The Indianapolis Colts nearly walked out of Arrowhead with a signature win, but the Kansas City Chiefs found just enough late and escaped with a 33-30 overtime victory on Sunday night.
It came down to Harrison Butker’s 40-yard field goal as extra time expired, after a game that kept swinging back and forth and never really let go of either team. Indianapolis had its chances.
Twice, in fact, the Colts had the Chiefs on the ropes. Twice, they couldn’t finish the job.
The first overtime possession looked like it might belong to Indianapolis in a big way. Daniel Jones opened the extra period by hitting Laquon Treadwell on a deep ball, and the initial ruling went against the Colts when officials called it a fumble after Treadwell got back up and tried to fight for more yards before the ball was punched out by Nohl Williams. Replay changed that to down by contact, which turned a potential Kansas City takeaway into a Colts field goal chance with three minutes left.
By then, the stage was set for one more Kansas City drive, and Patrick Mahomes delivered just enough to get Butker in range.
The Colts had actually spent much of the night dictating the tempo. They came out sharp, marched down the field on their opening possession and cashed it in for a touchdown.
On third-and-4 inside the red zone, Jones hit Josh Downs for 11 yards, then a roughing-the-passer penalty pushed Indianapolis to the goal line. Jonathan Taylor was stopped on the next snap, so Shane Steichen went away from the obvious run.
Jones faked the pitch, held the ball a beat, and fired a 1-yard touchdown to Tyler Warren, who slipped behind L’Jarius Sneed for the score.
Kansas City answered fast. Kenneth Walker ripped off a 19-yard run on the Chiefs’ first play from scrimmage, spinning away from Arden Key and bursting down the left sideline to expose the missed tackles. The Chiefs settled for a field goal on that drive, but they soon turned a Colts mistake into points.
On Indianapolis’ second possession, Jones tried to force a slant to Keenan Allen, and Kris Fulton jumped it for an interception inside the red zone. Two plays later, Mahomes found Travis Kelce on an out route for a 13-yard touchdown - the 81st touchdown connection between the two, the most in league history.
Even with that swing, Indianapolis kept its footing. The Colts controlled the ball for 15 of the first 20 minutes and got a pair of Spencer Shrader field goals from 42 and 49 yards to move ahead 13-10. But every time the Colts landed a punch, Kansas City answered.
Mahomes kept the Chiefs moving by stepping up in the pocket and spreading the ball around to Rashee Rice, Tyquan Thorton and Kelce. That sequence ended with quick throws to Xavier Worthy for a 1-yard touchdown and a 17-13 Kansas City lead late in the first half.
Indianapolis still had a response ready. A blatant pass interference call on Fulton gave the Colts a quick route back into Chiefs territory, and they needed only 86 seconds to finish a 10-play drive.
Taylor punched in a 24-yard touchdown run to send Indianapolis into halftime with the lead. Taylor finished with 24 carries for 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
The Chiefs came out of the break with a long answer of their own: a 16-play, 80-yard touchdown march that started with a 45-yard strike to Thorton. Facing fourth down near the goal line, Mahomes rolled right and found Jaylen Royals wide open in the back of the end zone to put Kansas City back on top.
The Colts kept coming. Jones worked the play-action game and kept finding Downs, including a quick slant against an all-out blitz on third-and-6 from the Kansas City 30. Six plays later, Taylor broke left and scored from 5 yards out to tie it at 27-27 with 5:37 left in regulation.
From there, the pressure kept climbing. Indianapolis forced a punt with 3:15 remaining and got the ball back at its own 18 with a chance to win it.
Jones used play action to hit Taylor for 14 yards, then found Downs on a hitch to move the chains after the two-minute warning. But the drive stalled near midfield after consecutive incompletions, and the Colts were forced to punt with under a minute left.
Indianapolis won the overtime toss, but Cam Bynum first tried to defer and then ultimately chose to play defense. That decision gave Mahomes the final possession he needed, and Kansas City worked its way into Butker’s range for the winning kick.
Mahomes finished 32 of 47 for 382 passing yards. Kelce had nine catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Walker ran for 117 yards on 24 carries. The Colts gave up 523 total yards in the Week 2 loss.
For one night in Kansas City, Indianapolis matched one of the league’s most established contenders blow for blow in one of the toughest road environments in football. The Colts had their chances. The finishing touch just never came.
Next up, the Colts host the Houston Texans next Sunday, with both AFC South teams still looking for their first win of the 2026 season.
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