Chiefs-Colts rivalry

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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: {{{Color|LightSteelBlue}}};" | Kansas City Chiefs–Indianapolis Colts
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! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Regular Season History
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| '''First Meeting''' || [[September 28]], [[1970]]
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| '''First Result''' || Chiefs 44, Colts 24
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Last Meeting''' || [[January 6]], [[2007]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Last Result''' || Colts 23, Chiefs 8
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Next Meeting''' || TBD
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Rivalry status''' || 19 meetings
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Largest victory''' || Chiefs 44, Colts 24 <small>([[1970 NFL season|1970]])</small>
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Smallest victory''' || Colts 10, Chiefs 7 <small>([[1995 NFL season|1995]])</small> <br> Colts 13, Chiefs 10 <small>([[2007 NFL season|2007]])</small>
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Current Streak''' || Colts-W2
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''All-Time Series''' || Colts 11-7
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! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Post Season History
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| '''Last Meeting''' || [[January 7]], [[2007]]
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| '''Last Result''' || Colts 23, Chiefs 8
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''All-Time Postseason Series''' || Colts 3 - Chiefs 0
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! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Playoff and Championship Success
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''SUPER Bowl Wins''' || '''Colts''': V (1970), XLI (2006) <br> '''Chiefs''': IV (1969)
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The '''[[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[Indianapolis Colts]]''' of the [[National Football League]] are considered to be modern '''"[[NFL Playoffs|playoff rivals]]"''' <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"> [http://www.kcchiefs.com/media/misc/afc_wild_card_indianapolis_1_6_07.pdf Chiefs vs. Colts – AFC Wild Card Playoffs – 6 January 2007] ([[PDF]] format)</ref> especially in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. In [[National Football League playoffs, 2006-07|2007]], the Colts defeated the Chiefs in the playoffs for the third time in eleven years.

The Colts won the most recent regular season meeting between the two clubs by a 13-10 count at the [[RCA Dome]] on [[November 19]], [[2007]].<ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/> The Colts hold a 3-0 playoff record over the Chiefs, their most recent coming on their way to victory in [[Super Bowl XLI]].

==History==
The Chiefs hold an 0-4 regular season record at the [[RCA Dome]]. The Chiefs’ last road victory against the Colts was a 38-28 decision at Baltimore on [[December 21]], [[1980]]. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/> In both '95 and 2003, the Chiefs had a 13-3 campaign derailed by Indianapolis. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/> The two [[NFL Playoffs|AFC Divisional Playoff]] tilts in this series at [[Arrowhead Stadium]] are unquestionably the most memorable contests in Chiefs-Colts history. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/>

Since the [[AFL-NFL merger]] in [[1970 NFL season|1970]], the Chiefs and Colts have squared off 19 times in regular and post-season play, with Indianapolis holding a 11-7 advantage. In regular season action, the Colts hold an 9-7 edge against Kansas City. Indianapolis also owns victories in the three previous post-season outings both at Arrowhead Stadium twice and the RCA Dome once. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/>

Kansas City posted a 5-3 record against the Colts while they were stationed in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], but has just a 2-8 mark against them since the franchise relocated to [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] in [[1984 NFL season|1984]]. Kansas City claimed a 20-7 win in the team’s first-ever meeting against the Indianapolis incarnation of the Colts on [[November 24]], [[1985]] and snapped a six-game losing streak against the franchise in 2004 with a 45-35 victory on [[Halloween]]. The Chiefs are 0-3 on the road against the Colts since the team relocated in Indianapolis, with the Colts winning the last meeting in Indianapolis by a 13-10 count at the RCA Dome on [[November 18]], [[2007]]. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/>

===Similarities between teams===
The Colts of the modern day and the Chiefs of the 1990's are considered to be very similar. <ref name=Chiefs fans">Gretz, Bob. [http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/01/05/gretz_chiefs_fanscolts_fans_know_the_pain/ Chiefs fans, Colts fans know the pain], ''KCChiefs.com'', 5 January 2007.</ref> The Chiefs went to the playoffs in six straight seasons from 1990 to 1995, while the Colts have gone to the playoffs for five consecutive seasons (2002-2006). <ref name=Chiefs fans"/> Both teams prior to the [[2006 NFL season]] had not participated in the [[Super Bowl]] since 1970 (Chiefs) and 1971 (Baltimore Colts) respectively. <ref name=Chiefs fans"/>

In [[2003 NFL season|2003]], both teams had the NFL's top two offenses, with Kansas City first<ref name="2003 Kansas City Chiefs">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan2003.htm Pro Football Reference — 2003 Kansas City Chiefs]</ref> and Indianapolis second<ref name="2003 Indianapolis Colts">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt2003.htm Pro Football Reference — 2003 Indianapolis Colts]</ref> out of 32 teams. The Chiefs started the season 9-0 with [[kick returner]] [[Dante Hall]] returning 4 kicks for touchdowns and [[Priest Holmes]] breaking [[Marshall Faulk]]'s single-season touchdown record. The Colts had the second best offense in the league <ref name="2003 Indianapolis Colts"/> with [[quarterback]] [[Peyton Manning]] and [[wide receiver]] [[Marvin Harrison]]'s offensive gameplan blooming.

