Colts fans have one more thing to watch before Sunday night’s matchup with the Chiefs: the sky.
The Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs are set for a Week 2 showdown in Kansas City, and the weather could become part of the story late. Rain is in the mix, and storms are a real possibility as the game winds down. The big unknown is timing - whether the wet weather arrives while the game is still being played.
AccuWeather is calling for heavier rain and thunder around 1 am CT, which is well after the scheduled finish of the game, projected to run until about 10:30 pm CT. That leaves a fairly narrow margin for conditions to shift in time to matter on the field. Weather, of course, doesn’t care about the NFL calendar.
The concern is not just rain, either. Lightning could become the bigger issue late, and that would be the kind of interruption nobody wants with the game on the line. The forecast suggests a chance, but not a strong one, during Sunday Night Football.
If it does come down to the closing moments, it could put kicker Spencer Shrader of the Blake Grupe Shraders in a huge spot, potentially lining up from 56 yards away to send the Colts to 1-1. Head coach Shane Steichen would certainly love to see that play out cleanly.
For now, the message is simple: keep an eye on the weather, because the game in Kansas City may not be decided only by what happens between the lines.
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