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Colts stun Chiefs with 19-13 defeat: Complete game summary

The Chiefs host the Colts for Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead Stadium.

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The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 19-13 on Sunday night, handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season.


OFFENSE


First half

Opening drive:

  • First snap, first down to Travis Kelce. Then a quick one to Damien Williams.
  • On second-and-4, Byron Pringle moves the chains.
  • First run of the game is a draw to Damien Williams good for four yards. Then Patrick Mahomes goes right back to him for another short pass. Third-and-3 coming up.
  • Damien Williams again — converts on the ground. First down Chiefs.
  • LeSean McCoy gets a short reception.
  • Pringle again on third down on a Mahomes special. Big gain. Right back to Pringle on a misdirection flip.
  • Wylie flagged for holding on Mahomes’s first incompletion.
  • On second-and-16, Mahomes floats a perfect pass in the end zone that is dropped by Damien Williams.
  • Another flag for a false start on Kelce. Third-and-21.
  • Mahomes escapes and flips a pass out to Hardman. A flag comes in at the end of the play — again on the offense. Penalty declined. Fourth down. Butker coming in for a field goal attempt.
  • 3-0 Chiefs

Second drive:

  • Mahomes wanted to go deep on the first play, but settled for another completion to Pringle, 12 yards, First down.
  • Mahomes — with another wow play — flings it casually to Kelce, who couldn’t control it.
  • Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson for the first down.
  • McCoy for a short gain.
  • Kelce with another ball he couldn’t control, the defender knocks it out of his hand. It is called a fumble on the field, with the Colts returning it for a long gain. Play is under review.
  • Call overturned. Incomplete pass for third-and-7. Mahomes goes right back to Kelce over the middle for a first down.
  • Chiefs try a misdirection to Hardman, but the defense wasn’t fooled. Dropped for a loss of six.
  • Mahomes on the move with a sidearm sling downfield to Kelce. First down, end of the quarter.
  • Second trip to the red zone starts with an incompletion to Robinson.
  • Justin Houston beats Cameron Erving for the big sack.
  • Mahomes comes right back, evading the rush. On a dead run. hits Pringle in the end zone for six. 10-7 Chiefs.

Third drive:

  • First play had the entire Colts defense in the backfield, Mahomes throws it away.
  • Same on the second play.
  • Mahomes chased by Houston on third down, 0-3, three-and-out.

Fourth drive:

  • Incompletion on first down, short gain for Damien Williams and third down again.
  • Mahomes buys time, hits Hardman over the middle. Hardman juggled the ball, but eventually pulled it in for a nice gain.
  • McCoy on the screen for a huge gain down to the 14-yard line — and fumbles. Colts ball.

Fifth drive:

  • Mahomes sacked again on first down. Erving beaten this time by a cornerback blitz.
  • Incomplete to Pringle on second down. It’s third-and-15.
  • Mahomes to Robinson right at the first down marker. Mahomes is limping up to the line to go for it on fourth down.
  • Sherman converts up the middle near midfield.
  • Mahomes with a couple of incompletions, but an illegal contact penalty give the Chiefs new life.
  • A deep attempt for Robinson is out of his reach. Then Mahomes runs for a few yards prior to the two-minute warning.
  • On third-and-6, the pass is a bit behind Kelce. A flag is thrown. Pass interference on Kelce, penalty declined. Colquitt on to punt.

Sixth Drive

  • Kneel down. Halftime.

Second half

Seventh drive:

  • Damien Williams for four yards.
  • Mahomes off his back foot again, threads it in beautifully to Hardman deep downfield. Pass interference on the defense is declined. 33 yard gain.
  • Chiefs get five yards on a Damien Williams run.
  • Another flag comes in: false start on Reiter.
  • Swing pass to Damien Williams, who is gets shoe-stringed by Rock Ya Sin. Gain of eight yard.
  • Mahomes’ pass to Sherman bounces up and is caught by the defense. Erving gets an unnecessary roughness penalty on the return. Play is under review.
  • Play is overturned, but penalty counts. Fourth-and-17 on the 48 yard line. Chiefs punt.

Eighth drive:

  • Backed up on his own six-yard line, Mahomes narrowly misses Kelce again.
  • On second down, Williams is stopped at the line.
  • Mahomes throws incomplete to Kelce. Andrew Wylie is injured.
  • Chiefs punt again.

Ninth drive:

  • Mahomes complete to Robinson, who is called for a face mask penalty after the catch.
  • Mahomes sacked. Chiefs backed up to their four-yard line.
  • An ineffective run by Williamson on second down.
  • Third-and-28. Deep pass. Two flags fly: Holding on Ryan Hunter, pass interference on the Colts. Offsetting.
  • Mahomes escapes and fires to Pringle for 27.
  • Chiefs go for it on fourth-and-1. Houston tackles Damien Williams in the backfield.

