11-11-2015, 05:47 PM
I don't think the Colts rested their players as often as everyone here thinks.
Going back it looks like they really did not clinch homefield advantage that many times, and in '09 when they did they beat the Ravens in their first playoff game.
It looks like maybe '05 and '07 they may have clinched and rested their players only to lose their first playoff game, but it is impossible to tell.
Also it is hard to tell because even if they did not clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs the final game of the season may have still been meaningless.
But even if the Colts did rest their players and lose a couple of times that does not prove anything. The Colts also lost playoff games when they diod not rest their players.
Going back it looks like they really did not clinch homefield advantage that many times, and in '09 when they did they beat the Ravens in their first playoff game.
It looks like maybe '05 and '07 they may have clinched and rested their players only to lose their first playoff game, but it is impossible to tell.
Also it is hard to tell because even if they did not clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs the final game of the season may have still been meaningless.
But even if the Colts did rest their players and lose a couple of times that does not prove anything. The Colts also lost playoff games when they diod not rest their players.
