Just a month ago, the Indianapolis Colts were the Cinderella of the NFL. In the past few weeks, that glass slipper has proven to be a very poor fit. If they lose to the 49ers, we can consider it as good as shattered. And those glass slivers will be very painful indeed.
After their thrilling overtime win in Week 10 over the Falcons, the Colts were the team flying high. At 8-2, they owned the number-one seed in the AFC by virtue of their last-second win over the Broncos. We all remember how the game turned on a penalty against Denver for Indianapolis to eke out that win, right?