On Monday morning, the Colts had the best record in the AFC. Now, 24 hours later, they have the best record in the NFL.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered their Monday night tilt against the Detroit Lions at 5-1, as the only team in the league that could match the Colts' record through the first seven weeks of the season. But thanks to a dominant defensive showing by the Lions and a stellar night from running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions won 24-9 to hand the Bucs their second loss of the season.
The Colts are now officially the only six-win team in the league.
And with the Houston Texans losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the second game of Monday night's doubleheader, the Colts' control over the AFC South only grew.
With their 27-19 loss, the Texans fell to 2-4 on the season as they cont