INDIANAPOLIS — The champagne would have to wait until closer to midnight after the Indianapolis Colts’ 22-13 New Year’s Eve victory over the Houston Texans, but that didn’t stop the players from celebrating with one another after wrapping up the 2017 season with an ever-elusive win.
Wrapping up a roller-coaster 4-12 season, the Colts, like they had done during the entire year, prepared all week and fought for one another, their coaches and their fans, this time with the ability to finish — something that had haunted the team so often throughout 2017.
“That was the right thing to do,” Frank Gore said about finishing the season, and Sunday’s game, strong.