The Indianapolis Colts fell quick to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 in time beyond regulation, after giving up a 20-9 fourth-quarter result in the reigning AFC champions.
The (*4*)’ offense fell flat late within the recreation, tallied 4 consecutive three-and-outs, and failed to carry a Patrick Mahomes-led offense.
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Let’s spotlight the highest takeaways from Indianapolis’ Week 12 loss.
Chiefs’ protection quiets Jonathan Taylor
Taylor entered Week 12 because the league’s main rusher by a protracted shot and has been making his case to be the 2025 MVP. The sixth-year operating again tallied 1,139 dashing yards and 15 dashing touchdowns, and recorded the longest rush of the season, an 83-yard landing.
While he broke off a 27-yard rush halfway by means of the third quarter, he was in any other case stored quiet within the backfield. He recorded 16 carries for 58 rushing yards, averaging 3.6 yards per carry, and didn’t discover the endzone.
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It was simply his second recreation of the season which he did not eclipse 60 dashing yards. It is much more shocking contemplating his 32-carry, 244 dashing yard performance in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10, the place he tallied three dashing touchdowns.
Daniel Jones spreads the wealth to his receivers
Jones discovered eight totally different cross catchers for receptions within the Colts’ win over the Chiefs.
Tight finish Tyler Warren and broad receiver Michael Pittman Jr. every tallied 5 receptions for 45 and 27 yards, respectively.
Taylor and Josh Downs, and Drew Ogletree every caught two passes, whereas Ashton Dulin, Alec Pierce, and Mo Alie-Cox caught a cross.
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While the Colts’ offense stalled at occasions, Jones had a plethora of weapons at his disposal all through the sport.
Offense stalls late within the recreation
On the Colts’ last three possessions of regulation. Indianapolis’s offensive struggles resulted in 9 performs for simply six yards, and lasted a complete of three minutes and 14 seconds.
While the Chiefs additionally struggled throughout the identical interval, notching back-to-back punts and a fumble on three straight possessions, they had been capable of finding the endzone due to operating again Kareem Hunt, who leaped into the endzone to chop the Colts’ result in 5.
Mahomes discovered broad receiver Rashee Rice for a profitable two-point conversion try, and similar to that, the Colts’ 20-9 lead was lower to 3 within the fourth quarter.
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After the Colts’ last three-and-out of regulation, the Chiefs stormed down the sphere for an 87-yard drive that resulted in a Harrison Butker area objective that despatched the sport into time beyond regulation.
The Colts squandered possibilities to seal the sport in regulation and had been compelled to tackle a Chiefs offense with all of the momentum in time beyond regulation.
Then, on the primary possession of time beyond regulation, the Colts recorded their fourth consecutive three-and-out and gifted the ball again to the Chiefs, who solely wanted a area objective to win the sport.
Kansas City stormed 79 yards down the sphere to arrange Butker for his 27-yard game-winning area objective, to present the Chiefs their sixth victory of the season.
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The Chiefs’ offense recorded 18 whole yards for the reason that starting of the fourth quarter.
Colts win the turnover battle
The Colts’ protection was the largest vivid spot of Indianapolis’ time beyond regulation …
Defensive finish Laiatu Latu intercepted Patrick Mahomes’ first passing try of the day, which arrange a six-yard landing reception for Pittman Jr.
He additionally delivered the sealing sack, together with Swity Paye, to maintain the Chiefs out of the endzone with mere seconds remaining in regulation, and power a area objective for time beyond regulation.
The Colts’ second compelled turnover of the day was due to Zaire Franklin, who ripped the ball away from Hunt because the Chiefs had been within the pink zone, and the previous Kansas City cornerback Charvarious Ward recovered it.
On offense, whereas there have been low factors, Indianapolis by no means turned the ball over.
This article initially appeared on Colts Wire: Colts vs. Chiefs: 4 things learned from Week 12 performance