KC Chiefs: Top 5 Regular Season Games In Team History
Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
NUMBER 3: Revenge From The Red
Game: Chiefs vs Colts, Week 8
Date: October 31st, 2004
Fresh off of the “No Punt Game”, Peyton Manning and the Colts rolled back into town looking to down the Chiefs for the second year in-a-row. The Chiefs had other plans in mind.
After a quick, 52 yard touchdown pass from Manning to Marvin Harrison in the first quarter, we knew that the Colts were ready to play, and this game had no punt written all over it.
The Chiefs answered with a beautiful six play drive that ended with a 21 yard touchdown pass from Trent Green to Tony Gonzalez. After a stalled drive from the Colts to end the first quarter, Kansas City got the ball at the start of the second, ending with another beautiful drive orchestrated by Trent Green that resulted in a seven yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Morton. The Chiefs went up quick, 14-7.
After another stalled drive by the Colts, Kansas City got the ball back and Trent Green handed off to Priest Holmes on a 21 yard run that ended in a touchdown. The Chiefs would finish with a strong second quarter, scoring 24 points to the Colts lone touchdown from Manning toMarcus Pollard.
Chiefs lead 31-14 at half time.
The Colts opened the second half with a nice drive that ended with a 22 yard touchdown pass from Manning to Marvin Harrison. I mean the drive went so smooth for the Colts, you got that feeling that the Colts could turn this around quick. After one of four fumbles from the Chiefs on the day, the Colts got the ball back and scored quick again, this time it was Reggie Wayne on a 44 yard strike from Manning.
After the third quarter, the Chiefs still had the lead but barely, 31-28.
Kansas City struck first in the fourth, finishing off an 11 play drive with a one yard Priest Holmes touchdown, giving KC the 10 point lead, 38-28. Manning put together an eight play, 76 yard drive that only took 2:58 off the clock and ended with Manning’s 5th touchdown of the day and Reggie Wayne’s second.
Chiefs still lead 38-35.
Kansas City was desperate for a game clinching drive, as it was looking like the game would come down to the final possession. With 3:10 left on the clock, Green completed a touchdown pass to Tony G of 14 yards. His 5-for-5 performance on Kansas City’s last scoring drive was crucial, and his 14 straight completions in the first half was one short of Len Dawson‘s franchise record. Green was clutch.
Kansas City took the ten point lead 45-35, but, there was still a sense that the game was not over with just over three minutes on the clock. After a few quick throws that got the Colts within Chiefs territory, Manning fired a pass across the middle that resulted in a Greg Wesley interception. Game over.
Arrowhead erupted, as Manning walked off the field shaking his head with his hands in the air.
This was hands down, one of the best regular season games in Chiefs history. It was the only time the Chiefs have beaten Peyton Manning and the Chiefs finished with 590 yards, the Colts with 505 — the third-highest single-game total in NFL history.