Denver Broncos lose unbeaten record to Indianapolis Colts
Monday 9 November 2015 10:55, UK
The Denver Broncos saw their unbeaten NFL record in the 2015 season come to an end as they lost 27-24 to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and Adam Vinatieri kicked a 55-yard field goal with 6:13 to play to give the Colts the victory at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Colts (4-5) ended a three-game losing streak and stayed atop the AFC South by ruining Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis again. Manning also fell three yards short of breaking the NFL's all-time passing record but the Broncos (7-1) are still top of the AFC West standings.
Elsewhere, Eli Manning threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns as he helped NFC East leaders the New York Giants to victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
They won 32-18 as they bounced back well from last week's road defeat at New Orleans.
Josh Brown booted four field goals for the Giants (5-4), including fourth-quarter kicks of 53 and 44 yards that gave New York some breathing room after the Bucs (3-5) pulled within two points.
The San Francisco 49ers were narrow winners as they held on for a 17-16 victory against the Atlanta Falcons.
Blaine Gabbert threw a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes to Garrett Celek and the 49ers (3-6) head into the bye on a winning note after a week of change.
Making his first start in more than two years, Gabbert didn't take a sack from the Falcons (6-3) behind an offensive line that has faced heavy scrutiny all year.
Celek made TD catches of one and 11 yards to give him three on the year and San Francisco's stout defense flustered Matt Ryan despite the patchwork use of back-ups because of a rash of injuries.
In the late game, the Philadelphia Eagles (4-4) ensured the Dallas Cowboys (2-6) are suffering their longest losing streak in 26 years by condemning them to defeat again.
Sam Bradford threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Matthews in overtime to secure a 33-27 win - the Cowboys' sixth straight loss.
