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Flawed Colts Little More Than Best Team in Weak AFC South

October 9, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

On Thursday night, the Indianapolis Colts won a skirmish for first place in the AFC South, a 27-20 victory over the host Houston Texans that left Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in tears after the game.
Frankly, it was a performance that should leave Indianapolis fans in tears. Because while the team has been winning the battle during its three-game victory streak over its division brethren, it's losing the war.
The Colts have been exposed, folks. The emperor has no clothes. A team labeled a Super Bowl contender by many entering 2015 is little more than the best squad in the NFL's worst division.
Mind you, this isn't to say nothing good happened for Indy in the game. After all, it was a win. As Andrew Siciliano of the NFL Network pointed out, it was a historic one at that:
The problem is, it says a lot more about how bad the AFC South is than how good the Colts are. Every bit of good news that came from the game is tempered by bad.
The good news? The 40-...

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