Good morning Colt fans and any of you other dopes who are fans of other so-called “teams”!! Just kidding, hello to all, no strings attached. Week 15 is in the books and the Colts are a lofty 11-3 going into what, surprisingly is the biggest game of the year for the Shoes! The Colts face the Chargers in what will most likely seal the number 3 seed in the AFC.

Sunday night the Colts beat a desperate Baltimore Ravens team 20-10. Folks, that Raven D is all it is advertised to be, but unfortunately for them, it’s not as good as our offense. On top of that the Colt D played pretty well down the stretch as well. PM only threw one TD pass and remains 2 away from the record, but the win is what matters.

The Patriots proved human last night by getting beat by the Dolphins and the Steelers had a near miss against a tenacious Giant team on Saturday. Now near misses are not going to get the Colts to that number 1 or 2 seed, but with games against Baltimore and Buffalo, the Steelers could lose twice and with a roader against the Jets this week, the Pats could lose, leaving a three way tie which would give us the number one if we win out.

Realistically we will end up with the number 3 as long as we take care of the Chargers this week. That would possibly give us another game against the Jaguars. At least as it stands now. Baltimore, Denver and Buffalo who all have the same record are on the outside looking in at this point.

As for the game Sunday it was a wild one. My usher was back, which was good. We had Raven fans in front of us. Real ones from Baltimore. They were pretty obnoxious but still friendly, if that makes sense. It was a tense game and I think I yelled as much if not more than ever before. I still hate those late games. They’re nice for the city and all, but I can do without.

The big news though came with the announcement that the city and the team have come to an agreement on a new financial deal which will include a new stadium and boy does it look nice. Retractable roof, opening windows on the ends. State-of-the-art!!! What else would you expect? It also give us the flexibility of increasing the convention center as well as holding Final Fours and such. Expected costs look to the range of $750 million for the entire project. The Colts will pay $100 million and they are solely responsible for filling the dome and naming rights. The mayor wants pull tab gambling to pay for it. This time I think it will probably go through the general assembly.

30 years is the new deal. Non-cancelable and binding from both sides. The city builds and any revenue to be generated is to be done by the team. It should be a really good deal for both sides in a beautiful new stadium that may even attract a Super Bowl!

Let’s take a look at this weeks Top 10!

1. Indianapolis (11-3) Is there really any team playing better football right now than the Colts? I mean honestly, this is not just a homer thing. Passing, running, opportunistic D. It’s all good!

2. Pittsburgh (13-1) Big Ben looked human Saturday against the bad Giants, but just as they have done all year, they found a way to win.

3. Philadelphia (13-1) TO is out for the season, or at least until Super Bowl. This really hurts the Eagles chances, although they still probably have enough to get to the big game.

4. New England (12-2) Puzzling loss last night at Miami has me wondering if this team isn’t starting to (finally) hit the wall.

5. San Diego (11-3) The Chargers are hot right now. They manhandled the Browns in a driving, cold snowstorm Sunday.

6. Atlanta (11-3) Maybe their best game of the season. A real barn burner against the hot Panthers Saturday night and the Falcons beat their nemesis in OT.

7. Baltimore (8-6) That D is every bit as good as advertised. Lewis seems fine, but Boller is not much.

8. NY Jets (10-4) The Jets are just kind of there. They don’t kill anyone, but they do play good ball on both sides. CuMa is back on top of the NFL in rushing.

9. Jacksonville (8-6) The Jags have bounced in and out of my Top 10 this year, but to go into frigid Lambeau on Sunday and get the win was a good argument to have them here.

10. Buffalo (8-6) The 0-4 start may have doomed them, but they are one of the hottest teams in the league right now.

I’m sure it is not lost on anyone that the NFC has but two representatives in the Top 10 this week. It’s been a long lean year for the National Conference. The West is the worst division in football and not by a little. Seattle will probably win it, but only because the Rams suck. And I still stand by my statement that the Rams will be moving to LA.