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Colts fans aren’t feeling great about things ahead of the season finale, but maybe the cavalry is coming in 2023?
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(4-11-1) host the even lowlier Houston Texans (+2.5) (2-13-1) in the regular season finale—as both teams can put their disappointing 2022 campaigns finally to bed. (*Although the Texans [+2.5] are admittedly playing better football than the Colts as of late).
In a 6-game losing streak, Colts fans aren’t very confident that the franchise is headed in the right direction—and that number would figure to even be lower if Jeff Saturday, while a great former player for the team, is ultimately named the head coach for 2023 and onward:
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Texans head coach Lovie Smith indicated that his team will play to win it, even if Houston (who currently holds the #1 overall pick), like the Colts, would arguably be better off losing for better draft position come late April.