Indianapolis Colts’ $72 million problem is becoming painfully obvious

Alec Pierce and Shane Steichen of the Indianapolis Colts | Luke Hales/GettyImagesThe Indianapolis Colts are going into the 2025 bye week at 8-2 and firmly in first place in the AFC South. Not to jinx anything (but to jinx everything), should the team not make the playoffs at this point would mean something terrible has happened.

The Colts are not only turning out to be better than expected, but could indeed be a championship contender. The defense needs to get healthy, of course, and it keeps getting less so, and Daniel Jones needs to revert to his first eight weeks form, but Indy is dangerous and the NFL knows it.

A big reason for the team's success has been wide receiver Alec Pierce. The…