Is the author honestly saying he thinks the Colts have a better chance of making the playoffs than the Texans.

The author said the Colts will be in the mix to make the playoffs and believes the Jags will win the division. Both things seem decently reasonable at this point.

As for the Texans, he refers to them as “having the look of a playoff team” which sounds better than the Colts “having a shot” at the playoffs. I think it would be more of a coin flip at the moment, but the writing suggest he’d give the Texans the edge between them.