Son of a bitch. It was like a 0.1% chance of happening, but for the Colts to make the playoffs, they needed Jacksonville to beat Tennessee next week (and Cincinnati to beat Houston and then Tennessee to beat Houston next week plus the Colts win at Oakland and vs Jacksonville).
Good news is the Tennessee game is in the early afternoon slot, and the Colts game is in the late afternoon slot. When Tennessee beats Jacksonville, the Colts can sit Luck, Hilton, and anyone else worth sitting the last two games. 7-9 still doesn't give you a great draft pick. Should have started tanking weeks ago, but that won't happen when the coach and the GM are both fighting for their jobs. It'll be awesome when the Colts play so well they win out and finish 9-7, don't make the playoffs, get an even worse draft pick, and Pagano keeps his job.