INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning showed he was ready for the playoffs Sunday.
The Colts now have two weeks to fine-tune their explosive offense.
Manning threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns, Edgerrin James ran for 126 yards and the defense manhandled Michael Vick in a 38-7 win over Atlanta. The Colts clinched a playoff spot.
"That was the goal coming in here, to get into the playoffs," Manning said. "We need to keep it going the next two weeks."
The Colts couldn't have asked for more from Manning, who has led Indianapolis to four playoff appearances in five seasons but has an 0-3 postseason record.
With Tennessee's win over Buffalo, the Colts will have to wait another week for a chance to clinch their first division title since 1999. One more win, or a Titans loss, gives Indianapolis the AFC South title.
A handful of fans hung around to watch the end the Bills-Titans game on the big screen TVs inside the stadium, cheering when Buffalo scored a last-minute touchdown and moaning when its two-point conversion failed.
But it hardly mattered.
The Colts played one of their best all-around games this season and Manning turned in another MVP-like performance, completing 25-of-30 before leaving at the start of the fourth quarter.
Atlanta looked like a team reeling from a midweek coaching change.
Atlanta couldn't run until the outcome was already decided, couldn't throw and Vick was hit a number of times before being pulled in the fourth quarter.
Part of the problem was Vick's ineffectiveness.
He was 2-of-12 for 25 yards with a passer rating of 4.9 in the first half when the Falcons were outgained 302-28. He finished 6-of-19 for 47 yards with four carries for 30 yards.
"It's the worst game I ever had," Vick said. "Why? I don't know."
