INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27 – In the brutal arithmetic of the NFL season, December football is rarely about who is playing the best; it is about who is left standing. As the league pivots toward the final stretch, the harsh reality of attrition has struck two AFC contenders with vastly different fates. While Buffalo exhaled a collective sigh of relief regarding their franchise quarterback, Indianapolis was forced to swallow a bitter pill that could define their playoff chase. The Indianapolis Colts, sitting precariously at 8-7, suffered a devastating blow to the heart of their defense. The team’s interior anchor, DeForest Buckner,…
