Losing is NOT Good for the Colts

The Indianapolis Colts have lost to the San Diego Chargers 26-17 -- ending their quest for an unprecedented 16-0 season. The automatic response from many cliche-lovers will be that "this is what's best for the Colts" ... because "now they can focus on winning the Super Bowl" ... and "in the big picture it's more important to win the Super Bowl than to go undefeated in the regular season". Nonsense. Every year somebody wins the Super Bowl ... and a few years later hardly anybody really cares or remembers anymore. No team has EVER gone 16-0. Plus, it's not like it was an either-or proposition. The Colts could have gone 16-0 AND won the Super Bowl ... in which case they'd have to be considered one of the greatest teams of ALL-TIME. With the undefeated season no longer an option, the Super Bowl now remains as the only thing left to shoot for and - judging by their loss to San Diego and their performance in post-seasons past - it's by no means a sure thing that Indianapolis will even be in the Super Bowl, much less win the thing. So appreciate what the Colts have accomplished so far this season, but don't pretend that there's a silver lining in losing a bid at immortality ... because there isn't.