The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) looming Week 15 road matchup on Sunday against the Denver Broncos (8-5) will clearly be the most critical game of their remaining schedule—with each team’s playoff hopes very much on the line.
Both AFC playoff hopefuls are jockeying for position for the AFC’s final wild card, the #7 seed, which Denver currently occupies and would essentially clinch over the Cots with a win against Indianapolis this week (91% of making the playoffs then)—short of an epic late season Broncos collapse. A loss places Denver with a 51% chance of making the playoffs.
The Colts are still holding onto hopes for the NFL postseason themselves, as NFL.