Tenth drive:

  • Mahomes rushes for the 1st down, Holding penalty on the defense added to the end of the play.
  • Mahomes with instant pressure, throws it to nobody. Flag on the play, defensive holding again.
  • Completed pass to Hardman gets the Chiefs to the 32-yard line.
  • Kelce gets a big catch to the 10-yard line, Mahomes rushes to the line.
  • Quick throw; Hardman wasn’t where Mahomes expected.
  • Mahomes throws high to Kelce in the end zone.
  • Mahomes gets sacked for a loss of 10 yards. Butker kicks with 1:19 left. 19-13 Colts.

DEFENSE


First half

First drive:

  • First play, eight-yard pass completion. Marlon Mack gets first down on the ground.
  • Mathieu shows blitz, then stops the run. Two-yard gain.
  • On second down, Jacoby Brissett to T.Y. Hilton for the first down.
  • Chris Jones nearly gets a sack, but Brissett flips it out to Jack Doyle for nine yards. Mack picks up the second-and-1.
  • Mack breaks a couple of tackles and gets the Colts a first-and-goal at the four-yard line.
  • Defensive holding pushes the Colts to the two. Wilkins scores, but it’s called back for a offensive penalty.
  • Wilkins runs to the one-inch line, then Brissett runs it in to the right pylon. 7-3 Colts.

Second drive:

  • Darron Lee with a tackle in space on a second-and-15 swing pass.
  • Mack tackled by Mathieu just short of the marker. Third down. Mack converts for the first.
  • Play action deep covered by Charvarius Ward and Bashaud Breeland. Pass interference on Breeland for a 53-yard penalty.
  • Jones forces a throwaway after Tanoh Kpassagnon gets a tackle for loss. Third-and-12.
  • Kpassagnon nearly has a sack, forcing a field goal. 10-10 tie.

Third drive:

  • Mack finds plenty of room up the middle. First down run for a first down.
  • Mack again for five yards tackled by Xavier Williams.
  • Quick pass to the tight end for a first down.
  • Ball on the 39, quick pass to Hilton for 14 yards.
  • Flea flicker to Doyle, who can’t bring it in inbounds. Defensive penalty on Breeland results in a first down.
  • On second-and-9 Tyrann Mathiwu intercepts Brissett

Fourth drive:

  • Mack stopped for two yards after Chiefs fumble.
  • Frank Clark throws Hines for a loss.
  • On third-and-12, Sorenson is all over Ebron. Colts punt from their end zone.

Fifth drive:

  • Two passes gain about 20 yards.
  • Hilton picks up 15 yards on Breeland.
  • Brissett narrowly avoids a sack, scrambles to the 46-yard line
  • Incomplete on second down. Third-and-3.
  • Hines appears to pick up the first down. Holding penalty on Breeland guarantees first down.
  • Fuller blitzes to force the throwaway.
  • On second down, Hines breaks a tackle on the screen for 18 yards. Field goal range.
  • Pass called out of bounds, but call overturned. Gain of seven to the 16.
  • 27 seconds left, Mack tackled on the dump-off short of the 1st down. Timeout Colts.
  • Chiefs send the house on third down.
  • Field goal attempt at 13 seconds is good. 13-10 Colts.

Second half

Sixth drive:

  • Hines end around for 13 on the first play, but 12 men on the field makes it first-and-15.
  • Mack with a short catch, tackled by Damien Wilson.
  • Mack picks up 11 on a draw play. Third-and-1. Quarterback sneak for the first down.
  • Clark in hot pursuit, Brissett gets the pass away. Holding penalty on Breeland. First down Colts.
  • Khalen Saunders makes his debut after Jones is hurt.
  • On second-and-9, Ward makes the tackle.
  • On third down, Chiefs get lots of pressure and decent coverage. Colts punt.

Seventh drive:

  • Chiefs get back-to-back stops for three yards each.
  • On third-and-4, Brissett completes to Doyle for five yards under pressure.
  • Mathieu blitzes, but gets called for offsides. First down Colts.
  • Incompletion on first down. Draw play for nine yards on second down.
  • On third-and-one, Colts gain 12.
  • First down screen gets called back for holding.
  • Kpassagnon finishes a tackle for a loss. Second-and-22.
  • Pass to Hines. Third-and-7.
  • Another all out blitz. Ragland gets close and forces incompletion. Colts punt.

