When was the last time that a defense that Peyton Manning faced created a scoring output equaling or surpassing the point total Manning and his offense produced?

How about September of 2001?

That's how dominant a supposedly suspect and injury-prone Packers defense proved to be in Green Bay's 34-14 victory over the Colts.

Consider how well the Packers owned this game.

Offensively, the Colts equaled Green Bay's output, 302 yards, but Green Bay owned a seven-and-a-half minute time of possession advantage.

Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison, the deadly wideout combination of the Colts, caught only four passes for 35 yards.

Peyton Manning completed 50% of his passes. It's the first time a defense has held him there in 13 games.

And, of course, the two pick-sixes, one by Nick Collins and one by Aaron Rouse.

"We're playing with attitude now," Rouse said. "I think that's something we need to be doing, playing with more attitude. We're playing with a sense of urgency out there. We're just trying to take over.

"When you come to Green Bay, Lambeau Field, it's our house, and we're just trying to take it over."

They're taking defenses over to the tune of six pick-sixes this year.

It was a brilliant performance by a defense that had been lambasted, for good reason, when Dallas, Atlanta and Tampa Bay lit up the Packers in weeks three, four and five.

Granted, the Colts didn't have Joseph Addai at running back.

But it still doesn't take away from how well the Packers' defense took away Peyton Manning's weapons.

Notice how it didn't happen with much of a pass rush. The Packers never sacked Manning.

It was confusing pass coverage that killed the Colts, something that rarely does in Manning and company.

Of course, long offensive drives helped the Packers' cause - credit Ryan Grant and Aaron Rodgers' consistent-if-unspectacular passing, but all considered, this game belonged to a unit that needed a positive result - the Packers' defense.

That unit - and all the Packers' units - will be sorely tested in two weeks against the undefeated Titans, who love to run the ball and might be salivating when they look at how well teams have run on Green Bay this year.

Still, it's a day for the Packers' tenacious D to celebrate going into the bye.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.