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NFL Playoffs: Five reasons Colts won’t make it

By Randy Gurzi

Nov 29, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck walks to the locker room at half time against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck walks to the locker room at half time against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 29, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after making a sack during the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints at NRG Stadium. The Texans defeated the Saints 24-6. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after making a sack during the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints at NRG Stadium. The Texans defeated the Saints 24-6. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Houston is due to win in Indy

The Houston Texans have never won in Indianapolis, but on December 20th, they will find a way to get their first win at Lucas Oil Stadium, which will propel them to the top of the division.

Indianapolis is currently 13-for-13 in home games against their division rivals, but this Houston team isn’t the same as the one that lost at NRG Stadium earlier this season. They definitely aren’t the same team that lost 17-10 on the road last year to the Colts.

Sure they don’t have running back Arian Foster, but they have actually been better since he left the team. They also won’t have Tom Savage, a rookie fourth-round pick, playing most the game at quarterback.

What they will have is Brian Hoyer, who is leading this team by playing excellent football, and will be looking for redemption after a late game gaffe cost his Texans their comeback bid against Indianapolis earlier this year.

They will also have an angry J.J. Watt at defensive end, who had one of his quietest nights of the season in that same loss. Factor in a quarterback looking for redemption against a terrible defense, and the best defensive end on the planet looking for payback against a poor offensive line, and that equals an end to the streak for the Colts.

They will still have a 13-1 record against Houston at home, but that one loss will be a costly one.

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