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Originally Posted by IndyNorm
I hate Belicheat as much as the next guy, but the reason they missed the playoffs that year was due to the NFL's shitty playoff rules and seeding that rewards teams for playing in a crap division. 7 and 8-win teams shouldn't be making the playoffs over 10+ win teams, nor should they be hosting playoff games against teams with much better records.
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That's what really still stings me about what happened to the Colts in 2008. They went 12-4,
AND they beat the Chargers on their home-field in San Diego ...... but the Colts still had to go on the road in the post-season because those 8-8 Chargers won their division. They wound up losing in overtime at Jack Murphy Stadium.
2 things about that 2008 Colts team really stood out to me ...... one, they were hot as a pistol over the final 2 and-a-half months of that season. They started the season at 3-4 while Manning's knee was still recovering from surgery in July. As Manning's knee began to feel better, the Colts ran off 9 straight wins to close out the season. The other thing is that they beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers in Pittsburgh during that 9-game winning streak. I felt that the Colts were the only AFC team that truly had a chance to beat the Steelers that post-season. Unfortunately, we never got to see that match-up because of their loss to the 8-8 Chargers in San Diego.
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