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Defense comes through late, keeps Colts' playoff hopes alive

INDIANAPOLIS -- Any possible playoff aspirations hung in the air as the Jacksonville Jaguars had the ball inside Indianapolis Colts territory with a chance to at least tie the score late in the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Was this going to be Cincinnati all over again for the Colts? Or maybe like the losses against Philadelphia, Houston or the New York Jets?

It was looking like it was going to be that way against as the Colts reverted back to bad habits of dropped passes, foolish penalties and even a missed field goal by Adam Vinatieri in the second half to give the Jaguars some hope as they tried to salvage their season and squash Indianapolis' playoff hopes at the same time.