The Colts are one of the most storied franchises in American sports, and their season is riding on this weekend. They will need to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars if they want a chance at making it into playoff contention. This would be nothing new for them, as times before have seen a heartbreaking loss lead to incredible redemption
The “nfl” is a highly anticipated game on Sunday. If the Indianapolis Colts don’t beat Jacksonville Jaguars, the game will be over before it begins.
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Running back Jonathan Taylor’s MVP accomplishment this season will be forgotten. The same could be said for all of linebacker Darius Leonard’s forced turnovers this season. Throw in Michael Pittman Jr.’s 1,000-yard receiving season for good measure.
If the Colts lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, all good accomplishments will be relegated to the background of their 2021 season (1 ET, CBS).
That’s because a defeat would conclude Indianapolis’ season without a postseason berth, as well as one less chance to capture the numerous Super Bowl victories this decade that owner Jim Irsay said back in October.
T.Y. Hilton, receiver, remarked, “We don’t want to get this far for nothing.” “It’s safe to say we’re doomed.” It’s far easier to stay motivated after a defeat than it is after a victory. As a result, we’re fired up. In 2022, we don’t like what we put on film. The only way to accomplish it is to address it before heading to Jacksonville, where we have struggled. We just have to go out and play Colts football and everything will be OK.”
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After opening the season 0-3 and then 1-4, the Colts scratched and fought their way to a 9-7 record. They had a period when they won eight of ten games, creating some hype around the club about them perhaps being AFC Super Bowl hopefuls.
The Jaguars, who haven’t lost to the Colts in Jacksonville since 2014, are now the only thing standing in their way of playing on wild-card weekend or enjoying their offseason vacation early next week.
Not only would handing the Jaguars (2-14) their third victory of the season disgrace the Colts, but it would also raise doubts about the team’s personnel.
Is Carson Wentz the long-term quarterback solution?
Without a first-round selection this season, how will the Colts locate their next starting left tackle?
Is Hilton and tight end Jack Doyle on their way out?
Will the Colts be able to find assistance at receiver for Pittman?
For the Colts, those questions aren’t going away anytime soon. They’d rather start thinking about them in a month’s time rather than a week’s time.
“We’re not in the playoffs,” Leonard stated. “We haven’t made it through Round 2 in the four years we’ve been here.” So, I simply don’t want folks to fall into the trap of talking down on us when we were 1-4. When that, everyone began congratulating us after we went on the run. I believe that individuals felt accomplished and that we achieved something. That isn’t even the case.
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“So I basically told them you only got one chance.” It’s difficult to make the playoffs and much more difficult to win in this league. As a result, we must ensure that we are in charge of what we can control. That entails just playing excellent, sound football in all three phases and dominating and being the greatest team on the field.”
The last thing the Colts can afford is a lapse in concentration. They paid the price in the days leading up to their Week 17 matchup with the Raiders in Las Vegas.
In this week’s episode of HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks,’ Leonard was shown chatting to his teammates through Zoom about their faults in practice. Frank Reich, who is typically mild-mannered, had a talk with his players about the same subject at one point in the episode. The Colts were defeated by the Raiders 23-20, preventing them from clinching a postseason berth.
The Colts claim that was last week and that their concentration is much better this week. It had better be, since they need to clinch a postseason berth and snap a losing run in Jacksonville.
“It has nothing to do with [Jacksonville’s] record,” Colts safety Khari Willis said. “They’ll attempt to sabotage our season.” We hadn’t won down there, so they’re trying to keep the momentum going. All of our objectives seem to be right in front of us. We want to approach it with a 1-0 mindset, but we can look back at some of the things we’ve accomplished in the past and see what we’re capable of achieving and then going out and executing, but this is an individual game.
“They had a lot of people out last week, or whatever, and other guys returned late, but they’re going to attempt to ruin our season.” That isn’t a secret, and we haven’t won down there. We’ve got a lot on our plates and a lot of business to take care of in order to get to where we want to go.”
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