NFL

On the day that he broke Brett Favre’s all-time record for passing yards, Peyton Manning also got benched.

The Denver quarterback, bothered by an injury to his rib cage and a possible career-ending foot injury, completed only 5 of 20 passes and threw four interceptions before coming out of the Broncos’ 29-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos lost for the second straight week after opening 7-0.

The New England Patriots pushed their record to 9-0, with Stephen Gostkowski kicking a 54-yard field goal with one second left to the beat the New York Giants 27-26.

The Carolina Panthers also kept their record clean (9-0), knocking off the Tennessee Titans 27-10.

Also of note:

The Dallas Cowboys lost for the seventh straight time, 10-6 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; the Washington Redskins blew out the New Orleans Saints 47-14; the Arizona Cardinals squandered a big lead and then came from behind to beat the Seattle Seahawks 39-32.

MMA

Holly Holm used her experience as a boxer to hand Ronda Rousey her first MMA defeat and relieve her of the 135-pound title on Saturday night in Australia at UFC 193. Rousey came in heavily favored and 12-0 but was defeated by a kick to the head in the second round. She says she will take some time off, as she had originally planned, and then return to MMA.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The AP poll is unchanged at the top, with Clemson, Ohio State and Alabama 1-2-3 and Oklahoma State moving up to No. 4. The College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday night.

ELSEWHERE

Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. advanced to the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship final after a rain-shortened race at Phoenix International Raceway. The 300 lap race was called after 219 laps and Dale Earnhardt Jr. got the win. The championship race is Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. … Wisconsin and Georgetown lost their men’s college basketball openers. … Former professional wrestling champion Nick Bockwinkel died at the age of 80.
 
 
Post By: Larry Weisman, a longtime sportswriter for USA TODAY, blogs for Twistity.com. Follow him on Twitter @MrLarryWeisman .