The Indianapolis Colts have an important match coming up as they are set to face the New Orleans Saints in Week 15. While their chances of making the playoffs this year are close to impossible, they might be able to put up a fight as T.Y. Hilton is showing encouraging signs ahead of this all-important game.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport was one of the first to report the progress of Hilton's condition. According to him, he is showing all of the right signs to the Colts medical staff. If everything goes well, the wide receiver should be able to play.

Hilton's potential return to the team should be a great boon to a Colts offense that has stuttered plenty of times this season. In fact, their Week 14 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could have been prevented if the 30-year-old playmaker from Florida International was able to pad up for the game.

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He hasn't been able to play for the Colts since Week 12 due to a calf injury. Before that, other injuries kept him off the team for four games. This made a hit on his overall production. He's currently posting career lows in receiving yards (378), first downs receiving (19), and longest reception (35).

Given these stats, some players may have quit on the season and just focus on their recovery. However, Hilton was not that kind of player.

“I would never quit on my team,’’ he told ESPN’s Mike Wells, via Fox 59's Mike Chappell. “I signed up for 16 games. Some guys may shut it down and call it quits. I don’t do that.’’

His return will be a great addition to the offense, and he could make the game more interesting for the Colts and Saints alike.