Eighth drive:

  • Five yards on first down, three on second.
  • Niemann nearly gets a tackle, realized the back didn’t have the ball. Pass complete, but offensive pass interference called on Hilton. Colts will challenge. Upheld. Third-and-12.
  • Checkdown to Mack for 11. Colts go for it.
  • Mack converts to the outside.
  • Wilkins runs for five and then for three. Third down again.
  • Chiefs get a stop on third-and-short. Colts go for it again. Quarterback sneak moves the chains.
  • Mack for nine more. Hines converts on another run.
  • Wilkins gets eight yards, and the Colts are on the doorstep.
  • Mathieu with another big play: eight-yard tackle for loss.
  • Blitz on third down forces another field goal attempt. Colts 16-10 with 7:40 left in the game.

Ninth drive:

  • Mack for six yards, then three yards and one yard for a first down.
  • Mack for six more yards, then two yards.
  • On third-and-2, Mack stopped just short of the line. Field goal is good. 19-10 Colts.

Tenth drive:

  • Kneel downs

SPECIAL TEAMS


First half

  • Colts win the toss, elect to defer. Hardman back for the opening kickoff, and lets it go for a touchback.
  • Butker kicks off after the field goal, good return out to the 30-yard line.
  • Hardman takes the kickoff after the Colts touchdown. Another touchback.
  • Butker, touchback.
  • Hardman, touchback.
  • First Chiefs punt comes at 10:48 in the second quarter. Fair catch at the 30.
  • De’Anthony Thomas’ first punt return attempt goes for a loss.
  • Colquitt punts inside the 15-yard line with just under two minutes to go in the half.
  • Hardman returns the final kickoff of the first half to the 25-yard line.

Second half:

  • Chiefs kickoff the second half with a short kick and good coverage at the 22.
  • Thomas gets a punt; no return.
  • Colquitt from midfield, fair caught at the 13.
  • Thomas with a fair catch at the six-yard line.
  • Colquitt kicks from the back of the end zone to the 45.
  • Touchbacks after two Colts field goals/
  • Onside kick unsuccessful.

INJURIES


  • Sammy Watkins: hamstring injury early in the game
  • Anthony Hitchens injures groin. First listed questionable, then out.
  • Xavier Williams limps off the field in the second quarter. Declared out.
  • Mahomes has ankle rolled up on. Limping after the play. In third quarter, Erving steps on the injured ankle. Mahomes stays in the game.
  • Chris Jones injured in third quarter. Declared out.
  • Frank Clark goes out, but returns.
  • Andrew Wylie left game.

STATISTICS


CATEGORY IND KC
Attendance -- 73,352
Timeouts (Rem/Used) 0/3 0/3
Penalties/Yards 7/50 11/125
Kickoffs (Num/EZ/TB) 6/5/5 4/2/1
Punts (Num/Yds) 3/123 4/155
Punts blocked 0 0
Net Punting Avg Yds 40.7 38.8
Field Goals (Made/Att) 4/4 2/2
FGs/PATs Blocked 0/0 0/0
Goal to go (Made/Att/Pct) 1/1/100% 0/1/0%
Red Zone (Made/Att/Pct) 1/5/20% 1/3/33%
Turnovers 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 1
Interceptions thrown 1 0
Extra Points (Made/Att) 1/1 1/1
Kicking (Made/Att) 1/1 1/1
2Pt Conv (Made/Att) 0/0 0/0
Safeties 0 0
1st downs 25 18
Passing 1st downs 7 12
Rushing 1st downs 12 3
1st downs from penalties 6 3
3rd down (Made/Att/Pct) 5/14/36% 4/12/33%
4th down (Made/Att/Pct) 2/2/100% 1/2/50%
Total Plays 74 57
Total Yards 331 324
Yards per play 4.5 5.7
Total Drives 10 10
Total Rtn Yds (No KOs) 0 31
Punt Returns (Num/Yds) 0/0 2/1
Kickoff Returns (Num/Yds) 2/48 1/22
Int. Returns (Num/Yds) 0/0 1/30
Turnovers 1 0
Time of Possession 37:15 22:45
Total Yards 331 324
Passing 151 288
Comp/Att/Pct 18/29/62% 22/39/56%
Yards per pass 5.20 6.70
Interceptions thrown 1 0
Sacks/Yards lost 0/0 4/33
Gross Yards 151 321
Rushing 180 36
Rush Attempts 45 14
Yards per rush 4.00 2.60
Def/ST TDs 0 0
Touchdowns 1 1
Rushing TDs 1 0
Passing TDs 0 1
Interceptions TDs 0 0
Kickoff Return TDs 0 0
Fumble Returns TDs 0 0
Punt Return TDs 0 0

CHIEFS PASSING C ATT YDS AVG TD LG INT SK SKYD RTG
Patrick Mahomes 22 39 321 8.2 1 31 0 4 33 91.9
TEAM 22 39 321 8.2 1 31 0 4 33 --

COLTS PASSING C ATT YDS AVG TD LG INT SK SKYD RTG
Jacoby Brissett 18 29 151 5.2 0 18 1 0 0 61.1
TEAM 18 29 151 5.2 0 18 1 0 0 --

