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

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

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OFFENSE

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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.

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DEFENSE

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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

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SPECIAL TEAMS

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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.

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INJURIES

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• 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.

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STATISTICS

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SCHEDULE

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