During the Indianapolis Colts’ improbable 19-13 victory over reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 of the NFL slate, NBC Sports sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya told a short tale about the Colts’ new identity on the offensive side of the football: running the damn ball.
Former Notre Dame guard (and all-around bad ass) Quenton Nelson took a cue from a hat he saw and ordered a few hats in a Colts-colored scheme that simply read “RUN THE DAMN BALL” in big blue letters. The Colts did just that against the Chiefs, riding a 45-carry, 180-yard performance on the ground to one of the league’s more surprising results of the young season.