Good weekend for the Colts

[Colts20593]

Today has been very good for our Colts. With our next closes competitors (SD,Miami) both losing. Helps us out a lot in the big picture.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffrace

[PrincetonTiger]

very true

[Smonroe]

Today has been very good for our Colts. With our next closes competitors (SD,Miami) both losing. Helps us out a lot in the big picture.

http://www.cbssports...ngs/playoffrace

Yes, we're in charge of our own fate but any help is appreciated. Now if KC should upset the Steelers tonight, we know the football gods are with us.

[SteelCityColt]

Yes, we're in charge of our own fate but any help is appreciated. Now if KC should upset the Steelers tonight, we know the football gods are with us.

That or a sign of the apocalypse ;) , still any given Sunday.

[Jules]

Yeah I am not sure I can hope for a KC win . Giants are letting me down lately, can't they beat anyone in the AFC? Sigh.

[Jules]

And yeah SD/Miami losing is nice. NICE NICE NICE.

Football Gods, we are listening and we appreciate YOU.

[PrincetonTiger]

Yeah I am not sure I can hope for a KC win . Giants are letting me down lately, can't they beat anyone in the AFC? Sigh.

I will be rooting for KC

[Ohio Colt]

Is Quinn or Cassel playing tonight for KC

[Colts20593]

Is Quinn or Cassel playing tonight for KC

Cassel, and the game is tommorow night, tonight is Texans @ Daaaaa Bears

[Ohio Colt]

Kind of want Texans to lose so we can get back in the division talk

[Boiler_Colt]

Look for Cinci to jump back in the wild card race. They shredded the G-men today

[Ohio Colt]

Cincy I think is going to be our real competition for the 6th spot

[dw49]

Looking at the records and schedules , it appears to me that Cinn. at 4-5 is our biggest threat for the last playoff spot. They have games left with Pitt and Balt that might not mean a whole lot to those two teams as they are good enough to coast into the playoffs. So we have a two game lead .... plus the first tie breaker would be conference record and thus far all 5 of Cinn's losses are in the AFC. But I'm not getting too cocky as I've been following football for over 50 years and have seen teams collapse before.

* sorry I didn't see the above posts before starting this. SO I'm agreeing rather than bringng something new to the thread.

[SteelCityColt]

Look for Cinci to jump back in the wild card race. They shredded the G-men today

Agreed, they're a nicely balanced team in my opinion. At least it's in our own hands as it stands.

[Jules]

Not sure if I am as sold on Cincy. Giants tend to do this a lot. They start like 6-2 then go into a mid season skid. At least I hope thats the case. Bengals schedule does not look too tough the rest of the way either but the NFC North is often good at beating each other up and Cincy tends to struggle with the North.

Cincy does end the year at Pittsburgh then at home vs. Baltimore so thats going to be tough for them.

Also looks like the Texans won't lose either lol.

[ColtStrong]

It's funny how they show the Jaguars as "still alive".

[ColtStrong]

Not sure if I am as sold on Cincy. Giants tend to do this a lot. They start like 6-2 then go into a mid season skid. At least I hope thats the case. Bengals schedule does not look too tough the rest of the way either but the NFC North is often good at beating each other up and Cincy tends to struggle with the North.

Cincy does end the year at Pittsburgh then at home vs. Baltimore so thats going to be tough for them.

Also looks like the Texans won't lose either lol.

I agree. I need to see more from cincy before I start looking in the rear view mirror. I would never count out the giants until they are mathematically eliminated.

As far as the texans go, I feel like the big brother with a broken leg and my little brother is taunting me because I used to beat him up all the time. "Just wait until my leg heals, It will be twice the beatdown it was before."

[Jules]

^Oops. Meant AFC North up there not NFC North.

[SteelCityColt]

Not sure if I am as sold on Cincy. Giants tend to do this a lot. They start like 6-2 then go into a mid season skid. At least I hope thats the case.

Don't you know Eli loses on purpose so that he can appear more clutch later in the season, just like Peyton loses on purpose until the 4th Qtr*

*Source Bill Romanowski.... seems legit.

[funktacious2]

I definely think Cincy is our biggest threat. Us being 6-5 after the next two games is quite plausible with New England and Detroit up next. And who do the 4-5 Bengals play? KC and Oakland. You can almost chalk that up now. 6-5 for both teams is a very real scenario. So a win in these next two weeks could be huge. Be rooting against the Bengals these next few weeks, and hope we pull off a big road upset against one of these two teams.

