From the Top of the World
 

to the bottom of the sea.

It wasn't that long ago that when meeting other football fans and telling them I'm a Colts fan, there was genuine admiration and usually a statement like "they're looking really good" Say that now, and there's a pitiful look similar to what you might see if your dog just got run over by a truck.

Oh well, I think it's 60 days until pitchers and catchers report.

That is life in the NFL. "Not For Long' does not only apply to the average length of an NFL career (less than 3 years).

Most NFL teams are only a couple of injuries/plays to the right/wrong folks away from either being able to win....or lose....close games.

LA Rams - 7 point loss
Steelers - 7 point loss
KC Chiefs - 3 point loss
Texans - 4 point loss
Jaguars - 17 point loss

Dolphins - 25 point win
Broncos - 1 point win
Titans - 21 point win
Raiders - 34 point win
Cardinals - 4 point win
Chargers - 14 point win
Titans - 24 point win
Falcons - 6 point win

Only one decisive loss and five decisive wins. The other seven games were crapshoots.

Not For Long. A couple of plays either way and those seven one score games go a different direction.

o


I would say that the point-differential in the Rams game and the Steelers game are deceptive ...... the Rams game was closer than the final deficit might seem had you not watched the game, and the Steelers game was not as close as the final deficit in that game might make it seem.

In the Rams game, the Colts led by 7 points in the 4th quarter, and had several chances to win the game that they blew (Jonathan Taylor had a TD called back because of an illegal block by Adonai Mitchell, and they also had to settle for a field goal when the Rams fumbled deep in their own territory earlier in the 4th quarter ...... a TD in that situation would have given the Colts a 24-13 lead, and that may have been a knockout punch.)

The Steelers game, while technically a one-possession game, was dominated by the Steelers throughout. The Steelers led the game by a score of 27-10 with less than 5 minutes to play in the 4th quarter before the Colts added 10 points, 3 of which came with only 9 seconds left to play ...... the Colts hung in there until the final gun, but they were thoroughly outplayed while sustaining a mind-boggling 6 turnovers.


All of that said, I generally agree with your overall point/post.

o