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Week 12 Colts vs. Chiefs Game Thread

Week 12 Colts vs. Chiefs Game Thread

The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in week 12 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Fresh off of their bye the Colts travel to take on the 5-5 Chiefs.

This Chiefs offense struggles against man coverage and has struggled to run the football this season. Coincidently, Lou Anarumo wants nothing more than to play a lot of man coverage and for the first time in Indy, he has two former all-pro’s lining up at outside corner that will give him that ability. Defensively the Chiefs are good but...

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Colts announce inactives for Week 12 against the Chiefs

Colts announce inactives for Week 12 against the Chiefs

The Indianapolis Colts announced their inactives for Week 12 on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs, with no real surprises ahead of this critical AFC clash among potential conference contenders:

It looks as though undrafted rookie Jonathan Edwards, who’s made 3 starts for Indianapolis this season, is currently the ‘odd man out’ in the Colts cornerback room with the return of former All-Pro veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward from a second concussion—who may be on a bit of an initial pitch count.

However, it was cornerback Cameron Mitchell, who was actually waived from the 53-man roster upon Ward’s much anticipated...

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Where to Watch: Colts at Chiefs for Week 12

Where to Watch: Colts at Chiefs for Week 12

The Indianapolis Colts (8-2) travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs (5-5) (-3.5) at 1 PM EST for a key AFC clash down the season’s final stretch run here.

The Colts lead the league in scoring (at 32.1 avg. ppg.) while their defense surrenders the 9th fewest points (20.6 avg. ppg.)—and should be boosted with the return of starting outside All-Pro cornerback Charvarius Ward against his former team. It’ll mark the first time that both Ward and recently acquired fellow All-Pro outside cornerback Sauce Gardner have started opposite one another in a revamped Colts secondary.

Meanwhile...

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Report: Colts recently worked out two wideouts ahead of KC game

Report: Colts recently worked out two wideouts ahead of KC game

According to LockedOnColts’ (and former Stampede Blue contributor) Jake Arthur, the Indianapolis Colts worked out two wideouts ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Kansas City Chiefs: Cole Burgess and Jaylen Johnson.

The 6,0”, 200 pound Burgess was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted rookie free agent back in 2024, but has yet to appear in an NFL game and was waived as part of this year’s final 53-man roster cuts.

Here’s his NFL.com draft profile.

Meanwhile, Johnson is listed at 6’2”, 194 pounds and is formerly of the Los Angeles Chargers, where he spent the last two...

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Colts will have key All-Pro cornerback returning against Kansas City

Colts will have key All-Pro cornerback returning against Kansas City

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Saturday that veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward has been activated off injured reserve just in time to take on his former team, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the road at Arrowhead.

The Colts waived fellow cornerback Cameron Mitchell from the active roster in a corresponding move.

After suffering his second concussion this season, freakishly during pre-game warmups after a blindsided accidental collision with teammate, tight end Drew Ogletree, Ward has not played since Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders—having missed the team’s last 5 games recovering from his latest head injury.

During that time, [**Ward...

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Mahomes vs Anarumo: Game 7

Mahomes vs Anarumo: Game 7

The most anticipated Game 7 since the NBA Finals some months back, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is set to face off against defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. This rendition of an unstoppable force versus an immovable object features a book with six juicy chapters published already, with the series’ conclusion set to end this Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Of course, there’s a chance these two face off sometime down the road, but as far as this season goes, meeting again in the playoffs feels unlikely, although it’s...

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Indianapolis Colts Injury Report: LB Carlies Ruled OUT, CB Ward Is QUESTIONABLE

Indianapolis Colts Injury Report: LB Carlies Ruled OUT, CB Ward Is QUESTIONABLE

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Friday injury report for Week 12 of the NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs on the road for Sunday.

Linebacker Jaylon Carlies has been ruled OUT of Sunday’s game against the Chiefs with an ankle injury. Carlies had his 21 day practice window opened and even managed a week of full practice, but it appears he is not ready to make a full return just yet. The Colts will continue with their current linebacker rotation for now with Zaire Franklin and Germaine Pratt leading the way as starters.

Defensive end Tyquan Lewis has...

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Colts’ Shane Steichen offers encouraging injury update on Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle

Colts’ Shane Steichen offers encouraging injury update on Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle

According to head coach Shane Steichen, he’s “very optimistic” that Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner will return this year (via 1075 The Fan’s Kevin Bowen):

Unfortunately, Buckner won’t be eligible to return off injured reserve until Week 15 at the earliest on the road against the Seattle Seahawks, as he has to miss three more games (as the Colts Week 11 BYE doesn’t count towards the 4 games).

He’s reportedly been rehabbing in the Colts building at W. 56th Street.

Whether ‘year’ here means closer to the end of the calendar year or even with an eye towards...

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What is the backup plan if Daniel Jones can’t go for the Colts?

What is the backup plan if Daniel Jones can’t go for the Colts?

Let’s make this a quick article. There is no backup plan if Daniel Jones gets injured. Zero.

The backup plan, as flawed as it may be, is currently healing a broken orbital bone after being smacked in the face during pregame warmups. That was it. That was the whole plan if Jones went down at any point in the season. The Indianapolis Colts put all their eggs in Jones’ basket and slated an incredibly unlucky and oft-injured backup to take over if he went down. With Jones on the injury report as limited with a calf injury, fans are starting...

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Colts pass rusher Laiatu Latu is quietly coming into his own

Colts pass rusher Laiatu Latu is quietly coming into his own

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts‘ 2024 first-round pick is quietly emerging. Laiatu Latu was his draft class’s first defender selected at 15th overall; therefore, expectations were set by fans and analysts alike — he simply must be the best defender, and no grace period for acclimation is allowed. This, of course, is how casual followers of the sport grasp NFL Draft happenings. It makes brief, logical sense on the surface, but cannot be viewed in a vacuum.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard certainly didn’t make matters better with his post-draft selection reaction. He appeared more confident than arrogant in...

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PFF says Colts Sauce Gardner ‘remains gold standard at starting cornerback’ before Week 12

PFF says Colts Sauce Gardner ‘remains gold standard at starting cornerback’ before Week 12

According to PFF’s John Kosko (subscription), recently acquired Indianapolis Colts All-Pro Sauce Gardner remains ‘the gold standard at starting cornerback’—after his Week 10 debut in Germany for the Horseshoe:

Sauce Gardner remains the gold standard: Gardner’s 28% forced incompletion rate and 44% completion rate allowed both rank third in the NFL. His 13.8% open-target rate is the second best in the league, while his 73.74% lockdown rate leads all cornerbacks.

Further, per PFF, Gardner leads the league in their advanced coverage grade (5.545). For comparison’s sake, the Philadelphia Eagles Cooper DeJean (5.507) ranks 2nd best, while the Colts very...

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Indianapolis Colts Injury Report: QB1 Is Limited

Indianapolis Colts Injury Report: QB1 Is Limited

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Thursday injury report for Week 12 of the NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Quarterback Daniel Jones was limited at practice today with a calf injury. Jones was not in the injury report yesterday, so it would appear as if he injured his calf during practice. Jones being limited casts speculation on his availability for Sundays game against the Kansas City Chiefs but tomorrow will be a huge indicator. If Jones cannot play then it would likely be rookie Riley Leonard starting Sunday, which is less than ideal.

Linebacker Jaylon Carlies...

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