The Indianapolis Colts played their last game of the season over the weekend, losing their AFC Divisional Playoff against the San Diego Chargers 28-24. The Colts had the ball with a chance to win the game in the final minutes, but San Diego continued to frustrate the Colts with their defense and aggressive secondary play. Culminating in several unsuccessful passing attempts, the Colts' injury-plagued and erratic season came to a fitting end in losing to a solid team that executed their game plan to perfection and are riding a wave of momentum. It is certainly disappointing and somewhat anti-climactic to lose with such high expectations for the defending Super Bowl champions.
Indy is a good sporting town, but we don't have the collection of rabid fans seen in some other larger cities (Detroit and NYC come to mind). So it was no surprise that at the end of the game on Sunday the fans mostly just took deep breaths, paid their tabs, and then ventured back into the cold wintery air on the northside. Perhaps the fans are confident that Peyton will rebound next season with a hopefully healthy Marvin Harrison (conspicuous by his absence on the final drives) and the other pro-bowlers and supporting characters, or perhaps they all realized - as I had - that sometimes the other team is better than you on that particular day. We don't have to like it, but it's the right way to accept such a loss. Now, let's warm up some spicy cheese dip, pop the top on a cold one, and all become Chargers fans in the hopes that they can ride their big Mo past New England next weekend!
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