Let's give the Carson Wentz Victimization Index a well-deserved breather in favor of some straight-talk Colts and Titans.
Football Outsiders Almanac gave the Colts an 8.7-win projection and 50.5% odds to make the playoffs back in July based on the following reasoning:
- Wentz was all but certain to bounce back from his Long Dark Season of the Soul toward 2018/2019-level mediocrity, if not 2017 excellence.
- The rest of the roster was playoff-worthy.
- The division schedule included four gimmes.
So far, that projection has proven accurate.