All's well that ends well:
For there was a time on Sunday when it appeared as if the Colts might become victims of their own creation. It was, after all, Indianapolis who rested its starters halfway through a game against the Jets two weeks before the end of the regular season when the Colts had already clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs.
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Around Indianapolis, fans have been testy about the decision to essentially "give" that game to the Jets late in the season that sent them off on their playoff march.
Still would have liked a perfect season, but maybe the Colts were being smarter than a lot of us gave them credit for. As we can see in retrospect, the Jets weren't even in the game after the end of the first half.
