Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press
The Indianapolis Colts need help to reach the playoffs, regardless of whether they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars.
That means their season could come to an end on Sunday, and veteran full-back Philip Rivers admitted on Wednesday that it could be his last game ever:
Here are the playoff scenarios of the Colts heading into Week 17:
- Win / Draw and Titans lose (win AFC South)
- Win and Titans lose / draw (win AFC South)
- Win and Ravens loss / draw (pass game card)
- Win and Browns lose / draw result (fasten game map berth)
- Win and dolphins lose / draw (fetch wilkas file)
- Tie and crows, brown or dolphin loss (wild card location concludes)
Rivers, 39, had a solid season for the Colts, with 4,005 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, while completing 68.3 percent of his passes.
He strengthened the Colts’ quarterback position after enduring an up-and-down year with Jacoby Brissett last season, but eventually they will have to add a franchise player to the quarterfinals. (Maybe a Frank Reich reunion with Carson Wentz would make sense?)
Until then, the 10-5 Colts have a real chance of making the national season if they get help. Rivers told reporters on Wednesday that he would see the results of the league before the team starts at 16:25 on Sunday:
“My normal mode when we play the game at four o’clock, I flip through the Sunday ticket on my phone. To say I will not do it would be a lie. I will not be consumed with it, but I will know it. Trying to pretend you are not going to know the outcome of the games is probably unrealistic. But I do not think it needs to consume our locker room. ‘
All the Colts can do is handle their business against the Jags, in a game that could possibly be Rivers’ last.