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CHFF raves about the refuse to lose Colts

The most compelling part of the Indy victory machine is not the performance of the high-powered pistons like Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne. The most compelling part of the Indy victory machine is the contributions of the tiny little cogs and sprockets without which the entire works would grind to a halt.

Thursday night gave us a perfect, nationally televised look at the Indy victory machine in action, along with the playmaking efficiency of all the tiny little working parts: and we do mean tiny – as in 177-pound DBs and 265-pound DTs, midgets in this day and age of supplement-fueled behemoths.

Here are five refuse-to-lose moments from the Colts, on a night when they were beatable, that symbolized what appears to be an insatiable will to win for a team that had nothing to play for (the Colts had already wrapped up homefield advantage in the playoffs). The most interesting part – hell, the most encouraging part for Colts fans – is the fact that the bulk of Indy’s “refuse to lose” moments were produced by the little cogs and sprockets.