The Colts are dealing with a good news/bad news situation as they head toward the final week of the regular season.
The Texans' win on Sunday against the Titans gives Houston at least a tie in each of the first five tiebreakers, according to ESPN.com. The Colts need to tie the fifth tiebreaker -- strength of victory -- then come out on top in the sixth tiebreaker, strength of schedule.
So how does that happen? Well, nine separate things need to break Indy's way to save the season. Nine! Here's what has to happen:
"I had some pretty crazy odds a couple years back," said coach Chuck Pagano, referring to his recovery from acute promyelocytic leukemia in 2012.
The Colts' situation doesn't look good, but lest we forget this is the same franchise that somehow went directly from Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck at quarterback. There's a reason the team's logo is a horseshoe.
Just kidding, the Colts are screwed.