@hbtCHIEFS I was more stoked on 3rd and short than long.. I like the character of our defensive coverage guys.. but something has to give next year. I realize pressure wasnt where it needed to be but they looked lost in scheme alot
@hbtCHIEFS Every 3rd and long on defense I get the opposite of excited cause I know someone is gona be wide open 17 yards downfield for an easy first.. 3rd and long on this D is the same as 3rd and less than 2
The box score might say the Chiefs won by only three points in overtime… but the game itself tells a completely different story.
Kansas City dominated the Colts from start to finish in almost every metric.
The Chiefs had 240 more total yards.
The Chiefs racked up 33 first downs, while Indianapolis managed only 10.
Kansas City went 2-for-2 on 4th down, extending drives when they needed to.
They forced the Colts to punt six times while punting only three themselves.
The Time of Possession? 42 minutes for the Chiefs to just 25 minutes for Indy.
Total offensive plays? 91 for Kansas City, only 50 for the Colts — almost double.
They held one of the best offenses in the NFL to 20 points. (Who had scored 29+ in 8 of their 10 previous games 👀)
The Colts were perfect in Goal to Go drives this season, and the Chiefs defense forced them into FG’s 2 separate times.
They even made Jonathan Taylor, the best RB in football, look completely average.
And here’s the wild part:
Both teams had the exact same number of possessions.
This wasn’t a game the Chiefs should have dominated — they DID dominate it. (Even if they made many bad offensive decisions)
Yet somehow, despite controlling every facet of the matchup, it still ended as a 3-point OT thriller.
That’s the story of this Chiefs season so far: massive ability and opportunity, but inconsistent execution.
But make no mistake — performances like this show how high the ceiling still is… even if the score and record don’t reflect it.