Peyton Manning who is clearly the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts gives up coaching duties to Coach Jim Caldwell then Jim benches him, and anyone else who could have helped them stay undefeated.

The Indianapolis Colts won’t go undefeated this season.

The Colts (14-1) pulled Peyton Manning and a handful of other starters with a 15-10 lead and 5:36 left in the third quarter, and the New York Jets took advantage to rally for a 29-15 victory that ended the NFL’s longest regular-season winning streak at 23.

Brad Smith opened the second half with a 106-yard kickoff return to give New York (8-7) a 10-9 lead. The Colts regained the lead at 15-10 when Donald Brown scored on a 1-yard run.

But after Manning left, Marques Douglas returned a fumble from Manning’s replacement, Curtis Painter, 1 yard for a score. The Jets sealed it with a 43-yard field goal and Thomas Jones’ 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. They will make the playoffs if they beat Cincinnati next Sunday.

It was the Colts’ first loss since Oct. 27, 2008 at Tennessee, and it ended a franchise-record 13-game winning streak at home.

On the second series the starters sat out, fans started booing. The boos grew louder with each play, reaching a crescendo when Manning’s replacement was hit by Calvin Pace while setting to throw and lost the ball. Douglas fell on it and rolled into the end zone for the go-ahead score with 1:29 left in the third quarter.

During the rest of the game, players like Manning and Wayne could be seen with dejected looks.

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