,It isn’t much of an exaggeration that Sunday is a must win for the Indianapolis Colts if they want to have more than just a high draft pick in 2024. For this season to have even an outside shot at the playoffs, the Colts have to beat the Panthers on Sunday. Currently sitting at 3-5 is undesirable, but 4-5 heading into a matchup with the Patriots before the bye looks much more comfortable.
Expectations coming into the season were emotionally high as they normally are. Fans want their team to win as many games as possible and start out with the belief that maybe, just maybe, their team could be the one that defies the odds and the poor preseason predictions to go from “worst to first” in their division and make the playoffs.