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Chiefs Edge Colts 33-30 in OT
Confirmed
In Short: The Indianapolis Colts faced a significant setback when their key wide receiver was injured early in the game against the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving them without a crucial player for the remainder of the contest.
Colts coach Shane Steichen had a play called but told quarterback Daniel Jones to run only if he loved the look from the Chiefs' defense.
Despite the injury, the Colts managed to tie the game at 27-27 heading into overtime.
In overtime, the Chiefs initially thought they had won on a fumble, but the referees reviewed the play and ruled that Colts receiver Laquon Treadwell was down by contact.
The Colts then had a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown but settled for a field goal, leaving the game tied.
Mahomes finished with 382 yards passing and three touchdowns, while Walker ran for 117 yards.
Daniel Jones had 210 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception for the Colts.
The Chiefs improved to 2-0, while the Colts dropped to 0-2.
This report adds details about the injury to the Colts' wide receiver and the controversial call that gave the Colts another chance in overtime.
The sources have not established the identity of the injured wide receiver or the exact nature of his injury.
Background
Harrison Butker kicked two field goals in overtime, the second a 40-yarder that Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III set up as time expired, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.
The Kansas City Chiefs secured a 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in a nail-biting overtime game, with Harrison Butker's game-winning field goal.
What's confirmed
- “Had a play called. Had to love the look to run it there,” Colts coach Shane Steichen said.
- The Chiefs allowed Denver to run for just 61 yards total in their 31-10 win last week.
- 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.
- (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had beaten the Indianapolis Colts on a bizarre fumble in overtime Sunday night.
- 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.
- That gave the Colts a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but three plays left them facing fourth-and-8 and a decision.
- “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.
- Morning Rundown: ICE officer shoots DoorDash driver, Cindy Crawford’s son dies at 27, and key takeaways from the NFL's week 2 Harrison Butker kicked two field goals in overtime, the second a 40-yarder that Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III set up as time expired, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.
- 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.
- Daniel Jones had 210 yards passing with a touchdown and a pick for the Colts.
- The Chiefs thought they had won the game earlier in overtime on a bizarre sequence of events.
What's still developing
- The Indianapolis Colts will be without their most important wide receiver for the remainder of Sunday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Chiefs cornerback Nohl Williams was in coverage but did not appear to make meaningful contact with Pierce when the injury occurred.
- The Colts' entire medical staff surrounded Pierce on the sideline and helped him into the medical tent.
- 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.
- After the Chiefs and Colts traded field goals in the extra session, Mahomes followed a couple of strong runs by Kenneth Walker III by finding his running back for a long completion, setting up Harrison Butker's 40-yard field goal as time expired and lifting the Chiefs to a 33-30 victory — the second straight year they've beaten Indianapolis on a field goal in overtime.
- The Colts had one more chance to tie or win the game, and madness immediately ensued.
- But the backbreaker for Indianapolis was a 22-yard pass to the running back, which set up Butker’s winning kick.
- “I mean, I think guys were resilient, and we just strained to finish,” Mahomes said.
- The Chiefs are looking to build off a 31-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 1.
- On Sunday, the (1-0) Kansas City Chiefs will host the (0-1) Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium to round out the day’s slate of NFL Week 2 games.
- The Colts will be attempting to bounce back from a 41-23 defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens in their home opener.
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