Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce didn’t just help the Chiefs survive the Colts on Sunday night. They carved out a little NFL history while doing it.
Kansas City edged Indianapolis 33-30 in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium, and the headliners were exactly who you’d expect. Kelce, nearing his 37th birthday in a couple of weeks, kept producing at a level that had plenty of people wondering if he could still do it at this age. He answered with a team-best 101 receiving yards on nine catches from Mahomes, giving him game-bests in receptions and receiving yards for the second straight week.
Mahomes, who turned 31 last week and is coming off major knee surgery, looked right at home in a big moment. He threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns, then finished the job in overtime the way he so often does.
Opta Stats said the night belonged in the record book. The Chiefs became the first team in NFL history to have a quarterback over 30 throw for at least 300 yards in the same game that a tight end 35 or older posted 100 or more receiving yards.
Mahomes’ late-game resume keeps growing, too. ESPN said he now has 31 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since 2018, including the postseason, the most of any quarterback in that span - the same stretch that began when he became Kansas City’s starter. He also improved to 8-0 in regular-season overtime games, the best undefeated mark by a starting quarterback.
The Chiefs also got a huge day from Kenneth Walker. The offseason free-agent addition rushed for 117 yards on 24 carries and added six catches for 61 yards, piling up 178 yards from scrimmage against the Colts.
That production puts Walker in rare company. Greg Harvey of Opta Stats noted that he joined Billy Sims as the only players with 175 or more scrimmage yards in their first two games with a team. Josh Dubow of The Associated Press added that Walker is the first Chiefs player to post consecutive games with 175 or more yards from scrimmage since Larry Johnson did it in the final three games of the 2005 season.
Up front, Creed Humphrey turned in a spotless performance. Next Gen Stats said the Chiefs center did not allow a pressure on 51 pass-blocking snaps, marking his second straight game without giving one up. Since 2025, Next Gen said, Humphrey has allowed only two quick pressures, the fewest among centers with at least 200 pass blocks.
Mahomes also benefited from Walker’s presence in the run game and on play action. Next Gen Stats said he had a career-high 14 completions on play-action passes, finishing 17 play-action attempts for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Indianapolis.
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