Everything was on fire after last week’s shoutout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the Indianapolis Colts didn’t waver all week in their responses to the media and backed it up on Sunday.
It was a four-quarter effort to pull off the upset over the Kansas City Chiefs. The defense and special teams did their part to keep the Colts in the game while the offense was sputtering all afternoon. Then it all came together for the offense following a KC missed field goal and an unsportsmanlike penalty on Chris Jones that helped extend the drive for Indianapolis.
Matt Ryan helped lead the offense on a time-consuming drive to get the go-ahead score for his team. It wasn’t the prettiest win but a game like this can propel a team to go on a run after starting the season looking sluggish.
Here are five takeaways from the huge victory for the Colts: