Colts Week 14 matchup with the Bengals will be without Joe Burrow

With the current landscape of the AFC Playoff Picture, arguably the most important game left on the Indianapolis Colts schedule was Week 14. The Colts will be taking on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14. Both teams sit at 5-5 and on the outside looking in on the AFC Playoff Picture. But the recent tragic […]

Destin Adams NFL News Writer
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks off the field after the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The Bengals fell to the Ravens, 34-20.
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With the current landscape of the AFC Playoff Picture, arguably the most important game left on the Indianapolis Colts schedule was Week 14.

The Colts will be taking on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14. Both teams sit at 5-5 and on the outside looking in on the AFC Playoff Picture. But the recent tragic news out of Cincinnati will no longer be available for that matchup. 

The Colts currently sit at the 8th spot in the AFC after the Bengals Week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football, which makes every game left on their schedule important. Five of their remaining seven games are against AFC opponents, four of those five at least having five wins on the season. 

Colts Remaining Schedule: 

  • Week 12: Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5)
  • Week 13: @ Tennessee Titans (3-6)
  • Week 14: @ Cincinnati Bengals (5-5) 
  • Week 15: Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) 
  • Week 16: @ Atlanta Falcons (4-6) 
  • Week 17: Vs. Las Vegas Raiders (5-5) 
  • Week 18: Vs. Houston Texans (5-4) 

While we know the Bengals won't have their star QB, multiple teams on this list seem to be playing the best football of their season in recent weeks. While the Colts aren't currently in the AFC Playoff Picture, they do control their own destiny. If they win out, they will be a playoff team.