The Colts were seen before the season as a rebuilding project set for dark days, but Luck capably took over for the departed Peyton Manning, and Pagano and Arians instilled a sense of urgency to win now. That culture was put in place by Pagano, but Arians preached the message from the minute the head coach fell ill. The Colts could have crumbled into a ghost ship -- everybody would have understood -- but instead they forged an unlikely path into January.