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  Manning beaten by Luck as Colts end Broncos' unbeaten start to season
  Denver Broncos lose unbeaten record as Peyton Manning makes a losing return to Indianapolis; Kansas City Chiefs squeeze past Houston Texans to go 7-0
  Mon 21 Oct 2013 09.11 EDT First published on Mon 21 Oct 2013 09.11 EDT
  Denver's Peyton Manning congratulates Indianapolis' Andrew Luck after the Colts beat the Broncos 39-33 at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 20, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images
  After six straight wins, Peyton Manning returned to his former NFL home in Indianapolis for the first time only to be outshone by his Colts successor, Andrew Luck.
  Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another on Sunday Night Football, outplaying his predecessor in a 39-33 victory over the previously unbeaten Denver Broncos.
  Manning finished 29 of 49 for 386 yards with three TDs and one interception. He was sacked four times and tried desperately to rally the Broncos late. But the Colts took advantage of his and Denver's uncharacteristic mistakes.
  Luck converted an early fumble into a TD pass. Indy got nine points out of a second-quarter strip sack, and Luck scored on a 10-yard run in the third quarter, a drive helped by a series of defensive penalties. When the Broncos finally had a chance to level it, Manning was intercepted.
  Smith simply kneeled from there as time ran out, allowing Kansas City to extend its winning stretch to seven games the second-best start in franchise history.
  The Jets completed a contentious 30-27 win over division rival New England Patriots when Nick Folk kicked a 42-yard field goal with 5:07 left in overtime. Folk got a second chance after he missed a 56-yarder moments earlier. But Chris Jones was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for pushing a teammate forward to try to block the kick, a new NFL rule. New York, given new life, ran the ball three times to set up Folk's winner.
  Robert Griffin III completed 18 of 29 passes for 298 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Washington, who have both of their wins against backup quarterbacks. This time it was Josh McCown, who entered in the second quarter after Jay Cutler left with a groin injury. Griffin also ran 11 times for a season-high 84 yards against a defense depleted by injuries.
  Elsewhere, the Panthers beat the Rams 30-15 and the Chargers continued Jacksonville's terrible start to the season with a 24-6 win that consigned the Jaguars to their seventh consecutive defeat all by double digits.