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10 Quick Facts Following the Chiefs Week 12 Victory Over Indianapolis | Upon Further Review

Here are some quick notes from the game

The Kansas City Chiefs completed a thrilling comeback on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Indianapolis Colts, 23-20, in overtime.

Here are some quick notes from the game.

1. The Chiefs outgained Indianapolis by a mark of 236 to 18 in the fourth quarter.

Indianapolis – which owned the league's top offense in virtually every metric through Week 11 – posted only 18 yards (and just 13 net yards) over its final four drives on Sunday.

Overall, the Colts matched a season-low in points (20) and set new season-lows in total yards (255), passing yards (181) and first downs (10). The Chiefs also became the first team to hold Indianapolis without a touchdown in a Goal-to-Go situation this year, doing so late in the third quarter. The Colts instead settled for a field goal, and as it turned out, it marked Indianapolis' final points of the game.

2. Kansas City forced four consecutive three-and-outs defensively to close out the game.

The Colts, who entered the game with a league-low 13 three-and-out possessions all season, recorded five three-and-outs on Sunday, including on each of their final four drives to close out the game.

For context, Indianapolis hadn't posted more than three possessions that ended with a three-and-out in a single game this season before doing so on four-straight drives – all at critical junctures – in Sunday's game.

3. Tailback Kareem Hunt earned a ton of tough yards.

Hunt turned in his top statistical game of the season on Sunday, churning his legs for a season-high 104 rushing yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. He also added another 26 yards through the air on three receptions.

The veteran running back picked up 10 first downs on Sunday, matching the second-most rushing first downs for any player in a single game this season. Four of those runs took place on either third or fourth down.

Hunt worked for his yards, too, breaking a season-high eight tackles according to Next Gen Stats.

4. Wide receiver Rashee Rice hauled in eight catches for a career-best 141 yards.

Rice, who caught three passes for just nine yards in the first half on Sunday, exploded for a 132-yard performance in the second half on five receptions. The majority of his catches took place at crucial moments, too.

For starters, two of Rice's receptions moved the chains on third down. He also played an absolutely pivotal role on Kansas City's game-tying series, catches passes of 47 yards and 19 yards, the latter of which took place on fourth down. Rice, who also caught a two-point conversion earlier in the game, then put a bow on his performance with a 21-yard catch on the Chiefs' game-winning drive in overtime.

Rice, who made his season-debut in Week 7, now ranks ninth in the NFL with 394 receiving yards during that span, and seventh in receptions (34).

Additionally, Kansas City – which didn't feature a 100-yard rusher or receiver in any of its first 10 games this year – tallied both on Sunday in Rice and Hunt.

5. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 35,000 career passing yards.

Mahomes, who completed 29-of-46 passes for 352 yards on Sunday, reached the 35,000-yard passing mark in the fewest games (123) in NFL history, breaking the record previously held by Matthew Stafford.

His 352 yards on Sunday marked his most in a single game since Week 7 of the 2023 season, and the 10 different pass-catchers he connected were a season-high.

6. The Chiefs held Colts' tailback Jonathan Taylor to just 58 rushing yards.

Taylor, who entered the game with the most rushing yards in the NFL, was held to just 58 yards on 16 carries in Sunday's game. It's also worth noting that he picked up 27 of those yards on one carry, meaning that he ran for only 31 yards on his other 15 attempts (an average of just 2.1 yards-per-carry).

According to Next Gen Stats, Taylor was hit behind the line of scrimmage on 62.5% of his carries on Sunday, marking a season-high.

7. The Chiefs pressured Colts' quarterback Daniel Jones on 40.6% of his dropbacks.

Kansas City generated a pressure rate of 40.6% on Daniel Jones during Sunday's game, according to Next Gen Stats. Jones completed 6-of-13 attempts for 47 yards when under pressure.

8. Kicker Harrison Butker tied a career-high with five field goals.

Butker nailed all five of his field goal attempts on Sunday, connecting on kicks of 28 yards, 48 yards, 22 yards, 25 yards and 27 yards. His final two kicks tied and won the game, respectively.

It matched the second-highest single-game tally of Butker's career, and his highest since hitting six field goals in Week 17 of the 2023 season.

9. The Chiefs are 17-1 in their last 18 home games.

Kansas City has now won 17 of its last 18 games (including the playoffs) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, compiling the best winning percentage at home (.944) of any team in the NFL during that span.

The Chiefs are 5-1 at home this season, winning each of their last five games in Kansas City.

10. The Chiefs' 11-point comeback marked their largest since Week 10 of last season.

Kansas City overcame an 11-point deficit on Sunday, matching their largest since engineering an 11-point comeback to beat the Denver Broncos in Week 10 of last year. It was the eighth comeback of 11 points or greater in Patrick Mahomes' brilliant career.

It all helped the Chiefs move to 6-5 on the season, and now with a quick turnaround to play the Dallas Cowboys up next, Kansas City will look to remain in the win column this upcoming Thursday.

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