The Indianapolis Colts entered Week 9 as a floundering franchise. Last week's heartbreaking loss to the rival Titans dropped Indy to 3-5, three games back of Tennessee with two head-to-head losses.
A return trip to the postseason appeared…unlikely.
But a lot can change over the span of a few days in the NFL. On Monday, the AFC South was turned on its head when the Titans went from prohibitive division favorites to a team without its best player the rest of the way. On Thursday, the Colts pummeled an overmatched New York Jets team 45-30 to move back within a game of .