A chilly day in the Bad Place, revised

In which the Blob, which earlier noted that it's right about as often as the Montreal Canadiens play home games in Dante's Seventh Circle Arena, returns the netherworld to its natural state.

In other words, after pointing out a couple of instances where I was (gasp!) right, here are a couple of things about which I've been proven wrong, or am about to be proven wrong.

First up: Your Los Angeles Lakers.

Whom the Blob sometime back said would probably make the playoffs this season, but hadn't suddenly become a favorite to win it all -- as a lot of folks opined after Anthony Davis joined LeBron in L.A. The Blob pooh-poohed this notion to a fare-thee-well. It said, yeah, A.D. is a game-changer, but not that much of a game-changer.

As someone once said: "Ahem."

Because, hey, look at this, the Lake Show is now 17-2. LeBron 'n' A.D. 'n' them have won 10 in a row. They're beating everyone like kettle drums.

So, OK, the Blob was wrong. Because not only have the Lakers become a favorite to win it all, they might be, at this early juncture, the favorite.

And speaking of favorites, or not ...

Come on down, you Indianapolis Colts!

Whom the Blob confidently predicted would win the AFC South even without Andrew Luck, because Jacoby Brissett is better than everyone thinks he is, and the Colts still had T.Y. and Marlon Mack and that O-line and a young, emerging defense.

What they didn't have, and what the Blob neglected to mention, was a decent supply of bubble wrap.

If they did, they wouldn't have had the injuries that have weakened them (including to Brissett and T.Y. and Mack and Eric Ebron), and they wouldn't be where they are, sitting at 6-5 after losing a critical divisional game to the Houston Texans. They're now a game back of the Texans, they've lost three of their last four, and later they have to play Drew Brees and the Saints in New Orleans.

On the other hand, they also have immensely winnable games against the Buccaneers, Jaguars and Panthers left. And the Texans still have to play the Patriots this weekend . So it could still happen.

But it's nowhere near the sure thing the Blob said it would be. So slot this pre-emptively into the "wrong" column, too.

And stand by as Hell gets toasty again.