The Chiefs' Super Bowl hopes aren't dead yet after they finally won a close game

The Kansas City Chiefs trailed the Indianapolis Colts by as many as 11 points with a minute left in the third quarter but came back to win 23-20.

On their way to a Super Bowl appearance last season, the Kansas City Chiefs could do no wrong in close games, posting an 12-0 record in games decided by one score or less.

Yet the Chiefs entered Week 12 of this season just 5-5 and facing the possibility of having a losing record through 11 games for the first time since 2012 because they were no longer the league's best team in the clutch — 0-5 in one-score games.

That changed, finally, Sunday against Indianapolis. Trailing by as many as 11 points with a minute left in the third quarter, the Chiefs scored the final 14 points to beat the Colts in overtime, 23-20.

The win gives Kansas City (6-5) a 59% chance to make the postseason; a loss would have dropped that likelihood to 31%, according to NFL statistics.

"This is exactly what we needed," Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. "Everybody made plays when we needed it."