Thornton caught all four of his targets for 86 yards in Sunday's 33-30 overtime win against the Colts.
Thornton and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have struggled to get on the same page since before Mahomes' ACL injury. The quarterback-receiver duo missed no such deep balls Sunday, connecting each time Thornton was thrown to. The wide receiver played 47 of the Chiefs' 80 offensive snaps in the contest.