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Chiefs Beat Colts 33-30 in OT as Mahomes and Walker Shine
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In Short: The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a bizarre fumble in overtime to beat the Indianapolis Colts 33-30, with Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker leading the charge.
The Kansas City Chiefs secured a thrilling 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in overtime, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and running back Kenneth Walker leading the charge.
Mahomes completed 32 of 47 passes for 382 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions, while Walker ran for 117 yards and added 61 more on six catches.
The game was marked by a bizarre sequence of events in overtime when the Colts appeared to have a chance to win after a fumble by the Chiefs.
However, the Colts chose to play for a tie, giving the Chiefs another opportunity.
Mahomes and Walker capitalized on this second chance, with Mahomes finding Walker for a long completion that set up Harrison Butker's game-winning 40-yard field goal as time expired.
This was the second consecutive year the Chiefs have beaten the Colts in overtime with a field goal.
The Colts' Daniel Jones had 210 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Chiefs' offensive onslaught.
The Chiefs' defense, which had held the Denver Broncos to just 61 rushing yards in Week 1, dominated much of the game, allowing the Colts to have the ball for only 2:22 of the third quarter.
Despite the Colts' strong performance, they ended up settling for a tying field goal, giving the Chiefs the final opportunity to win.
Mahomes praised his team's resilience, saying, 'I mean, I think guys were resilient, and we just strained to finish.
Colts coach Shane Steichen noted the decision to play for a tie, saying, 'We had a play called. Had to love the look to run it there.
What this adds
The game showcased the Chiefs' ability to come through in high-pressure situations, with Mahomes and Walker leading the way.
The Colts' decision to play for a tie in overtime ultimately cost them the game, despite their strong performance throughout the contest.
What's confirmed
- Butker had kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime to give them the lead, and the Colts (0-2) responded on their possession by having Jones throw deep to Laquon Treadwell, who had beaten L'Jarius Snead.
- Treadwell appeared to be bobbling the ball as he hit the ground, got up after he had completed the catch, had the ball popped loose and watched as the Chiefs pounced on it.
- “We took the delay and kicked the field goal.” The Chiefs still had 3:11 to play in the extra session when they got the ball back, and they handed off to Walker on three straight plays to reach midfield.
What's still developing
- As the Colts began to stack the line of scrimmage to stop him, Mahomes threw a nifty pass to his running back, and he turned it into a 22-yard gain that set up Butker's winning kick.
- “We had worked throughout the week dropping it over the top,” Mahomes said.
- The Chiefs held it for all but 2:22 of the third quarter, getting a go-ahead TD pass to Jalen Royals and setting up Butker’s field goal to start the fourth.
- And once again, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of his crew made an opposing team pay for giving them one last chance.
- That gave the Colts a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but three plays left them facing fourth-and-8 and a decision.
- Mahomes finished with 382 yards passing and three touchdowns, Walker ran for 117 yards, and Travis Kelce looked like a younger version of himself with nine catches for 101 yards and a score as the Chiefs improved to 2-0.
- But something tells us that when it comes to these Kansas City Chiefs, we should probably believe them.
- Six days after their ground-pounding win over Denver last Monday, Kansas City made another grand statement on the prime-time stage with Sunday night’s 33-30 overtime victory against the Indianapolis Colts.
- Wild stuff!) The Chiefs, of course, weren’t the only team making grand proclamations on the field Sunday night.
- Though the Colts came out on the losing end, we can confidently say this is a team that’s better than their 0-2 record.
- A week after the Kansas City Chiefs looked dominant and the Indianapolis Colts looked feeble, the latter team managed to take the former team to overtime at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Running back Kenneth Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP and newcomer to Kansas City's offense, was once again one of the Chiefs' biggest stars.