The 2016 season is finally upon us and the Colts open the year by hosting the Lions. Indy finished 8-8 last season, with approximately all of the injuries. The Lions were 7-9 and saw yet another dominant superstar get tired of perpetual failure and retire early.
The Colts and Lions haven’t faced each other since 2012, when Andrew Luck was a rookie. That game required a fourth quarter rally as Luck found Vick Ballard as time expired for the game winning touchdown. Bruce Arians was the coach then as Chuck Pagano was finishing up his battle with cancer.