INDIANAPOLIS -- The schedule says the Indianapolis Colts turned their season around Oct. 21 with a win against the Buffalo Bills. That started a stretch of seven victories in eight games, including five straight.
But you have to go back three weeks prior to that to see when things really turned around for them. It was on Sept. 30 against the Houston Texans that the belief was publicly displayed between coach Frank Reich and his players.
Reich, the first-year coach of the Colts, could have played it safe and possibly settled for a tie against the Texans by punting on fourth-and-4 from their own 43-yard line in overtime.