday night, becoming the fastest player to reach 3,000 completions. The two-time MVP entered the game with 2,999 and set the mark in his 139th career game with a 17-yard completion to Reggie Wayne on the Colts' second pass play. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe shared the record of 146 games.

Jeff Garcia will replace Donovan McNabb as the Eagles' starting quarterback Sunday against the Colts. Eagles coach Andy Reid said he thinks Garcia, signed last March, was simply the best person for the job.

Peyton Manning got help from an unlikely source, his defense, and the Colts remained the NFL's only unbeaten team. The Patriots also were victimized for the first time by Adam Vinatieri as Indianapolis won 27-20 Sunday night. With his once adoring fans booing, he kicked two field goals in his first game against New England since leaving as a free agent.

Adam Vinatieri will steal some of the spotlight from Pro Bowl quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady when the Indianapolis Colts meet the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Adam Vinatieri is ready for anything he could encounter Sunday night in New England, cheers, jeers, chants and taunts, even a last-second kick. He's content with it. For the first time in his 11-year career, Vinatieri will play at Gillette Stadium not as one of the Patriots' revered stars, but rather as one of those dreaded Indianapolis Colts. He figures fans will respond accordingly.

The 49ers signed cornerback Donald Strickland on Tuesday, adding another veteran defender to one of the NFL's worst defenses. Strickland, a San Francisco native, started 12 games during 2 1/2 seasons with the Colts, who waived him last year. He also played three games for the Eagles in 2005. The 49ers waived cornerback B.J. Tucker to make room for Strickland, but the club hopes to sign Tucker to the practice squad Wednesday.