FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Much of the conversation around the Indianapolis Colts Thursday night portrayed them as the victims of a massive slew of injuries.



It was an accurate take, certainly, seeing how the Colts dressed just 44 players (the maximum is 46) and proceeded to lose four more in the course of the game. In my 14 seasons covering the NFL, it’s perhaps the most depleted injury situation I’ve ever witnessed.



But after the game, inside the Colts’ locker room, some real perspective on what it means to be a victim began to emerge.



Yes, players were miffed about their 38-24 loss to the New England Patriots, not the least bit willing to offer up their injury situation as a pretext. But they also took a moment to turn their thoughts to the one teammate who missed this game for non-injury reasons.



Starting right tackle Denzelle Good was not in the lineup Thursday. He was in South Carolina with his family mourning the murder of his...