The AFC South, 2025 Season

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by sherck

Of our final 7 games of the season, four are against division foes (2x Jaguars, 2x Texans).

We take care of business against those teams (which there is zero reason why we cannot win all four games), then we dominate and win the division regardless of what happens in the other three games (KC, SEA, SF).

So, in my view, we have two parts of the remaining part of the season.

o


Considering the Colts' incredible 8-2 start to the season, I'm not especially concerned about the head-on games within the division ...... if the Colts win at least 4 more of their remaining games, it doesn't really matter if they come against their AFC South foes or not ...... there is virtually no way that any team within the AFC South will catch the Colts if the Colts finish with a record of at least 12-5 or better. If the Colts finish the season with a record of 12-5, the Jaguars would have to win 7 out of their 8 remaining games to usurp them for the division title, and that would include having to beat the Colts twice in head-on matchups.

This is a rare season in which the Colts (and their fans) fans have the luxury of not getting overly concerned about who their wins come against, as long as those wins come ...... and that is because of their 8-2 start, coupled with the fact that the closest team to them within the division is already 2 and-a-half games behind them.


I agree with your assertion that in order to be the best, you have to beat the best ....... and that will all come out in the post-season wash. The Colts' regular-season game against the Chiefs in Kansas City is not nearly as important as their games (and their opponents) in the first 2 rounds of the playoffs. Because of the fact that the Colts have had half-assed starts to their seasons in the W-L column almost every year since Andrew Luck's retirement, Colts fans were desperately rooting for the team to win each and every game to make up ground for the hole that they put themselves in early, while simultaneously giving frequent glances at the scoreboard to see how other AFC teams were doing, and worrying about tie-breakers, sneaking into the playoffs with the 7th and final seed, etc ....... now we can just relax and watch other teams (and their fans) go bonkers about how the hell they are going to catch the Colts. This 8-2 start is even more luxurious than the solid, 11-5 Philip Rivers season that we had in 2020. We haven't seen the likes of this kind of penthouse football mentality since Peyton Manning's prime.

o