Indianapolis Colts defensive end Justin Houston spent the first eight years of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and admitted that he had some extra motivation going against the former squad. Houston compared it to having a new girlfriend, and it's someone you really want to show off.

“I'd be lying to say there wasn't (extra motivation),” Houston said after the game, via the team's official website. “That's just like your old girlfriend — you get a new girlfriend, you wanna show off.”

Houston didn't just play against the Chiefs; he was a big reason the team came away with the big upset on Sunday Night Football.

He finished the game with a sack, four tackles, and two tackles for loss, and one of those tackles came on a fourth and one with just over minutes left, that was the turning point in the game. After the game, Colts coach Frank Reich had nothing abut good things to say about the veteran leader.

“It was huge,” Reich said of Houston's performance. “I mean, even before the game as we break and he was all fired up, he had the whole team goin', gets the sack, great pressure all day, makes the fourth-down stop. I mean, those are massive plays. He is such a great player and such a good leader and such a good person — obviously I'm happy for all of us — I'm especially happy (for Justin). You love it when a guy does it the right way like Justin does it and then he gets rewarded with this win as a team and then he played great on top of it.”

The win over the Chiefs move them to 3-2 and helps them keep pace with the Houston Texans for first place in the AFC South. The Chiefs have a bye this upcoming week before a big showdown against the Texans next Sunday.