CHIEFS RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Damien Williams 9 23 2.6 0 6
Patrick Mahomes 3 17 5.7 0 14
Anthony Sherman 1 2 2.0 0 2
Mecole Hardman 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6
TEAM 14 36 2.6 0 14

COLTS RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Marlon Mack 29 132 4.6 0 30
Jordan Wilkins 7 28 4.0 0 10
Jacoby Brissett 6 9 1.5 1 7
Nyheim Hines 2 -1 -0.5 0 3
Zach Pascal 1 12 12.0 0 12
TEAM 45 180 4.0 1 30

CHIEFS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD LG TGTS YAC
Mecole Hardman 4 79 19.8 0 31 6 10
Travis Kelce 4 70 17.5 0 24 10 22
LeSean McCoy 2 23 11.5 0 21 2 32
Byron Pringle 6 103 17.2 1 28 9 29
Demarcus Robinson 3 31 10.3 0 14 6 4
Anthony Sherman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Damien Williams 3 15 5.0 0 7 4 12
TEAM 22 321 14.6 1 31 38 109

COLTS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD LG TGTS YAC
Mo Alie-Cox 1 10 10.0 0 10 2 9
Deon Cain 1 7 7.0 0 7 1 0
Jack Doyle 3 19 6.3 0 9 3 16
Eric Ebron 1 8 8.0 0 8 4 2
T.Y. Hilton 4 37 9.3 0 14 5 14
Nyheim Hines 4 46 11.5 0 18 5 43
Marlon Mack 3 16 5.3 0 11 3 20
Zach Pascal 1 8 8.0 0 8 2 2
Chester Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEAM 18 151 8.4 0 18 26 106

CHIEFS FUMBLES FUM LOST FF REC
(OWN)
TD REC
(OPP)
TD
LeSean McCoy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

COLTS FUMBLES FUM LOST FF REC
(OWN)
TD REC
(OPP)
TD
George Odum 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bobby Okereke 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEAM 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

CHIEFS DEFENSE TOT SOLO ASST SACK YDS INT TFL PD QBH TD FF FR
Bashaud Breeland 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morris Claiborne 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Clark 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kendall Fuller 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Hitchens 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Jones 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Tanoh Kpassagnon 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Darron Lee 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyrann Mathieu 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ben Niemann 10 6 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derrick Nnadi 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emmanuel Ogbah 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khalen Saunders 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Sorensen 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Thornhill 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charvarius Ward 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Xavier Williams 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damien Wilson 12 7 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM 71 45 26 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0

COLTS DEFENSE TOT SOLO ASST SACK YDS INT TFL PD QBH TD FF FR
Denico Autry 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pierre Desir 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Houston 4 3 1 1.0 8.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Kenny Moore II 4 3 1 1.0 5.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
George Odum 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bobby Okereke 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jabaal Sheard 1 0 1 0.5 5.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Grover Stewart 2 2 0 1.0 10.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Shakial Taylor 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kemoko Turay 2 0 2 0.5 5.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Anthony Walker 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Khari Willis 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quincy Wilson 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock Ya-Sin 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM 43 33 10 4 33 0 5 2 8 0 1 1

CHIEFS INT INT YDS AVG LG TD
Tyrann Mathieu 1 30 30.0 30 0
TEAM 1 30 30.0 30 0

COLTS INT INT YDS AVG LG TD
TEAM 0 0 0 0 0

CHIEFS KICK RET NO YDS AVG LG TD
Mecole Hardman 1 22 22.0 22 0
TEAM 1 22 22.0 22 0

COLTS KICK RET NO YDS AVG LG TD
Zach Pascal 2 48 24.0 30 0
TEAM 2 48 24.0 30 0

CHIEFS PUNT RET NO YDS AVG LG TD
De'Anthony Thomas 2 1 0.5 2 0
TEAM 2 1 0.5 2 0

COLTS PUNT RET NO YDS AVG LG TD
TEAM 0 0 0 0 0

CHIEFS KICKING FGA-FGM PCT LONG XP PTS
Harrison Butker 2-2 100.0 36 1 7
TEAM 2-2 100.0 36 1 7

COLTS KICKING FGA-FGM PCT LONG XP PTS
Adam Vinatieri 4-4 100.0 32 1 13
TEAM 4-4 100.0 32 1 13

CHIEFS PUNTING NO YDS AVG TB I20 LG
Dustin Colquitt 4 155 38.8 0 2 43
TEAM 4 155 38.8 0 2 43

COLTS PUNTING NO YDS AVG TB I20 LG
Rigoberto Sanchez 3 123 41.0 0 1 49
TEAM 3 123 41.0 0 1 49


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