The Indianapolis Colts are on the verge of playoff elimination, however they head into Week 16 with a slight probability at stunning the world. They want some critical assist, but when they will beat the Tennessee Titans at dwelling on Sunday, they’ll stay alive for one more week. The sport kicks off at 1 p.m. ET and the Colts are a 3.5-point favourite at FanDuel Sportsbook.
The Colts are 6-8 and their solely probability at a playoff berth is thru the wild card. The Texans clinched the AFC South title final week after Indianapolis misplaced in Denver. The Colts are sitting in eighth place, 2.5 video games again of the Broncos and Chargers for the ultimate wild card berth.
Indianapolis is tied with Miami and Cincinnati, however holds the tiebreaker over each of them. They beat the Dolphins of their head-to-head matchup, and have a two-game edge within the convention file tiebreaker over the Bengals (5-5 vs. 3-6). If the three groups all win out, the Colts would have the tiebreaker lead for a playoff berth.
If the Colts lose to the Titans, they’re eradicated from playoff competition. Nevertheless, they do nonetheless have a straight-forward path to the playoffs. They should win out and so they want the Chargers to lose their ultimate two video games. Had the Chargers misplaced to the Broncos on Thursday Night time Soccer, the Colts would have solely wanted yet one more loss by LA. Now, they want them to lose highway video games in opposition to the Patriots and Raiders the ultimate two weeks of the season. That’s not an inconceivable activity, however it’s an unlikely one.
Tiebreaker implications
This impacts the convention file tiebreaker. They should win out regardless and would clinch the convention file tiebreaker with three remaining wins and if the Chargers lose their ultimate two video games.
