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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) passes under pressure from Houston Texans tackle Amobi Okoye (L) and Mario Williams (90) during the second half of their NFL game in Houston November 29, 2009. REUTERS/Richard Carson

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts roared back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat the Houston Texans 35-27 on Sunday and remain one of the NFL's two unbeaten teams.

Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and the Colts (11-0) won their 20th consecutive regular season game to move within one win of tying the NFL record by the New England Patriots from 2006-08.

Houston (5-6) dominated the first half as Manning was intercepted twice, but Indianapolis put together 28 consecutive points against the error-prone Texans after the interval.

The Colts, down 20-7 at the half, finally wrested the lead from the Texans with 14 points in 11 seconds in the fourth quarter.

Moments after Manning connected with Dallas Clark for a six-yard touchdown and a 21-20 Colts lead with 8:28 to play, Clint Session intercepted a Matt Schaub pass and returned it 27 yards for a score.

Chad Simpson made it 35-20 with 2:52 remaining on a 23-yard run after a Schaub fumble.

Manning, who was 27 of 35 for 244 yards with two interceptions, also had TD passes of nine yards to Pierre Garcon in the second quarter and four yards to Reggie Wayne in the third.

The win was the Colts' 15th in 16 games against the Texans, who lost their third in a row.

Schaub guided Houston to touchdowns on their first two possessions, throwing seven yards to Vonta Leach on the Texans' opening drive.

Chris Brown's five-yard run made it 14-0 late in the first and Houston had a 17-0 lead when Kris Brown kicked a 35-yard field goal with 10:49 left in the second.

The Texans' other points came on Kris Brown's 33-yard field goal before the half and Schaub's 10-yard pass to Jacoby Jones with seconds to play.

Schaub completed 31 of 42 passes for 284 yards, but his two interceptions and fumble provided costly.

(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by John Mehaffey)