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How (and why) Pat McAfee became the Colts' emergency QB

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“If we ever get to that … I don’t even wanna think about it, to be honest with you.” — Chuck Pagano

The scary part? Last fall, the unthinkable nearly happened. By year’s end, 10 quarterbacks had strolled through the doors of the Indianapolis Colts’ West 56th Street facility. Five had taken a regular season snap. Three had been lost for the year to injury.

How bad did it get?

In Week 16, the Colts were one play away from Stephen Morris under center.