Frank Reich's first year as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts did not exactly get off to a great start.

The Colts went just 1-5 over their first six games this season and appeared to be destined for another miserable campaign that would at least result in a high draft pick.

However, Indianapolis proceeded to win nine of its final 10 games over the course of the regular season, slipping up only in a strange 6-0 loss to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars in early December.

The Colts then went on to defeat the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs on Saturday, advancing to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round next week.

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After Indianapolis' win over the Texans, wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said that the team is finding it easy to get behind Reich:

“He played the game, and he has a way of communicating with players that lets you know he cares about you,” wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said after Saturday's win, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN. “So everything's about the players, and when he talks about everybody coming together for each other, it's easy to all rally around that.”

Remember: the Colts originally hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their head coach last year before McDaniels bowed out in the midnight hour. Indianapolis then turned to Reich, who had served as the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator last season and helped lead the Eagles to their first ever Super Bowl title.

Reich had previously worked on the Colts' coaching staff from 2008 through 2011.