| naznatips said: That's ignorant. The Texans, like the Titans and the Jags, are in the same division as the Colts. Division rivals always play each other stronger than they would in a normal game. Difference in team ability means much less. Their only close games are division games. Every other team has been defeated by at least 2 possessions, and they all would have been beaten by more than that if the Colts weren't a conservative offensive team this year. They don't waste talent or risk injury when they have obviously won the game by running up the score to make their stats look better. |
The problem withyour "play each other stronger" is we're not talking about a strong team here with the Texans. They have a 3-5 record and a net point loss of -30. They are a losing team and the Colts barely beat them 30-24 compared to their other blowouts against stronger teams. I'll give you the point about Jacksonville and Tennessee is a valid one however as they were actually decent teams with strong records.
As a side note, do you see the contradiction in your post about "play each other stronger" and "conservative offense?" 
