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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
5-7 253.28
211.4
 
VS
proj
Kansas City Chiefs
175.8 7-5
194.33

Back-and-forth battle ends with Indianapolis Colts knocking off Kansas City Chiefs in 253.28-175.80 rout

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Indianapolis Colts earned an easy victory over Kansas City Chiefs, cruising to a 253.28-175.80 win. Kansas City Chiefs grabbed an early 9.70-point lead on Thursday. Indianapolis Colts came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by outstanding performances from Jeremy Chinn (31 points) and Austin Ekeler (23.9). Unphased, Kansas City Chiefs made a run later that afternoon to take a 7.9-point lead behind Ronald Jones II (17.3 points) and Sebastian Joseph-Day (10.5). But Indianapolis Colts came back again later that night, as Mitchell Trubisky (26.78 points) and Jaire Alexander (5.5) put them back ahead for good. Indianapolis Colts (5-7) will look to build on their success against Seattle Seahawks, while Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) take on Jacksonville JAGUARS in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   Kansas City Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 16 points against their 5.67-point projection. In a 41-25 win over the Lions, they allowed 25 points, surrendered 388 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Texans defense will face the Colts next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 253.28
1
Jeremy Chinn
S
31
6.62
12.2%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
26.78
16.87
10.6%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
16.68
9.4%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
18.1
9.82
7.1%
Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 175.8
1
A.J. Klein
LB
21.5
6.68
12.2%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
17.3
11.15
9.8%
3
Neville Hewitt
LB
16.5
7.33
9.4%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
15.3
21.6
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Thursday, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who owned the lead, 39.60-29.90. For Indianapolis Colts, T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch. Andy Dalton made the highlight reel for Kansas City Chiefs with a 54-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 50-yard catch for Indianapolis Colts, helping the team to a 157.40-105.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Ronald Jones II had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to a 169.80-161.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   Kansas City Chiefs

What If

Indianapolis Colts would have beaten 14 other teams besides Kansas City Chiefs this week.
Kansas City Chiefs would have lost to 13 other teams besides Indianapolis Colts this week.
If Indianapolis Colts played Kansas City Chiefs every week this season, they'd be 3-9.
Kansas City Chiefs would have topped Indianapolis Colts 174.62-138.3 had they played each other last week.
Indianapolis Colts would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kansas City Chiefs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs would be 8-3.
If Indianapolis Colts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-128.
If they played every team every week, Kansas City Chiefs would be 157-71.

Coach Talk

Indianapolis Colts
You know what, Indianapolis Colts, we do certainly respect the confidence. It's a bold move to roll out, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Trey Hendrickson and Marcus Johnson), while still earning the win. Try those shenanigans next week against Seattle Seahawks and we're sure to be toast!
Kansas City Chiefs
Welp, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our seven pass-catchers (five WR and two TE) were targeted a respectable 36 times in Week 12. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they pulled down only 22 balls.