=== 1995-96 playoffs ===
{{see|NFL playoffs, 1995-96}}
In [[NFL playoffs, 1995-96]], the underdog Colts defeated the Chiefs 10-7 at [[Arrowhead Stadium]] <ref name="1995 Indianapolis Colts">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt1995.htm Pro Football Reference — 1995 Indianapolis Colts]</ref><ref name="1995 Kansas City Chiefs">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt1995.htm Pro Football Reference — 1995 Kansas City Chiefs]</ref>. Three Kansas City interceptions and three missed [[Field goal (football)|field goals]] from [[placekicker|kicker]] [[Lin Elliot]] doomed the Chiefs <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/> in a contest played with a -9 windchill as the Colts advanced to the [[AFC Championship Game]]<ref name="1995 Indianapolis Colts"/> at [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] to come within a game of [[Super Bowl [...]]]. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/>

=== 1996 Season ===
The Colts played the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium during week 16 of the season. The Chiefs entered the game with a record of 9-5 and the Colts with a record of 8-6. The Colts edged out the Chiefs 24-19 and improved to 9-6 while the Chiefs fell to 9-6. In the final week of the season the Colts received the final playoff spot over the Chiefs because of the tie-breaker.

The Colts victory over the Chiefs was even more impressive considering the Chiefs home field advantage and great home-field winning percentage. The Chiefs would not lose another home game at Arrowhead in December until 2006.

=== 2003-04 playoffs ===
{{see|NFL playoffs, 2003-04}}
In [[NFL playoffs, 2003-04]], both the Chiefs and Colts had the NFL’s most powerful offenses <ref name="2003 Kansas City Chiefs"/><ref name="2003 Indianapolis Colts"/>. The Colts beat the Chiefs again at [[Arrowhead Stadium]] with a score of 38-31 in a shootout <ref name="2003 Kansas City Chiefs"/><ref name="2003 Indianapolis Colts"/>. The game was the only playoff game in NFL history to have no punts from either team’s kicking squads. <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/>

Despite a 92-yard kickoff returned for a [[touchdown]] from [[wide receiver]] [[Dante Hall]] and a franchise playoff record 176 rushing yards from [[running back]] [[Priest Holmes]], <ref name="Chiefs vs. Colts"/> Colts [[quarterback]] [[Peyton Manning]] was near perfect throwing for 304 yards and 3 touchdowns. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.about.com/cs/2003nflplayoffs/a/aa011104.htm|title=Manning, Offense Nearly Perfect Again|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/16395337.htm?source=rss&channel=kansas_kansas_city_chiefs|title=Witchita Eagle - Chiefs Playoffs history|accessdate=2007-01-13}}</ref>

=== 2006-07 playoffs ===
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In [[National Football League playoffs, 2006-07|2007]], the Colts defeated the Chiefs 23-8 at the [[RCA Dome]]<ref name="2006 Indianapolis Colts">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt2006.htm Pro Football Reference — 2006 Indianapolis Colts]</ref> despite anticipation that the Chiefs’ [[Larry Johnson (football)|Larry Johnson]] would break through the Colts’ dismal run defense. That past season, the Colts had the NFL’s worst run-defense, while [[Larry Johnson (football)|Larry Johnson]] carried the ball for an NFL record 416 times and gained nearly 1,800 rushing yards.<ref name="2006 Kansas City Chiefs">[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan2006.htm Pro Football Reference — 2006 Kansas City Chiefs]</ref>

Unlike the team’s previous playoff meeting which was all about offense, the story of the 2007 game was the team’s respective defenses. Kansas City recorded three interceptions, two coming from [[cornerback]] [[Ty Law]], but the Chiefs’ offense could not record a first down in the first forty minutes of the game. The Colts went on to win [[Super Bowl XLI]] later in the playoffs. <ref name="2006 Indianapolis Colts"/>

== See also ==
* [[Significant rivalries in the NFL|Rivalries in the NFL]]
* [[NFL Playoffs]]
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
* [[Indianapolis Colts]]
* [[Chiefs-Raiders rivalry]]
* [[Colts-Patriots rivalry]]

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