[Coltsfanman1953]

It's funny how they show the Jaguars as "still alive".

I have some inlaws that are Jags fans and they are starting to call the the opossums: they play dead at home and get run over on the road.

[SilentHill]

Yeah I am not sure I can hope for a KC win . Giants are letting me down lately, can't they beat anyone in the AFC? Sigh.

Only the Patriots. Bazinga.

[oldunclemark]

I definely think Cincy is our biggest threat. Us being 6-5 after the next two games is quite plausible with New England and Detroit up next. And who do the 4-5 Bengals play? KC and Oakland. You can almost chalk that up now. 6-5 for both teams is a very real scenario. So a win in these next two weeks could be huge. Be rooting against the Bengals these next few weeks, and hope we pull off a big road upset against one of these two teams.

wow..I didnt check Cincy's schedule..

you're right..Denver will smack down SD this week and we're going to battle Cincinnatti...for the playoff spot...

....we are going to have to win at Detroit..and that's a tall order...9-7 may not get us in if the Steelers and Balt keep winning

[corgi]

We play NE, then Buffalo, then Detroit. I highly doubt 3 teams from the AFC North make the playoffs. Pittsburgh, and Baltimore are a bigger threat than Cincinnati.

[danlhart87]

Wish Chiefs would upset Steelers.

[oldunclemark]

We play NE, then Buffalo, then Detroit. I highly doubt 3 teams from the AFC North make the playoffs. Pittsburgh, and Baltimore are a bigger threat than Cincinnati.

I'm assuming that Pittsburgh and Baltimore are locks....the East and the West are crumbling before our eyes...(and theirs)

we have to beat out Tennesse in our division and Cincinnatti....in the North

...the schedule says that Balt, Pitt and Cincy could all make it if we lose 4 of the last 7 especially if they are all in the AFC

I dont share your high doubt of 3 AFC North playoff teams...Cincy crushing the NYGs opened that door

[corgi]

I'm assuming that Pittsburgh and Baltimore are locks....the East and the West are crumbling before our eyes...(and theirs)

we have to beat out Tennesse in our division and Cincinnatti....in the North

...the schedule says that Balt, Pitt and Cincy could all make it if we lose 4 of the last 7 especially if they are all in the AFC

I dont share your high doubt of 3 AFC North playoff teams...Cincy crushing the NYGs opened that door

The AFC North tends to beat the tar out of each other. I'm not a believer in Cincy yet. Too much season left...that could be a problem for Indy as well.

[shakedownstreet]

go chiefs! :goodluck:

[funktacious2]

I highly doubt 3 teams from the AFC North make the playoffs.

It happened last year. Lol

[corgi]

It happened last year. Lol

You are correct sir.

[ponyboy]

The Titans are still a possibility if they beat the Colts, Jax (2), and Jets. With these 4 wins, the Titans would be 8-8 with a 7-5 conference record. So if the Titans were to beat the Colts, I could easily see them at 8-8. That would mean the Colts need to beat Buff, KC -- and one of NE, Texans, or Detroit to stay ahead of them. Otherwise, the Colts are 8-8 with a 6-6 conference record. Let's just beat the Titans and make this a moot point.

[ReMeDy]

Yeah I am not sure I can hope for a KC win . Giants are letting me down lately, can't they beat anyone in the AFC? Sigh.

I'd wager some college football teams are better than KC at this point. The only ones KC can beat are themselves.

[Jules]

Epic fail Chiefs! Thanks a pile KC.

But, we should keep an eye on Ben's injury too/how serious. If he is out for some time then they could be in some trouble and a lot changes.....

Next up for the Pittsburgh? Baltimore. Then Browns. Then Baltimore again.

[SteelCityColt]

That or a sign of the apocalypse ;) , still any given Sunday.

Well I woke up this morning and there wasn't four horseman hanging around so I figured the Chiefs must have lived up to expectations, didn't expect it to be in OT though.

Big Ben is a big injury blow to the Steelers (and my fantasy team), even losing him for those 3 games could derail their playoff hopes. Good for us I guess.

[Pelt]

Yeah, other teams misfortunes can obviously work to the Colts favor, but I'm kinda of the mindset that if the Colts keep taking care of their own business, it doesn't really matter what the other teams do.

Hopefully the Colts veterans are telling their teamates, that are first-year Colts, the same thing.

I admittedly only hoped for the Colts to just be competitive this season, but I never imagined being able to talk about them controlling their own destiny in the playoff race.