6. Indianapolis Colts (LW: 9)
After an 0-2 start, the Colts ran off five consecutive victories on the back of Andrew Luck and the top-ranked offense in the NFL. For a few weeks, they looked unstoppable, before running into a wall in Pittsburgh. The Colts responded to their broken win streak by pummeling the Giants on Monday Night Football, reminding the league how dangerous they could be.

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