The Indianapolis Colts made a statement in their NFL clash with the Kansas City Chief as they hammered their fellow playoff rivals by 16 points in their win at Arrowhead Stadium.
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The Chiefs had the perfect start to the game as Dexter McCluster returned the ball to the Chiefs' 41 from a punt and five plays later Jamaal Charles took a handoff from Alex Smith over the right side of the line to sprint all the way in for a 31-yard touchdown.
After a series of punts, the Colts' finally got on the scoreboard as Andrew Luck managed to engineer a drive to put his side into field-goal range against a rabid Chiefs defense and Adam Vinatieri fired his kick between the posts from 46 yards.
Indianapolis took heart from their success as they took the lead when Luck fired a short screen pass to Donald Brown and he weaved his way through several defenders to sprint into the endzone for a 33-yard touchdown.
Just before half time, Viantieri shot his side into a six-point advantage with a 46-yarder, but Ryan Succop had the chance to hit back with an effort from 47 yards; however, his kick went wide of the posts.
After the break, Robert Mathis made an impact on the game as he got to Smith in the pocket and stripped the ball from him, allowing the Colts to gather in the process.
On the next drive, Brown punished Smith for his error as he found a huge hole in the defense and brushed off several defenders to run for a 51-yard touchdown.
Another error from Smith led to more points on the board for the Colts as he threw a costly interception into the hands of Jerrell Freeman that allowed Vinatieri to kick a 36-yard field goal to extend his side's lead to 16 points, which was enough for the win.
Simon Sinclair
