The entire fate of the Indianapolis Colts could be decided around 7:30 EST on Saturday in a game they don’t even play. The Colts lost their say in what happens to them a few weeks back when their slide became overwhelmingly long. Now, their season hangs in the balance, and the Houston Texans have a firm grip on it. Anything the Colts want to accomplish regarding a postseason birth revolves around their division rival.
The Jaguars come to town absolutely red hot to take on the Colts in week seventeen. That by itself is a daunting task. Jacksonville has plenty to play for as they jockey for conference positioning. Unique circumstances sank the Colts the last time they faced off, but it was still a bloodbath. Since then, the Jaguars have beaten up the competition in addition to smacking the Broncos on the road. This game might not matter at all for the Colts, however, if the Texans take care of business tonight.
The Texans travel to Los Angeles to meet the Chargers who are very much alive for playoff positioning themselves. They won’t be backing down which is great news for the Colts. The Texans won’t have it easy, but if they win, it’s all over for the Colts. Lose, and Sunday becomes must watch t.v. for the Indiana area. If the Colts can pull off the win, they will set up another showdown against the Texans in the last week of the season. Last time, it was for the division and at Lucas Oil. This time it would be the for the seventh seed and Houston gets the advantage at home.
The Colts can worry about that next week. Two things must happens for week eighteen to matter: a Texans’ loss and a Colts’ win. Money would be on the Texans losing over the Colts winning, but both could happen. Then again, neither could. Sunday won’t matter at all if the Texans down the Chargers tonight. The look and feel of Sunday will be much more somber in Indianapolis if they do, but the Colts have no one to blame but themselves.
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