Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 284553)

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When the Chiefs played the Eagles on a nationally-televised ) Monday Night Football ) game during the Colts' bye-week, I had stated that the only way in which that game would be relevant to the Colts would if the Chiefs lost to the Eagles, it would be their 3rd loss of the season ...... so if the Colts ran the table to finish at 12-5 and the Chiefs lost 2 additional games, the Colts could win the AFC South and perhaps win the tie-breaker against the Chiefs. Since the Colts already beat the Ravens, that scenario could very well give the Colts the #1 seed in the AFC, and a 1st-round bye.

ESPN ) recently made a chart for their AFC playoff projections ...... according to them, the Colts have a 44% chance to make the playoffs, a 3% chance to win the AFC South, and a less-than-1% chance to clinch a 1st-round bye ...... that chart's projections puts my comment in regard to the chances of the Chiefs-Eagles game being relevant to the Colts into perspective.



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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 286156)

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C.J. Stroud was having a bad day, and he went out of the game in the 4th quarter after banging the back of his head against the turf ...... not a good day for our division rivals.

This was a wasted opportunity for the Colts to put some more space in between themselves and a team that they have already beaten once so far this season.

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Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 286161)

It was a wasted opportunity to tie for the division lead, with the Jaguars likely losing to the Ravens next week.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 286174)

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That's what I thought, also ...... winning the division title should be on the Colts' minds more than getting a Wildcard spot, especially with Trevor Lawrence being out for the season ...... I wanted to include the failures of Stroud and the Texans, also.

The Ravens are also losing, and we beat them head-on ...... if the Colts had won today, running the table, winning the division, and getting the tie-breaker over the Ravens would have been a very real possibility ...... but with the loss to the Bengals today, catching the Ravens is now very likely a pipe-dream.

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Originally Posted by CletusPyle (Post 286187)

He played today ...... he is diminished but still able to play.

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 286242)

So, both the people on Sunday night football and Florio still have the Colts in the 7th playoff spot and the Bengals out with the same records.

How is that accurate? Cincy has the head to head tiebreaker, don’t they? Both are 7-6.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...os-for-week-14

Originally Posted by Dewey 5 (Post 286246)

1. Ravens: 10-3
2. Dolphins: 9-3
3. Chiefs: 8-5
4. Jaguars: 8-5


5. Browns: 8-5
6. Steelers: 7-6
7. Colts: 7-6

8. Texans: 7-6
9. Broncos: 7-6
10. Bengals: 7-6
11. Bills: 7-6

Indianapolis Colts (7-6), second place, AFC South. The Colts maintained the second wild card despite losing to the Bengals because they hold the next conference tiebreaker after the Steelers. Indianapolis hosts Pittsburgh, the team just ahead of it, next. The Colts remain a game behind the Jaguars in the divison and even with the Texans.