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Syracuse Football: Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts headed to playoffs

Zaire Franklin realized his NFL dream when he was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 235th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The Colts saw their investment return full circle with the team making the postseason in dramatic fashion. Indianapolis became the third team in NFL history to make the postseason after starting the season 1-5. In the wildcard round the Colts will kick things off against AFC South rival the Houston Texans for a third time this season, they split the prior two games.

A lot of the credit for their postseason berth can be contributed to the Colts defense who made quite the resurgence this season (finishing with the 11th best ranked unit in the NFL).