NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-2) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-5)

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: IND leads series, 14-9 (IND won 4 of past 5)

Postseason: IND leads series, 4-1

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 9/5/22: KC 17 at IND 20

Postseason: AFC-D 1/12/19: IND 13 at KC 31

COLTS NOTES:

QB DANIEL JONES completed 19 of 26 att. (73.1 pct.) for 255 yards & TD vs. INT in Week 10. Ranks 3rd in 2025 with 2,659 passing yards & is 1 of 2 (Drake Maye) to record 8+ games of 100+ passer rating in 2025. Is 1 of 2 (Drake Maye) to record 10+ games of 200+ pass yards. Is 1 of 3 QBs since 2021 to record 15 pass TDs & 5 rush TDs in first 10 games of a season (Josh Allen & Jalen Hurts). • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR had career-high & franchise record 286 scrimmage yards (244 rush, 42 rec.) & 3 rush TDs in Week 10. Needs 3 rush TDs to join HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson (2006) with 5 games of 3+ rush TDs in a season. Ranks 2nd in 2025 with 1,399 scrimmage yards. Leads league with 1,139 rushing yards, 17 scrimmage TDs & 15 rush TDs. Is 1 of 5 RBs since 2000 to record 1,000+ rush yards & 250+ rec. yards through first 10 weeks of a season. • WR ALEC PIERCE had 4 catches for 84 yards & 1st TD of season in Week 10. Aims for 5th in row 65+ rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 WRs (Jaxon Smith-Njigba) to record catch of 25+ yards in 7+ games. • TE TYLER WARREN led team with 8 catches for 99 yards in Week 10. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 50 receptions & 3rd with 617 receiving yards. 1 of 3 rookie TEs (Brock Bowers & Keith Jackson) to record 50+ receiving yards in 7 of first 10 games in career. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN had 10 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 10. Since 2022 ranks tied-1st (Roquan Smith) with 10+ tackles in 30 games. • LB GERMAIN PRATT had 7 tackles, PD & FR in Week 10. • CB SAUCE GARDNER had 6 tackles & PD in Colts debut in Week 10. • S CAMRYN BYNUM had 5 tackles, sack & FF in Week 10. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 games. • S NICK CROSS had 7 tackles & sack in Week 10. Ranks tied for 7th among safeties with 69 tackles. Is 1 of 3 safeties with 2.5+ sacks (2.5) this season.

CHIEFS NOTES:

QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 276 yards & TD vs. INT in Week 11. Is 1 of 2 in 2025 (Drake Maye) to have 8+ games with 250+ pass yards. Can become 7th QB in NFL history to record 250+ pass yards & 3+ pass TDs in 5+ consecutive home games. Ranks 4th in 2025 with 233 completions & 2,625 pass yards. Had 321 yards & TD in only home meeting vs. Ind (10/06/19). • RB KAREEM HUNT had 59 rush yards & TD in Week 11. Aims for 4th in row with rush TD. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 2 TDs in last game vs. Ind. (10/22/23 w/ Cle.). • WR RASHEE RICE had 6 catches in Week 11. Aims for 5th in row with 4+ catches. Has scrimmage TD in 3 of his past 4 games. Has 80+ receiving yards in 2 of his past 3 games. • WR XAVIER WORTHY aims for 5th in row with 3+ catches. • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 9 catches for 91 yards & TD in Week 11. Has 84 career TDs & surpassed Priest Holmes for most TDs (84) in Chiefs history. Ranks 2nd among TEs in 2025 with 631 rec. yards. Ranks tied-4th among TEs in 2025 with 50 catches. • DT CHRIS JONES had 2 tackles & sack in Week 11. Ranks 5th among DL since entering the league in 2016 with 83.5 sacks. • LB NICK BOLTON had 6 tackles & PD in Week 11. Has 6+ tackles in 9 of his past 10 games. Is 1 of 8 players since entering the league in 2021 with 500+ tackles, 15+ PD, 4+ INT & 3+ FF. Had 9 tackles & career-high 2 sacks in last meeting vs. Ind. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 11. Has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 games. • DB CHAMARRI CONNER had 8 tackles & 2nd-career sack in Week 11. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 games.

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