NFL Game Preview: Indianapolis Colts (0-1-0) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0-0)

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Regular Season: IND leads series, 14-10 (IND won past 2 of past 3)

Last meeting: 11/23/25: IND 20 at KC 23 (OT)

Shane Steichen (IND) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 25-27 (.481)

Andy Reid (KC) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-7 Reg. Season: 280-157- 1 (.640)

NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)

Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

COLTS NOTES

• QB DANIEL JONES completed 19 of 31 atts. (61.3 pct.) for 166 yards & TD in Week 1. Had 60+ comp. pct., 180+ pass yards & TD pass in 5 of his 6 on road last season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with 2+ TD passes. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with 121 scrimmage yards (98 rush, 23 rec.) & had 2 rush TDs last week. Has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 overall & has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with 65+ scrimmage yards. • WR ALEC PIERCE had 61 rec. yards in Week 1. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 6 catches in his Ind. debut. Has 5+ receptions in 4 of his past 5 overall & has 8+ receptions in 3 of his past 4 on SNF. Has 103 receptions for 1,187 yards & 6 TDs in 17 career games vs. KC, incl. 5 receptions in his last game vs. KC (12/14/25 w/ LAC). • TE TYLER WARREN had TD catch last week. Had 5 catches for 45 yards in last meeting. • DE LAIATU LATU had 6 tackles & 0.5 sack in Week 1. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5. Had 5 tackles, INT & 0.5 sack in last meeting. • DE ARDEN KEY had 5 tackles, FF & 0.5 sack in Ind. debut. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had FR & 0.5 sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his 5 career games on SNF. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL. Had 4 tackles in his last game vs. KC (9/25/22). • DT GROVER STEWART had 0.5 sack in Week 1. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his 3 reg. season games vs. KC. • LB AKEEM DAVIS-GAITHER led team with 8 tackles in his Ind. debut. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 on road. Had INT in his last game vs. KC (9/15/24 w/ Cin.). • S CAM BYNUM had 7 tackles last week. Aims for his 5th in row on SNF with 5+ tackles

CHIEFS NOTES

• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 184 yards & 2 TDs & had rush TD in Week 1. Needs 3 TD passes to surpass Russell Wilson (317) for 2nd-most TD passes by QB in 1st 10 seasons, incl. playoffs, in NFL history. Has 200+ pass yards & TD pass in 9 of his past 10 on SNF. Completed 29 of 46 atts. (63 pct.) for 352 yards & had 30 rush yards in last meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER led team with career-high 191 scrimmage yards (173 rush, 18 rec.) & had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in his KC debut. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7, incl. playoffs. • RB EMMETT JOHNSON (rookie) had 68 scrimmage yards (44 rec., 24 rush) in his NFL debut. • WR RASHEE RICE had rec. TD in Week 1. Had 8 receptions for career-high 141 yards in last meeting. • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 71 rec. yards last week, surpassing Jason Witten (13,046) for 2nd-most rec. yards by TE all-time. Ranks 2nd in rec. yards (4,402) & tied-2nd in receptions (360) on primetime all-time. Has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. • LB NICK BOLTON had 4 tackles & PD in Week 1. Has TFL in 7 of his past 8 on SNF. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 7 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 8 of his past 9. Had 2 TFL in last meeting. • DE CHRIS JONES had FR last week. Had sack in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS has 5+ tackles & sack in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. • DE R MASON THOMAS (rookie) had 1st-career sack in his NFL debut. • DE FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH had sack & FF in Week 1. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. • CB L’JARIUS SNEED led team with 8 tackles last week. • CB NOHL WILLIAMS had sack & PD in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & PD.

Game Odds

Indianapolis Colts            46.5

Kansas City Chiefs           – 6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 19, 2026

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