The Indianapolis Colts (1-1-1) pulled off a miracle Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, defeating the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (2-1) by rating of 20-17.
In a sport the place the Colts protection confirmed up in a dominant effort, quarterback Matt Ryan helped lead the game-winning drive, throwing a landing go to rookie tight finish Jelani Woods with 24 seconds left within the fourth quarter.
Whereas the offensive line nonetheless has a number of query marks, the Colts confirmed up within the greatest means doable.
Right here’s every thing we all know from the large 20-17 win over the Chiefs:
Remaining Rating: Colts 20, Chiefs 17
AP Photograph/Michael Conroy
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | This autumn | Remaining | |
| Colts | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
It was over when…
With eight seconds left, Stephon Gilmore batted a go to Juju Smith-Schuster, tipping it to security Rodney McLeod, sealing the win for the Colts.
Keys to the sport
The go rush was wreaking havoc all day. The sting rushers had been getting stress on Patrick Mahomes all day whereas DeForest Buckner and Grover Stewart had been collapsing the highest of the pocket all day.
Rookie TE Jelani Woods caught two touchdowns on the day, together with the go-ahead rating with 24 seconds remaining.
The Colts had been 6-of-15 (40%) on third down and 2-of-3 (67%) within the purple zone. Conversely, the protection held the Chiefs offense to 3-of-10 (30%) on third downs.
On a third-and-six on the ultimate drive, Matt Ryan was sacked, however an unsportsmanlike penalty on DT Chris Jones continued the drive. The Colts would wind up scoring the go-ahead rating on that drive.
3 Stars of the sport
DE Yannick Ngakoue: Lastly, Ngakoue confirmed up because the go rusher the Colts noticed in him. He solely completed with one sack and two quarterback hits, however he was continuously impacting Mahomes.
TE Jelani Woods: He solely had two receptions on the day, however they had been massive, scoring the primary and closing touchdowns of the sport.
WR Alec Pierce: The rookie WR got here via with a couple of massive catches and one in every of them arrange the go-ahead landing.
Accidents
LB Shaquille Leonard (again) and OT Bernhard Raimann (ankle) had been inactive as a result of accidents.
S Julian Blackmon (ankle) suffered an ankle harm through the first half and was dominated out firstly of the second half.
CB Stephon Gilmore (hamstring) left the sport within the first half however returned firstly of the second half.
Fast Hits
TE Kylen Granson recovered the muffed punt on the opening drive contained in the five-yard line. It led to a landing on the following drive.
Granson additionally downed the subsequent punt from Matt Haack on the one-yard line.
LT Matt Pryor continued to be a legal responsibility. He was a turnstile all sport lengthy.
The whole offensive line struggled mightily in go safety. They struggled with communication on blitzes and did not generate a lot consistency in both section.
WR Michael Pittman Jr. was held in examine through the first half however exploded for 68 yards within the second half.
RB Jonathan Taylor was contained fairly simply, taking 21 carries for 71 yards with a long term of simply 13 yards.
What’s subsequent?
Colts head coach Frank Reich will maintain a convention name Monday earlier than the group prepares for the Week 4 house matchup in opposition to the Tennessee Titans (1-2) at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET.