Kansas City, Mo. ? Sunday turned out to be a big day for a certain quarterback from Indiana.

Or did you forget where Trent Green played his college ball?

Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning put up bigger numbers, throwing for 472 yards and five scores, but he missed several open receivers and threw an interception in the closing minutes that sealed the Kansas City Chiefs’ 45-35 victory.

Green was 27-for-34 for 389 yards with no interceptions, giving him a quarterback rating of 143.8 for the game.

“What can you say about Peyton Manning? Wow. What a man,” Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said. “But what about Trent Green? That’s his third highest quarterback-efficiency rating in his career.”

Green, who earned his first Pro Bowl bid last season, was nothing if not efficient Sunday. He found open receivers on high-percentage routes, often in position for them to make significant runs after the catch.

“He’s playing outstanding football right now,” said tight end Tony Gonzalez, who caught two touchdown passes and finished with 125 yards on eight receptions. “He’s definitely showing that he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the league.”

Green completed 15 of his first 16 passes, including a 14-completion streak that was just one short of Len Dawson’s 15 straight in 1967. And in the fourth quarter, with the Chiefs’ 17-point halftime lead down to three, he was 5-for-5 on a drive that ended with Gonzalez’s second TD catch for a 45-35 lead.

On that drive, Green hit Eddie Kennison for what looked to be a short gain on third-and-six — and Kennison turned it into a 21-yard gain.

“I was trying to look for my underneath guys, because all we needed was six yards for the first down,” Green said. “I didn’t want to try pushing the ball up the field and take a risky throw there. … Eddie did a great job working with me.”

A healthy ground game — Priest Holmes ran for 143 yards and scored three touchdowns — helped keep the Colts from keying on Green, who was sacked only once.

And with the Chiefs scoring all eight of their touchdowns on the ground in last week’s 56-10 win over Atlanta, even Green thought Kansas City might rely more on the run against the Colts.

“We didn’t anticipate throwing the ball around like we did,” Green said. “It’s nice to know that when they call on us — from a receiver’s standpoint, a quarterback’s standpoint, we can get the job done.”