A last-second win in Week 13 kept the Indianapolis Colts playoff hopes alive. So, heading into their bye week, where do the Colts’ playoff probabilities sit currently?
A loss by the Denver Broncos to the Cleveland Browns on Monday night football would have provided the Colts with some huge playoff help. But unfortunately, that did not happen.
The Colts are 6-7 on the season, a full two games back of the 8-5 Broncos, who currently hold the seventh and final playoff seed in the AFC. The Baltimore Ravens, who are also 8-5, are the sixth seed.
Behind the Colts are the 5-7 Miami Dolphins, followed by the 4-8 Cincinnati Bengals.
According to NFL.com, the Colts playoff probability is currently just 27 percent. Denver, meanwhile, is at 76 percent and Baltimore at 96 percent. Basically, if the Colts are going to snap their playoff drought, they’ll have to catch the Broncos.
The good news is that coming out of the bye week, the Colts face Denver on the road, giving them the opportunity to make up a full game and also hold the head-to-head tie-breaker against them as well.
Going into their Week 13 matchup with New England, the Colts had the easiest remaining strength of schedule, with only one of their final five games at that time coming against a team with a winning record.
However, while helpful, that doesn’t much matter if the Colts aren’t able to beat Denver in Week 15. A loss at that point will effectively end the Colts’ remaining playoff hopes.
The Broncos will also be on their bye week just like the Colts.
