The first play of the 4th quarter saw Gary Brackett pickoff a short pass that was intended for Priest Holmes. Brackett returned it 3 yards and Peyton Manning and company had a very short field to work with. On their first play from the Chief 27 the Colts gave the ball to Edgerrin James who knifed for 5 quick yards. KC decided to key James on the next play to Peyton calmly hit Reggie Wayne for 10. James caught a dump pass for 5 to bring it down to the 7. Two plays later on a 3rd and 5 Manning hit a double covered Brandon Stokely for the TD. After the XP the score was now 35-27 Indy. Dante Hall returned the kickoff 25 yards, from his 22, to the 47. Trent Green hit Holmes for 3 yards on a 3rd and 2 to barely gain a 1st. Green hit Dante hall for a 6 yarder on the next play, but the slightly built Hall decided to cut back over the middle and Mike Doss dislodged the ball. Thankfully Priest Holmes made a heads up play and fell on it, so KC maintained possession. Green hit Tony Gonzalez with a nice slant to trap Indy, which had 8 men in the box. Two plays later Green hit Eddie Kennison for 13 as the Colts left him with single coverage while turning their attentions to Gonzalez and Johnnie Morton. Unable to muster up much of a rush the Colts sent the house at Green and Tony Richardson walked in with a 6 yard TD reception. Rather than be down by 1 the Chiefs elected to tie it with a 2 point conversion, which fell short when Green tried to force it into double coverage.Dominic Rhodes was able to return the kickoff to his 48 and just like that Peyton had a short field
to work with. A 21 yard play action pass to Reggie Wayne put the ball on KC's 29. Facing 3rd and 4 Manning saw that KC had 8 men in the box and he again went to Wayne...this time for a quick hitch and a first down for 5 yards. The turning point of the game was about to occur. Marvin Harrison grabbed the ball on his 12 and tried to turn it up field. While struggling for yardage the ball popped out. If KC recovers they stop the Colts cold and have the ball back with 5:21 left to play and down by two. Luckily for the Colts backup TE Ben Hartsock was able to scoop it up and keep the driving going. Two plays later on a 3rd and 4, James rushed for 6 and another first down. KC loaded 8 men in the box again in an attempt to stop James from running into the end zone, but wound up getting burned on a play action pass to Harrison. The score was now IND 42, KC 33 with 
3:54 left. An average Dante Hall run back gave KC the ball on their own 27. Green decided to force the ball into a double covered Eddie Kennison, but instead it wound up in Cato June's hands. June returned the ball 36 yards and once again Manning had the shortest of short fields to work with. With 3:37 left to play Manning and company had only 10 yards to go to put it out of reach. After no gain on 1st down Peyton Manning again read 8 men in the box and again hit Marvin Harrison for the TD to salt it away. Indy has won 5 of their last 6 contests to move one game behind the Chargers.
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