KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Indianapolis Colts accomplished Sunday night what they failed to do in January: They won in Kansas City.
Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards, ageless Adam Vinatieri kicked four field goals and the Colts atoned ever-so-slightly for that playoff defeat by shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the vaunted Chiefs offense in a 19-13 victory at Arrowhead Stadium.
"One emotion we aren't feeling in that locker room is shock … this is what we planned all week," Indianapolis coach Frank Reich said.
The Colts (3-2) gave up points on the Chiefs' first two possessions before shutting them out until Harrison Butker's field goal with 1:16 to go. Indianapolis recovered the onside kick to seal the victory.
"We are going to enjoy that plane ride home," Vinatieri said.
Mahomes threw for 321 yards and a touchdown, and the Chiefs (4-1) had only 36 yards rushing despite getting top running back Damien Williams back from an injury, all while watching their record streak of 22 consecutive games scoring at least 26 points come to a crashing conclusion.
In an air-it-out era of the NFL, the Colts did it by dominating the line of scrimmage.
On offense, their big line bruised a Kansas City defensive front that lost defensive tackles Chris Jones and Xavier Williams to injuries. That created big holes for Mack and plenty of time for Jacoby Brissett, who threw for 151 yards while running for the Colts' only touchdown.
