The Indianapolis Colts are tied for the NFL’s best record through six weeks — who would have believed that back in March, as the franchise appeared to be in a tailspin? As the famous Paul Rudd clip says, “not me.”
Head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard entered the regular season — Steichen’s third and Ballard’s ninth in Indianapolis — with each man’s seat scorching. And frankly, “scorching” is a mild term relative to what some fans were vocalizing.
But now, less than a year later, the pitchforks have been put away in favor of playoff aspirations.