INDIANAPOLIS — After a long, hard training camp, four preseason contests and 10 grueling regular season games, the Indianapolis Colts finally get a little break.
After going over the film from Sunday's last-second loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano on Monday sent his players home to enjoy their bye week, which has arrived this season a little later than usual. Indianapolis is one of four teams — along with the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets and the San Francisco 49ers — with a Week 11 bye, the NFL's latest this season.
And while the Colts players certainly are welcoming the thought of having a few days away, they can't help but take a look back at the first 10 games of the season — and their 3-7 record to this point — and try to figure out what they can do to turn the tide when they return next week to begin preparations for their final six games of the season.