WEEK 3
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-0) @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: Lucas Oil Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
RFEREE: Shawn Smith
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Colts lead all-time series, 13-9
STREAKS Colts have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 10/6/19: Colts 19 at Chiefs 13
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/30/16: Chiefs 30, Colts 14
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. L.A. Chargers (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 3-6
PTS. FOR 35.5
OFFENSE 403.5
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 54-74-595-7-0-127.9
RUSHING Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 15-116-7.7-0
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 13-172-13.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 22.5
DEFENSE 341.5
SACKS Chris Jones: 2
INTs Jaylen Watson (R): 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (1/1)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 55.1 (48.1)
KICKING Matt Ammendola: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 235 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 106.3 rating last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 2+ TD passes & 6th in row with 0 INTs. Passed for 321 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 3 TD passes in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC South. Has 17 TDs vs. INT for 117.3 rating in his past 5 road starts.
• RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE had 118 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 44 rec.) last week, his 6th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON had TD catch in Week 2.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE had team-high 5 catches for 51 yards last week. Aims for his 5th in row on road with TD catch. Had 7 catches for 101 yards & TD in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC South with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER has 5+ catches, 95+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of 3 career games vs. Ind.
• WR MECOLE HARDMAN had 49 rec. yards in Week 2. Had 4 catches for 79 yards in last meeting. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR JUSTIN WATSON had 50 rec. yards & 1st TD catch since 2019 last week. Had 5 catches for 59 yards & TD in only career game vs. Ind. (12/8/19 w/ TB).
• DT CHRIS JONES had 2 sacks & PD in Week 2, his 10th-career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. Had sack in last road meeting.
• LB NICK BOLTON aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.
• CB JAYLEN WATSON had 99-yard INT-TD in 4th quarter last week, longest go-ahead TD in 4th quarter by rookie in NFL history.
• S JUSTIN REID had PD in Week 2. Had 6 tackles in his last game vs. Ind. (12/5/21 w/ Hou.).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LAST WEEK L 24-0 at Jacksonville
COACH VS. OPP. Frank Reich: 1-1
PTS. FOR 10.0
OFFENSE 367.5
PASSING Matt Ryan: 48-80-547-1-4-63.9
RUSHING Jonathan Taylor: 40-215-5.4-1
RECEIVING Ashton Dulin: 8-125-15.6-0
PTS. AGAINST 22.0
DEFENSE 315.0
SACKS Kwity Paye: 2
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -4 (1/5)
PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 45.1 (44.3)
KICKING Chase McGlaughlin: 0 (-/- PAT; -/- FG
COLTS NOTES
• QB MATT RYAN passed for 300 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.1 rating in his last start vs. KC (12/27/20 w/ Atl.). Has 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 116.1 rating in 4 career starts vs. KC. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 starts vs. AFC West. Has 3 TD passes & 120+ rating in each of 2 career starts at Lucas Oil Stadium.
• RB JONATHAN TAYLOR had 1,156 scrimmage yards (128.4 per game) & 9 rush TDs in 9 home games last season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC West with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 15 of his past 16.
• WR MICHAEL PITTMAN had 45+ rec. yards in 6 of 9 home games last season.
• WR ASHTON DULIN led team with career highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (79) in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 45+ rec. yards.
• LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD can make season debut. Led NFL with career-high 8 FFs & had 122 tackles last season. Had 7 FFs & 3 INTs in 9 home games last season.
• LB BOBBY OKEREKE led team with 11 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 7+ tackles in
4 of his past 5. Had 1st-career FR in last meeting.
• LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN had 10 tackles & TFL in Week 2, his 2nd-career game with 10+ tackles. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles.
• DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 1st TFL of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE YANNICK NGAKOUE had sack in his last game vs. KC (12/12/21 w/ LV). Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. KC.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE had 5 tackles & PD in Week 2. Had FF in his last game vs. KC (10/5/20 w/ NE) & has 9 PD in 8 career games vs. KC.
