Colts 2023 A Time To Change

[tbhausen]

Excellent playoff analysis here:

AFC Playoff standings, odds, tiebreakers remaining schedules: Colts hold No. 7 seed entering Week 16 as AFC South race gets tighter

The Colts retained possession of the AFC No. 7 seed with their Week 15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and moved within one game of the Jacksonville Jaguars for first place in the AFC South.

www.colts.com

 

[nipprdog]

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[tbhausen]

Luckily, this hit wasn’t as helmet-to-helmet as I thought. If his neck is OK, maybe he’ll be good on the concussion.

https://x.com/_mlfootball/status/1736205522343256150?s=46&t=s6NySc5uQu4M_G9V2zutrQ

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Browns vs Texans next week
Browns vs Bengals week 18

Somebody’s gotta lose those games, technically they could tie I guess.

 

[chipbennett]

Wait, I thought Levis was injury-proof?

I'm glad it (apparently) wasn't serious. It looked... really bad in real-time.

 

[chipbennett]

Browns vs Texans next week….

Honestly we should probably root for the Browns, which is infuriating.

No. Root for the Texans. The Colts essentially must beat the Texans in Week 18, to have a chance at the playoffs. So, might as well have a scenario in which both the Texans and the Browns have fewer wins/more losses than the Colts.

 

[chipbennett]

Just tell me you're not watching these games. If you were you would know.

He's right. Levis plays with far more reckless abandon than Richardson. He's been very lucky with respect to avoiding injuries, and I hope that he continues to do so, because I don't wish injuries on anyone. But let's not pretend that we don't see what everyone who watches him play clearly sees.

 

[chipbennett]

No, but lets be real about it. AR has potential but has done nothing on the field. GM is your QB. AR should have sit behind him from the get-go and learned the pro game. Throwing a young QB to the wolves rarely works out.

I question the football acumen of anyone who claims that Minshew plays the Steichen offensive scheme better than AR. It's not a close call.

 

[chipbennett]

Jags remaining schedule:
@ Bucs
vs Panthers
@ Titans

Texans remaining schedule:
vs Browns
vs Titans
@ Colts

Colts remaining schedule:
@ Falcons
vs Raiders
vs Texans

Jags would have to lose 2 of 3 for the Colts to have a chance at the division and that’s hard to imagine.

Honestly looking like a long shot for the Colts to even get in the playoffs at 10-7 with all of the tiebreakers and the way that everybody else just keeps winning.

Jags: 8-6
Colts: 8-6

If the Colts win out, then the Jags only need to lose one of their last three for the Colts to win the division outright.

 

[chipbennett]

Browns vs Texans next week
Browns vs Bengals week 18

Somebody’s gotta lose those games, technically they could tie I guess.

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In any scenario, if the Colts win out and the Jags lose even one of their final 3 games, the Colts win the division. I don't see any particularly realistic scenarios that move an AFC South-winning Colts any higher than the 4 seed.

If the Jags win out, they win the division and the Colts must still fight for a WC. So, in that case, the Colts' playoff chances/seeding are best-improved if:

1. Week 16: Texans defeat the Browns (Browns 6 losses)
2. Week 18: Bengals defeat the Browns (Browns 7 losses)
3. Week 18: Dolphins defeat the Bills (Bills 7 losses)
4. Week 18: Chiefs defeat the Bengals (Bengals 7 losses)
5. Week 18: Colts defeat the Texans (Texans 7 losses)

Assuming the Colts win out, the above scenario puts the Colts ahead of all remaining Wild Card teams, at the 5 seed, as the only WC with 6 losses.

(And I'll remind: the real Colts record is now 9 - 5, and the real Browns record is 8 - 6. So the NFL is currently thoroughly screwing the Colts.)

 

[ChristianPatriot]

In any scenario, if the Colts win out and the Jags lose even one of their final 3 games, the Colts win the division. I don't see any particularly realistic scenarios that move an AFC South-winning Colts any higher than the 4 seed.

If the Jags win out, they win the division and the Colts must still fight for a WC. So, in that case, the Colts' playoff chances/seeding are best-improved if:

1. Week 16: Texans defeat the Browns (Browns 6 losses)
2. Week 18: Bengals defeat the Browns (Browns 7 losses)
3. Week 18: Dolphins defeat the Bills (Bills 7 losses)
4. Week 18: Chiefs defeat the Bengals (Bengals 7 losses)
5. Week 18: Colts defeat the Texans (Texans 7 losses)

Assuming the Colts win out, the above scenario puts the Colts ahead of all remaining Wild Card teams, at the 5 seed, as the only WC with 6 losses.

(And I'll remind: the real Colts record is now 9 - 5, and the real Browns record is 8 - 6. So the NFL is currently thoroughly screwing the Colts.)

Colts actually have slightly better odds at making the 3-seed then the 5-seed.

 

[Ingomike]

Zack Moss optimistic about playing this week after X-rays on shoulder are negative

Colts running back Zack Moss exited Saturday's game against the Steelers with a shoulder injury, but he's optimistic about playing on Sunday against the Falcons.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Ingomike]

Pickett may return for the Steelers, maybe hand a loos to the Bengals…

 

[Ingomike]

Falcons may start Taylor Heinicke this week

Desmond Ridder's late interception helped hand the Panthers a win on Sunday.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Ingomike]

WOW!

“The Steelers will be without Damontae Kazee for the rest of the 2023 season.“

“The NFL announced on Monday that Kazee has been suspended without pay for the final three games of the regular season, plus any potential postseason games, for repeated violations of player health and safety rules.“

“Kazee was ejected for his hit on receiver Michael Pittman in the second quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Colts.”

Damontae Kazee suspended for rest of 2023 season

The Steelers will be without Damontae Kazee for the rest of the 2023 season.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[ChristianPatriot]

WOW!

“The Steelers will be without Damontae Kazee for the rest of the 2023 season.“

“The NFL announced on Monday that Kazee has been suspended without pay for the final three games of the regular season, plus any potential postseason games, for repeated violations of player health and safety rules.“

“Kazee was ejected for his hit on receiver Michael Pittman in the second quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Colts.”

Damontae Kazee suspended for rest of 2023 season

The Steelers will be without Damontae Kazee for the rest of the 2023 season.

www.nbcsports.com

Good. Get that bum out of the league.

 

[tbhausen]

That was one hell of a football game. I can’t stand the Eagles so I enjoyed it immensely.

 

[IndyGal65]

That was one hell of a football game. I can’t stand the Eagles so I enjoyed it immensely.

That, and I won my fantasy football game by 1.76 points. Had #11 caught that last ball, I wouldn't have won. It's a game of inches I tell ya.

 

[tbhausen]

That, and I won my fantasy football game by 1.76 points. Had #11 caught that last ball, I wouldn't have won. It's a game of inches I tell ya.

Well done! That makes the Eagles loss twice as awesome.

 

[tbhausen]

Another post just because I wanted to have #3500