INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dan Marino redeemed himself.

	Dolphins rookie Cecil Collins scored his first NFL touchdown and ran for 76 yards on 21 carries.

Criticized by coach Jimmy Johnson after a loss to Buffalo, Marino passed for 393 yards and hit Oronde Gadsden on two big passes in the closing minutes as the Miami Dolphins rallied to stun the Indianapolis Colts 34-31 Sunday.

"I don't always say the right things, but I say what I feel," said Johnson, who found little to fault Marino for this time. "Danny was fantastic. After the first quarter, he did just a super job."

The winning TD came after an apparent sack and fumble by Marino were reversed.

After watching a replay, officials ruled Marino's arm was going forward and that it was an incomplete pass, keeping the Miami (3-1) drive alive at midfield with 1:16 left. After two more incompletions, Marino passed 48 yards on fourth-and-10 to Gadsden at the 2. Two plays later Gadsden made a leaping catch in the end zone, barely keeping both feet inbounds, for the winning touchdown with 27 seconds remaining.

"The replay system is not going to be perfect, but it's better than nothing," Johnson said. "I'm sure glad it did work out."

After the Dolphins lost to the Bills 23-18 last Monday night, Johnson said Marino became flustered by Buffalo's pass rush and was at fault on two interceptions and a fumble returned for a touchdown.

Neither Johnson nor Marino wanted to talk about that Sunday.

"After 17 years, you don't know how long you're going to play. So you want to keep having fun. Throwing the winning touchdown with 27 seconds left is still big," Marino said. "We're playing our guts out. Give a lot of guys credit for hanging in like we did."

GAME NOTES

The Dolphins' O.J. McDuffie and the Colts' Marvin Harrison each extended streaks for consecutive games with at least one reception. McDuffie has caught a pass in 66 straight games and Harrison has receptions in all 48 of his NFL games. Harrison, who caught a 33-yarder in the second quarter, has TD catches in four consecutive games, the longest streak by a Colt since Jerry Richardson in 1968. Olindo Mare improved his Miami record for field-goal accuracy by making all four of his attempts. He has made 63 of 77 attempts, including 13 of 14 this year, and has had at least one in 14 consecutive games. Marcus Pollard had never caught two TD passes in his previous 59 games and had only five scoring receptions until Sunday. Dan Marino finished the game only seven yards short of reaching the 60,000-yard mark. The Colts failed to sack Marino for the third consecutive time and have sacked him only 27 times in 32 games. In that time, Marino has completed 600 of 992 attempts for 7,224 yards and 51 touchdowns against the Colts.

The Colts (2-2), who got three touchdown passes by Peyton Manning and a 97-yard kickoff return by Terrence Wilkins, had their final drive end on a pass interception by Terrell Buckley with 16 seconds left.

The Colts thought Marino fumbled on the play that was ruled an incompletion.

"I'm not going to comment on it," Indianapolis coach Jim Mora said. "If I criticize the officials, I'm going to get fined."

The Colts led 17-9 after the first of Manning's two TD passes to Marcus Pollard, but Marino passed 28 yards to Tony Martin for a score early in the final period. After Wilkins' long touchdown return, Marino passed 23 yards to Martin to set up a 25-yard TD run by rookie Cecil Collins, the longest run by the Dolphins this season.

Colts rookie Edgerrin James then ran for 21 and 14 yards, and Manning passed 32 yards for the second touchdown by Pollard as Indianapolis went ahead 31-22 with 8:14 remaining. The Dolphins, who drove inside the Indianapolis' 10 four times without scoring a touchdown, reached the Colts' 25 before Olindo Mare hit his fourth field goal, a 43-yarder.

The Colts were pinned near their own goal line on the next possession, and Manning deliberately ran out of the end zone for a safety, giving the Colts a free kick, still holding a 4-point lead.

Marino started the Dolphins on their winning drive from their own 36 with 1:50 left, completing two passes to Martin to midfield before the apparent fumble on a tackle by Shawn King. For the game, Marino was 25-for-38. Martin had 10 catches for 166 yards.

"I dont think Dan had to do anything today to ensure his spot in the Hall of Fame," said Manning, who was 17-for-24 for 274 yards. "I've always admired him. His career is one you'd like to model yourself after. That's the kind of quarterback I'd like to be, that consistent for that many years."

Marino, who came in with a career-low 74.3 quarterback rating, did little wrong in the first half, except for not getting into the end zone. Miami drove inside the Colts' 10 three times in the first half, once to the 1, but had to settle for field goals of 37, 27 and 21 yards by Mare.