1)Perspective. Didn’t get a chance to do Perspective, Please, this week, but let’s give this week’s game a quick dose. What the Colts can accomplish by winning an AFC South title Sunday would be remarkable on a few fronts. First off, while this season didn’t feature 12 victories as the last seven did, making the playoffs with the way injuries depleted the roster would be a major accomplishment. It wouldn’t be unprecedented. Teams fight through injuries every season, but injuries also bring teams down, and it’s more common for teams to limp to the finish as was the case in San Diego, Houston and Tennessee this season than to gut through and get to the post-season. The Colts had every opportunity and excuse to quit, and credit must be given that they didn’t. Also, don’t overlook the significance of a ninth consecutive playoff appearance. The teams in 2002, 2008 and 2010 easily could have found a way to miss the playoffs. The 2002 and 2008 teams didn’t, and the 2010 team has a very real chance to cap a remarkable late-season run. Year-to-year long-term consistency is a difficult thing in the NFL. The salary-cap system, as well as the draft, is step up to prevent it. Tying that record would be an accomplishment the franchise would remember for a long, long time and would be a worthy and significant milestone for a team that values consistency.
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