The Colts knew they had to win on Sunday. They did just that, beating the Raiders 42-28. They had to beat Oakland because they were a bad team, and the Colts need to beat bad teams. But they also needed to win to stay in the divisional hunt.
They knew that before their game because Houston won in dominating fashion on Thursday night. They swallowed up the Dolphins and increased their winning streak to five in a row. But they did lose wide receiver Will Fuller to a torn ACL. They are two games up in the division at 5-3, and go to Denver next week.