What the Broncos would need to break their way to make the playoffs
By Jack Ramsey
2) The Colts lose their next two
The Colts' final three games begin with an interesting slate: they go to Atlanta to face a free-falling Falcons team who could be out of the playoffs with a loss next week, and a Raiders team who just scored 63 points, and this matchup will be their first game at home since. The Colts losing their next two would drop them to 8-8, making their week 18 matchup with the Texans a do-or-die game.
The Colts, against Houston, who could be playing to win the AFC South, would be an underdog in that game. At the same time, a hypothetically 9-7 Broncos team would be in Las Vegas, hoping to push themselves across the finish line in the AFC to win a wild card spot. A 9-8 Colts team would be a long shot at the playoffs if the Broncos go 10-7, and an 8-9 team will miss the playoffs altogether.
The Broncos should be rooting against Gardner Minshew and the Colts hard for the next few weeks.