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INDIANAPOLIS – Here’s our latest ‘hits and misses’ piece on 1075TheFan.com highlighting the good and bad from the previous game.
What looked to be heading towards a marquee win in Kansas City, the Colts let a double-digit lead with the ball in the 4th quarter get away.
What was the good and bad from the Colts (8-3) losing in overtime to the Chiefs?
1. Hits: Timely Turnovers
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Those were some huge, huge turnovers forced by Laiatu Latu and Zaire Franklin. The exceptional individual effort from Latu on his interception led almost directly to 7 points. And then Franklin stripping Kareem Hunt in the 4th quarter took anywhere from 3-to-7 Chiefs points off the board. If the Colts were able to come away with this one, we’d be talking so much more about these plays in the positive light. It seems to be consistent with the Colts in 2025—they are able to create these types of plays.
2. Hits: Hidden Special Team Yardage
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What a great season from special teams coordinator Brian Mason and his units. The Colts have been outstanding in creating that hidden yardage some stellar punting of Rigoberto Sanchez, coverage units by a slew of guys and even in the return game. Anthony Gould returned and sparked the punt return game on Sunday. Great work by Mason as the rules have changed in the kickoff game.
3. Miss: Abandoning Jonathan Taylor
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Throw to score. Run to win. The mantra Shane Steichen lives by, he retreated from on Sunday. Was it tough sledding for Taylor against the Chiefs? It was. But we also know his numbers in the 2nd halves/4th quarters of games are astronomical. Part of this is the “boxing/body blow” aspect to Taylor’s game. In deciding to go away from Taylor and dial up 8 straight passes in the 4th quarter, the Colts took the ball out of their best player’s hands, exposed Daniel Jones and risked the clock hardly moving.
4. Miss: 4th Quarter Daniel Jones
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By calling so many consecutive passes, Shane Steichen was indirectly showing quite the amount of confidence in Daniel Jones. The response from the quarterback was poor. The Colts produced 13 passing yards on those 8 plays, with Jones fortunate to not have at least one of those passes intercepted. It’s not like the Colts needed Jones to lead the offense on a scoring drive. A first down, or two, would have been massive in trying to preserve a lead. Jones was awful when the Colts really needed him.
5. Miss: One Final Stop
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One Final Stop: There’s a reason I put this third on the list. The Colts offense did nothing in the complementary department. Having said that, Patrick Mahomes threw for the most passing yards he’s had in his last 35 games. And the Chiefs went 90 yards in 15 plays on the Colts to force the game into overtime. That’s hard to swallow, even on a day in which the Colts defense did so much well in trying to get this win.
