None of which guarantees anything next week, but what is certain is that the Colts on Sunday morning will feel absolutely as good about their situation as they could possibly feel.
The Colts rested players and honed themselves for the postseason because they knew none of these games would be easy. They weren’t a run-away-and-hide team during the season. They were a gut-it-out-late, find-a-way-to-win team that knew it had to be as healthy as possible to win close, competitive playoff games.
On Saturday, despite some shaky moments, that’s what the Colts were, and on that same game, the Colts proved — if only to themselves — that their controversial late-season strategy was the right choice for them. Even if there were no I-told-you-so’s.
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