The crew looks at the coach of the year candidates in the NFL, the 49ers beating the Colts on MNF and Frank's latest playoff projections to assess where the league is at as we approach Week 17.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen confirmed that Philip Rivers will remain the team's starting quarterback heading into a Week 17 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Colts coach Shane Steichen initially claimed that Rivers gave the team “juice” when he ended his nearly five-year retirement and rejoined the franchise. However, after Rivers turned back the clock Monday and gave the Colts a vintage performance early on, it was clear following a 21-point beatdown that there is no juice left to squeeze.

The Indianapolis Colts have had a rollercoaster season under coach Shane Steichen with an 8-7 record heading into the final two games of the NFL season. Monday night’s 48-27 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers showed how far Steichen’s battered and bruised team still has to go in order to reach the mountaintop of the league.

With Phillip Rivers set to start on Sunday in the Indianapolis Colts' matchup with Seattle, how would an offensive coach build a game plan around the 44-year-old quarterback, and how would a defensive coach attack? These are the two questions that NFL insider Jonathan Jones asked one offensive coach and one defensive coach.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen cruelly challenged a catch on Monday that had earned an opposing player half a million dollars. San Francisco

Jaylon Jones played just four snaps against San Francisco, even though 49ers tight end George Kittle is a primary target

The 49ers just beat the Indianapolis Colts 48-27 and won their 11th game of the season. Last season, they lost 11 games. Which means there's something different and special about this team.