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Breaking down the Colts 2016 schedule

By Evan Reller

Nov 01, 2015; London, United Kingdom; General view of the field during the second half of the game between the Detroit Lions and the Kansas City Chiefs at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 01, 2015; London, United Kingdom; General view of the field during the second half of the game between the Detroit Lions and the Kansas City Chiefs at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass against the Chicago Bears during the second half for a NFL game on Thanksgiving at Lambeau Field. The Bears defeat the Packers 17-13. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass against the Chicago Bears during the second half for a NFL game on Thanksgiving at Lambeau Field. The Bears defeat the Packers 17-13. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 9 – Colts at Packers

Luckily for the Colts they’ll get to face the Packers in Green Bay before the weather really turns. Unfortunately Aaron Rodgers is still the quarterback. These teams last met in 2012 just weeks after Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with Leukemia. That game featured a huge rally and Reggie Wayne putting in a heroic effort to send the Packers home with a loss.

The Packers will get Jordy Nelson back, and with him their offense will probably be the best in the NFL. Playing in Green Bay is a tough out for even the best of teams, and right now the Colts don’t have the defense to pull off this kind of road upset. That might change in the coming months though.

Week 10 – BYE

Week 11 – Titans at Colts

We’ve already covered the Titans. If they are going to steal one from the Colts, it will be at home after the Colts have a hard fought road game against the Texans. With the Bye Week, the Colts should enter this game fresh and ready to play.

It is a bit of a trap game though with the Bye and the Steelers coming to town on a short week a few days later.

Week 12 – Steelers at Colts

The Steelers have obliterated the Colts in their past two meetings by a combined score of 96-44. Both of those games were in Pittsburgh, but it hardly would have mattered where they were held. The core trio of Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and Le’Veon Bell are all back and even though Bell is recovering from a knee injury, he’ll likely be back to his old self by this point in the year.

The Steelers finished last year at 10-6, and really only lost in the playoffs because Bell and Brown were out and Big Ben was more toradol than man. Between this game, and three tough road games could have the Colts going 3-4 over the final seven games of the season. The only advantage the Colts really have in this game is that they’re at home on a short week.

Next: Weeks 13-17

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