The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) don’t play this week on BYE towards a crucial highway matchup towards the Denver Broncos (8-5) (additionally on BYE) because the Horseshoe makes an attempt to usurp their fellow horse for the AFC’s remaining playoff spot (the #7 seed).
The Colts are coming off an exciting late comeback highway victory towards the New England Patriots, and a bit of greater than half of the Horseshoe Trustworthy (54%) are assured the franchise is headed in the precise course—up from simply 30% final week:
NFL.com signifies that the Colts have a 28% likelihood of constructing the playoffs—that means there’s nonetheless an opportunity—albeit it’s a little bit of a longshot. A victory towards Denver would definitely assist the Colts’ odds, who in any other case have a really favorable schedule to shut out the season.
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Talking of coincidences, that’s proper 28% of Colts followers consider that Indianapolis will make the playoffs this season, which precisely aligns with their present projection from NFL.com.
After Denver, who’s clearly a critical AFC playoff hopeful, the Colts play the likes of the Tennessee Titans (3-9), at New York Giants (2-10), and Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10).
Then again, the Broncos face the next opponents: on the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4), on the Cincinnati Bengals (4-8), and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (11-1).
Whereas it’s unclear if the Colts could make an precise late season playoff push, it’s fairly sure that issues ought to be pretty fascinating to shut out the 2024 season—to say the least.
