Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks a game-winning field goal against the Indianapolis Colts during overtime of an NFL football game Sunday in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Kansas City Chiefs looked stuck in their season-long funk for three quarters Sunday, but Patrick Mahomes led a late surge to lift the reigning AFC champions to a 23-20 overtime win over Indianapolis.
Mahomes threw for a season-high 352 yards as the Chiefs erased an 11-point deficit, with Harrison Butker delivering his fifth field goal, a 27-yarder in overtime, to seal the win. Kansas City’s defense stiffened down the stretch, forcing the Colts into four straight three-and-outs to end the game.
Kareem Hunt ran 30 times for 104 yards and a touchdown, while Rashee Rice hauled in eight catches for 141 yards, including key grabs on the tying drive and in overtime. The Chiefs held the league’s top offense to just 255 yards, Indianapolis’ worst output of the season.
“All five of our losses felt like this game,” Mahomes said. “Today we proved we could make the plays.”
The Colts face Houston next Sunday. Kansas City travels to Dallas on Thursday.
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