Colts Reacts Survey: Week 17

The Horseshoe Devoted have spoken this vacation season, and solely 24% of Indianapolis Colts followers consider that the franchise is headed in the proper route:

That’s barely up from 17% following the Colts’ residence win final weekend towards the lowly Tennessee Titans (3-12), however is properly inside the dregs of optimism. That being stated, the Colts have gone 5-5 of their final 10 video games, and their incapacity to beat any of the NFL’s higher competitors down the stretch this season will possible value them a wild card playoff spot.

With the Los Angeles Chargers massive street win on the New England Patriots on Saturday, the Colts have only a 9% now of creating the playoffs.

In actuality, their solely win towards the NFL’s higher competitors was at residence towards the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout Week 4. In any other case, the Colts have crushed up towards the league’s weaker competitors, and in addition had a nasty loss throughout Week 5 at Jacksonville.

Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has already been dominated out for Sunday on the street towards the New York Giants, that means Indianapolis will flip to veteran Joe Flacco once more.

Actually, it appears like one more misplaced season for Indianapolis, in an AFC South the place the main Houston Texans (9-7) haven’t been all that spectacular for a consecutive season.

The Colts incapacity to capitalize in one of many league’s weakest divisions but once more is regarding, particularly when it’s actually been a ‘lost decade’ for the Colts collectively.

The Colts haven’t made the playoffs since 2020, and so they haven’t gained the AFC South since 2014, having the longest drought of any divisional workforce to take action.