History vs. Health of the Indianapolis Colts: Should Starters Sit?

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Published: December 10, 2009

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... have two teams gone without a loss this deep into a season. Neither closes the season with only "cupcake" matchups, yet every game remaining looks very winnable for both.

With a great opportunity to not only advance to 16-0, but follow that with a historic meeting of two 18-0 teams at the Super Bowl, the greatest stumbling block to this run at history could very well be the undefeated teams to themselves.

Indianapolis appears especially likely to give key players significant rest to keep them fresh and avoid injury (as Caldwell already stated he would do). This means the final two regular season matchups against the Jets and Bills (both teams that underwhelmed this year and will be looking to make a statement) pose greater than normal upset potential.

Assuming they hold on to win both, this logic is still questionable. The capacity for unheralded players to step up and perform has been the hallmark of the injury ravaged Colts for the entire year. Peyton Manni...

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