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Colts playoff picture: Where Indianapolis stands after Week 15
The Colts lost in Week 15, but they still have a potential path to a playoff berth. We break down how things look heading toward WEek 16.
The Indianapolis Colts competed, fought, and clawed to pull off the improbable against the Seattle Seahawks, but ultimately fell short, 18-16. After signing Philip Rivers to lead the squad, many believed this would be a disaster - I was essentially one of those people.
A 44-year-old Philip Rivers almost pulled off an upset for the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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4 teams who can help Indianapolis Colts Week 15 playoff push
In the AFC South, the 8-5 Colts are one game back of the 9-4 Jacksonville Jaguars. They are also tied with the 8-5 Houston Texans. The good news is that the Colts still play each of these teams twice, but Jacksonville and Houston losing before then wouldn't be a bad thing.
Since last playing, Philip Rivers has had another child — he has 10 now — and one of his daughters has given birth.
The Seattle Seahawks were expected to walk all over the Indianapolis Colts and their 44-year old quarterback today, but they didn't exactly come out on fire and determined to make it so. Seattle was sloppy and slow in the first half but eventually found momentum in the second and wound up winning a close one by a score of 18-16.
The Indianapolis Colts lost to the Seattle Seahawks 18-16 with 44-year old Philip Rivers starting at quarterback.
The Seattle Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts. Rivers threw a touchdown pass after coming out of retirement to make his first start in nearly five years.
Indianapolis is not a team the Seahawks play often, obviously, and the Rivers situation brings an entirely new dynamic to this matchup. We spoke with our friend Paul Bretl of Colts Wire to get a better idea of what the Seahawks are going to be facing. Our questions and Bretl's answers are below.