Jaguars back home after storm kept flight on tarmac 7 hours

The  Jacksonville Jaguars arrived home early this morning after the winter storm that snarled travel across the central United States delayed them in Indianapolis following Sunday's 26-23 loss to the Colts.

The team's charter was delayed for seven hours, with players and staff remaining on the plane on the tarmac at Indianapolis International Airport. The chartered flight touched down Monday in Jacksonville at 2:50 a.m. ET.

Indianapolis was among the cities under a winter storm warning into Monday. The National Weather Service forecast called for heavy snow at times, an accumulation of 2 to 5 inches, freezing drizzle and wind gusts of up to 40 mph in central Indiana.

The Jaguars had hoped to get out of Indianapolis before the worst of it, but their game against the Colts went to overtime and caused the players, coaches and staff to get stuck until their flight was finally cleared to leave at 1 a.m. ET. It delayed owner Shad Khan's scheduled meeting with coach Doug Pederson to decide their path moving forward.

The Kansas City Chiefs decided to remain overnight in Denver following their game against the Broncos because of the storm.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.