NFL Playoff Picture: Can the Indianapolis Colts still make the playoffs? Indianapolis playoff chances explained.

The Indianapolis Colts just suffered the ignominy of being on the receiving end of the largest comeback in NFL history. Minnesota rallied from 33 points down for the improbable victory, and the Matt Ryan-led Colts will wonder what went wrong. Not every day do you see a side blow a 33-point lead at halftime and lose so meekly in overtime. However, the 2022 Indianapolis Colts aren't your average NFL side.

The Colts have been at a crossroads all season long as they pondered whether to contend or head into a full-scale rebuild. The hiring of Jeff Saturday hinted at the latter, but they'd been playing like playoff contenders all season until star player Jonathan Taylor got hurt. What are the Colts' playoff chances now that the dust has settled and Matt Ryan has been humiliated yet again?

The Indianapolis Colts Playoff chances are explained.

The Colts' playoff hopes are barely hanging by a thread. Their loss against the Vikings puts them at 4-9-1 for the season, the fifth-worst record in the entire NFL. As such, the best the Indy can finish is 7-9-1, but they still need to be technically eliminated from the playoffs. Their chances of making the postseason are inescapably slim, but it's not analytically impossible.

However, the Colts will be eliminated Sunday if Tennessee beats the Chargers and New England (at Las Vegas) OR the Jets (hosting Detroit) win. A few scenarios could help the Colts do the improbable and make the postseason, but those seem highly unlikely.

The Indianapolis Colts can only blame themselves for being on the verge of being eliminated at this point in the season. They've been too passive in their franchise quarterback search over the years, and they still haven't found a replacement for Andrew Luck after all these years.

Their front office needs a telling-off, as the rest of the league is still perplexed by Jeff Saturday's hiring. Don't even get us started on Jonathan Taylor's criminal underutilization whenever he's fit enough to play on the Gridiron.

The Colts have only themselves to blame, and their shaky playoff hopes appear to be a foregone conclusion.

How are the Indianapolis Colts performing this season?

The Indianapolis Colts are not having a good season in the 2022 NFL season. The team had playoff hopes at the start of the season, and their front office most likely did as well. They had a bunch of solid offensive weapons headed by All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor and Super Bowl-contending experience in Matt Ryan.

All these hopes turned out to be disappointing, as the Colts currently have a 4-8-1 record heading into week 16 of the season. It could be way better, and we are sure that even Jim Irsay would admit as much.