The Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins will face off on Sunday in Week 16 of the NFL 2015 regular season, with the Colts' postseason hopes hanging on by just a thread. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and takes place from Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens in Florida. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
First choice quarterback Andrew Luck will not be able to come to the Colts' rescue this season, which means everything will be on Matt Hasselbeck's shoulders. But Hasselbeck is carrying a number of injuries coming into this weekend, though he is still expected to start for Indianapolis and will try and help the Colts avoid their longest losing streak in four years.
For weeks, Colts fans had been hoping Andrew Luck would be back for this Week 16 game against the Miami Dolphins. However, he has already been ruled out of the game as he has not recovered sufficiently since suffering a lacerated kidney against the Denver Broncos in Week 9.
Last week the Colts suffered a 16-10 loss to the Houston Texans, which not only snapped a 13 game home win streak in the series, but also saw Indianapolis drop a game behind the Texans in the race for the AFC South. With just two games remaining that loss could mean the Colts ultimately miss out on the Playoffs.
Earlier this week on Saturday night, the NFC East division was all but concluded, with the Washington Redskins defeating the Philadelphia Eagles to confirm themselves as division champions.
The Redskins clinched the division title, and with it a postseason spot, with a comfortable 38-24 win. Their appearance in the Playoffs this season will be their first since the 2012 season, and comes as a surprise as not many had predicted the Redskins would take the NFC East at the start of the season.
The result means the 8-7 Redskins will play a home Playoff game against the No. 5 seeded team in the NFC. At the moment that would mean a match up against the Seattle Seahawks, which would be a massive challenge as they have made huge strides in the second half of the season and at the moment look like one of the most dangerous teams in the league.
If the results in the coming few weeks shake things up more though, then the Redskins could get a game against the 9-5 Minnesota Vikings, which is another daunting prospect for Washington. However, at the moment the Redskins may just want to enjoy the fact that they're back in the postseason and whoever it turns out they face, what will be will be.
Kirk Cousins has been one of the core reasons the Redskins have managed to surprise people this season, and he has played above everyone's expectations. On Saturday night he completed 31 of 46 throws for 365 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions.
At the start of the season, the Redskins suffered poor form through their opening six games. During that period, Kirk Cousins threw eight interceptions, where as in the nine games since he threw just three.
They will need the new improved Kirk Cousins if they are to make an impact in the Playoffs.
Today's big game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
