Colts beat 49ers on Vinatieri's field goal in OT
INDIANAPOLIS -- Adam Vinatieri kicked four field goals, including a 51-yarder with 1:38 remaining in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 26-23 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Lucas Oil Stadium.
Colts running back Marlon Mack, who ran 22 yards for a third-quarter touchdown, ran 35 yards to the San Francisco 34-yard line to set up Vinatieri's game-winning field goal.
With the victory, Indianapolis (2-3) avoided being swept by the NFC West. The Los Angeles Rams, Arizona and Seattle defeated the Colts during the season's first four weeks by a combined 108-40 score.
The Colts' victory came on the day the organization inducted Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning into their Ring of Honor.
Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett finished 22-of-34 passing for 314 yards and one interception. 49ers' quarterback Brian Hoyer completed 29 of 46 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton caught seven passes for 177 yards for the Colts.
The Colts built a sizable lead in regulation time.
Brissett capped a six-play, 75-yard drive with 9:56 remaining, extending the Indianapolis lead to 23-9, using a 63-yard pass to Hilton and a 16-yard Mack run to the 49ers' 1-yard line as the catalyst.
San Francisco (0-4) cut the deficit to 23-16 with 8:00 to go on Hoyer's 6-yard touchdown pass to fullback Kyle Jusczcyk, capping a five-play, 79-yard drive.
The 49ers pulled even at 23 with 20 seconds remaining on Hoyer's fourth-down, 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Kittle, capping a 14-play, 89-yard drive.
Vinatieri kicked field goals of 52, 23 and 38 yards, helping the Colts build a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead. Those kicks capped drives of 41, 72 and 30 yards.
The 49ers got 28-, 43- and 40-yard field goals from Robbie Gould.
NOTES: The Colts lost MLB Anthony Walker with a hamstring injury ... Indianapolis entered Sunday's game ranked 25th in scoring at 17.8 points, and the 49ers entered ranked 26th at 16.5 ... The Colts improved to 2-1 at home, also defeating Cleveland in Lucas Oil.