US EditionColts' Shane Steichen on Not Going for It on 4th Down Late vs Chiefs
After losing a 23-20 overtime game, Colts coach Shane Steichen acknowledged late-game calls, including a punt and reduced rushing, cost the team an 11-point lead.
- On Nov 23, 2025, Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen studied the film and acknowledged his play-calling Monday after Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss at Kansas City, which hinged on a late fourth-down punt handing Patrick Mahomes under five minutes to tie or win.
- Departing from their usual approach, the Indianapolis Colts threw nine times on their final 12 plays and punted all four times, contradicting Shane Steichen's 'throw to score, run to win' philosophy despite a season-to-date fourth-down record of 17 of 21 and only 19 punts.
- Specific numbers show Indy became only the second team since at least 2000 to have four fourth-quarter or overtime possessions and go three-and-out each time, with Jonathan Taylor limited to four touches and Daniel Jones pressured on over 40% of dropbacks, per Next Gen Stats.
- With division rivals winning this week, the blown lead allowed Jacksonville and Houston to close in, making next Sunday's matchup against Houston practically a must-win for the Indianapolis Colts .
- Steichen vowed to self-evaluate and said, `We've gotta get better, and it starts with me,` admitting, `I could have called some runs there,` as Indianapolis Colts seek to end a four-year playoff drought.
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By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen reviewed the film, reconsidered his play calls during Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss in Kansas City, and acknowledged Monday that if he had handled the clock, the situations, and his own decisions differently, the Colts might not have blown an 11-point lead in the final nine minutes of regulation and failed to convert a first down in overtime. And if the Colts (8-3) …
By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen reviewed the film, reconsidered his play calls during Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss in Kansas City, and acknowledged Monday that if he had handled the clock, the situations, and his own decisions differently, the Colts might not have blown an 11-point lead in the final nine minutes of regulation and failed to convert a first down in overtime. And if the Colts (8-3) …
Coach Shane Steichen rethinking his play-calling that led to Colts' collapse at Kansas City
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen studied the film, reconsidered his play-calling during Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss at Kansas City and made an acknowledgment Monday.
Coach Shane Steichen rethinking his play-calling that led to Colts' collapse at Kansas City
Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen studied the film, reconsidered his play-calling during Sunday’s 23-20 overtime loss at Kansas City and made an acknowledgment Monday. Had he managed the clock, the situations and his own decisions differently, the Colts might not…
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