With their last second win on Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts keep their playoff hopes alive and will likely be watching the Monday night matchup between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos very closely.
Now at 6-7 on the season, the Colts still find themselves in the AFC playoff hunt. The current seventh seed in the AFC are the 7-5 Broncos.
The Browns are just 3-8 on the season and will be on the road for this game, but if they can win, dropping Denver to 7-6, the Colts will only be one game out of a playoff spot.
And guess what–coming out of the bye week, the Colts face the Broncos, who will be on an upcoming bye week as well.
All of a sudden, a win by the Colts in that game and they then hold the same record as the Broncos and have the head-to-head tie breaker over them.
Now, I know what you’re thinking, I’m getting ahead of myself–and certainly I am. There’s a lot of ifs in those scenarios. However, the Colts’ are still in the playoff mix, and the path to getting there is easier with a Broncos loss to the Browns on Monday night.
According to NFL.com, the Colts playoff odds at the moment sit at 31 percent, but those could increase heading into the bye week depending on the outcome of the Monday night game.
To preview this matchup between Denver and Cleveland, Jon Heath, the managing editor of Broncos Wire, has five things to watch for in tonight’s game.
