The Indianapolis Colts (4-2) have now taken down two of the top teams in the AFC in consecutive games, solidifying their place as a contender in the conference.
Despite their win over the Houston Texans in Week 7, the Colts stayed put in the power rankings—conducted by Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire.
8. Indianapolis Colts
(4-2. Last week: 8)
Through the first six weeks of the 2019 season, Jacoby Brissett had thrown 10 touchdown passes to just three interceptions. He was the only player this season with more than one touchdown pass in each of his first four games this season, but when he didn’t throw a touchdown pass in Indy’s Week 5 win over the Chiefs, you started to hear the same old stuff — Brissett’s just a placeholder until the Colts can find somebody else to replace Andrew Luck for the long term. Hopefully, Brissett’s four-touchdown performance against the Texans in a 30-23 Sunday win will silence some of his doubters. Brissett isn’t a perfect quarterback at this stage of his development, but he’s ideal in Frank Reich’s offense, and he’s producing at a level many bigger names should envy.
In the AFC South, the Colts lead the way followed by the Houston Texans (No. 10), the Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 18) and the Tennessee Titans (No. 22).
Sitting alone in first place, the Colts have a chance to make some real damage with their upcoming schedule. Their next four games—three of which are at home—are very winnable matchups.
The Colts have emerged as a contender for one of the top four seeds in the AFC playoff race, and they are being viewed as such in the power rankings.
