Chuck Pagano Optimistic About Vontae Davis, T.Y. Hilton Playing This Week

INDIANAPOLIS – The injury news at the forefront of the Colts’ headlines coming into this week received some much better news on Monday.

Any long-term timeframes for the injured Colts doesn’t appear to be the case.

That’s terrific news for Chuck Pagano’s team entering a five-game stretch that will decide its playoff fate.

Here is the Monday notebook with the Colts returning for practice going into Week 13:

INJURY NEWS

The first injury report of the week for the Colts will not come until Wednesday, with a bonus practice on Monday after the mini-bye.

Here are updates from Monday’s practice and the media availability that followed:

OLB-Trent Cole (back): It’s looking like the Colts have their injured…