AFC: Indianapolis Colts 10.2C Kansas City Chiefs 7 1995–96 NFL playoffs
at arrowhead stadium, kansas city, missouri
game time: 4:00 p.m. est/3:00 p.m. cst
game weather: 14 °f (−10 °c), clear
game attendance: 77,594
referee: jerry markbreit
tv announcers (nbc): dick enberg, phil simms, , paul maguire
the chiefs, held league s best record during regular season (13–3), heavily favored beat 9–7 colts, particularly since indianapolis star running marshall faulk inactive due injury, along defensive lineman tony siragusa due illness. end of game, kansas city lost 4 turnovers , kicker lin elliot missed 3 field goals en route 10–7 colts upset.
after first 4 possessions of game resulted in punts, kansas city scored on quarterback steve bono s 20-yard touchdown wide receiver lake dawson 29 seconds left in first quarter on drive covered 62 yards in 5 plays. indianapolis countered long methodical 18-play drive in converted 5 third downs , 1 fourth down on way jim harbaugh s 5-yard touchdown pass receiver floyd turner tie game. harbaugh had made several key plays on drive, converting 3rd , 11 18-yard scramble , 3 plays later finding receiver aaron bailey 13-yard completion on 3rd , 10. running lamont warren made big play converting 4th , 1 situation 4-yard gain. later on, colts kicker cary blanchard missed 47-yard field goal attempt 57 seconds left in half. kansas city drove colts 17-yard line, have elliot hit uprights 35 yards out.
in third period, colts defensive ashley ambrose intercepted pass bono @ midfield, setting blanchard s 30-yard field goal give team lead. in fourth quarter, chiefs reached indianapolis 22-yard line, got missed field goal, 1 39 yards 10:36 left play. indianapolis failed gain first down next 2 drives, while bono threw consecutive interceptions, 1 linebacker quentin coryatt , cornerback eugene daniel. after coryatt interception, colts had chance increase lead, blanchard missed field goal attempt 49 yards out. 4:12 left in game, rich gannon replaced bono , led chiefs own 18 colts 25-yard line. 42 seconds left, elliot missed third field goal of day, 42-yard attempt, , indianapolis escaped win.
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