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Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker shine as Chiefs beat Colts 33-30 in OT

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 21). Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker shine as Chiefs beat Colts 33-30 in OT. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/patrick-mahomes-kenneth-walker-harrison-butker-nfl-chiefs-colts-rcna598927

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In a thrilling overtime game, Patrick Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns while Kenneth Walker ran for 117 yards as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Indianapolis Colts 33-30. The victory came after Harrison Butker kicked two field goals in OT, including the winner from 40 yards out with no time left. Jonathan Taylor had 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns for the Colts, who were led by Daniel Jones’s 210 passing yards and a touchdown but lost despite tying the game on a disputed fumble ruling that went against them earlier in overtime.
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Chiefs ORG · 4× Colts ORG · 3× Butker PERSON · 2× Treadwell PERSON · 2× Walker PERSON · 2× Harrison Butker PERSON · 1× Kenneth Walker III PERSON · 1× Patrick Mahomes PERSON · 1× the Indianapolis Colts ORG · 1× the Kansas City Chiefs ORG · 1×

Narrative

Harrison Butker kicked two field goals in overtime, the second a 40-yarder that Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III set up as time expired, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.
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Harrison Butker kicked two field goals in overtime, the second a 40-yarder that Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III set up as time expired, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 33-30 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. asserted
time → kick → night
Mahomes finished with 382 yards passing and three touchdowns, Walker ran for 117 yards, and Travis Kelce looked like a younger version of himself with nine catches for 101 yards and a score as the Chiefs improved to 2-0. asserted
Chiefs → finish → 2
Daniel Jones had 210 yards passing with a touchdown and a pick for the Colts. asserted
Jones → have → Colts
Jonathan Taylor had 92 yards rushing and two TDs. asserted
Taylor → have → yards
The Chiefs thought they had won the game earlier in overtime on a bizarre sequence of events. asserted
they → think → events
Butker kicked a 31-yard field goal to give them the lead, and the Colts (0-2) responded on their possession by having Jones throw deep to Laquon Treadwell, who had beaten L’Jarius Snead. asserted
who → kick → Snead
Treadwell appeared to be bobbling the ball as he hit the ground, got up after he had completed the catch, had the ball popped loose and watched as the Chiefs pounced on it. asserted
Chiefs → appear → it
The play was ruled a fumble on the field, but the officials reviewed it and determined Treadwell was down by contact. asserted
Treadwell → rule → contact
That gave the Colts a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but they ended up having to settle for Spencer Shrader’s tying 38-yard field goal. asserted
they → give → goal
The Chiefs took over once more with 3:11 left in the extra session, and they handed off to Walker on three straight plays to reach midfield. asserted
they → take → midfield
But the backbreaker for Indianapolis was a 22-yard pass to the running back, which set up Butker’s winning kick. asserted
which → set → kick
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