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December is often Dangerous.....

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We've got 4 weeks left....

Many fans -- including me -- thought we had a shot at wins this week at home vs. Tennessee and in two weeks on the road vs. Kansas City.

And as things played out, we should win both. But that doesn't mean we will.

December can be a dangerous month. Teams with a bad record have nothing to lose. They can play fast and loose. A coaching staff fighting for their jobs can come up with new looks and wrinkles.

Strange stuff can happen.

It was just last December that KC fired Haley, put in Crennel and they won 2 of the last 3 including handing Green Bay their only loss of the season.

It was just last December that winless Indy won their last two games.... strange stuff can happen.

Should we win this week? Yes. But it's far from a sure thing. We've got to keep the chip on our shoulder. Locker can be dangerous. He runs hot and cold, sometimes even in the same game.

Hold on tight.... the roller coaster we've been on all season is not over. We're not done yet!

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Yeah we are not in the playoffs yet so I agree. Like the Bills game we are facing another "must win" in terms of our playoff destiny at home.

People often sound like we are already in. We aren't. We can be though if the Colts take care of business in a few games (mainly TN/KC) but in no way shape or form do we want the Texans games to be do or die games do we? Even the final one at home vs. Houston could be for homefield advantage for them for all we know so it could be a huge battle when initially many felt it might be meaningless. The AFC race is fierce for every team in terms of seedings and the margin of error small.

The Lions win was a huge huge blessing....huge. But, we are not done yet. We have a ways to go and I am sure the veterans on the team as well as Arians will not let the young guys forget this.

One game at a time......

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It's all about being hot for the playoffs.

Notice how the recent Super Bowl champions were ALL hot in december.

I think if the Colts can manage a 2-2 December record to get into the playoffs, that would be fine. Dont want to see them go 1-3 or 0-4, especially considering they have 2 very winnable games where they are favorites.

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It's all about being hot for the playoffs.

Notice how the recent Super Bowl champions were ALL hot in december.

I think if the Colts can manage a 2-2 December record to get into the playoffs, that would be fine. Dont want to see them go 1-3 or 0-4, especially considering they have 2 very winnable games where they are favorites.

Considering we are already 1-0 in December going 0-4 is rather unlikely ;)

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It's all about being hot for the playoffs.

Notice how the recent Super Bowl champions were ALL hot in december.

I think if the Colts can manage a 2-2 December record to get into the playoffs, that would be fine. Dont want to see them go 1-3 or 0-4, especially considering they have 2 very winnable games where they are favorites.

I agree that momentum is important. These next few weeks are going to tell us a lot about our team. We haven't seem to hit the proverbial "rookie wall" yet, but these young guys have been going at it for 3/4 of a season and it wouldn't shock me if we lose at least one of those very winnable games... I hope that (in addition to a win this Sunday) We can dominate KC on the road and pick one off against Houston at LOS in order to hit the playoffs with the wheels turning! Hopefully Chuck's return will give our young guys the third wind that they will need to make a splash in the postseason... assuming we get there. :lombardi::dunno:

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I subscribe to the "I already have enough to be happy" idea. Any wins from here on out are gravy.

If we do not go to the playoffs, I will still be happy and excited about Colts football. My choice, my experience. It has been so much a gift this season. For me to expect more almost feels selfish. I am giddy about who this team is, where they have come from, and where they are going. I wouldn't dare create a possibility for myself to be disappointed now. I said 5-11......and then upped that to 7-9 after seeing the team in preseason. All dreams have come true.

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I subscribe to the "I already have enough to be happy" idea. Any wins from here on out are gravy.

If we do not go to the playoffs, I will still be happy and excited about Colts football. My choice, my experience. It has been so much a gift this season. For me to expect more almost feels selfish. I am giddy about who this team is, where they have come from, and where they are going. I wouldn't dare create a possibility for myself to be disappointed now. I said 5-11......and then upped that to 7-9 after seeing the team in preseason. All dreams have come true.

meh........I'ld rather be selfish. I never want football to be over. :)

tbo i am very pleased with what i have seen from this team and like you if we don't happen to go to the PO, I will still be happy with our Indy Colts.

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