No team has been more inconsistent or impossible to predict this season than the Colts.

And that will only get worse with the news Tuesday afternoon that Andrew Luck with miss 2-to-6 weeks with a lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle he suffered last weekend — just as things were looking up for Indianapolis.

Coming off an extremely impressive 27-24 home win over Peyton Manning and the previously unbeaten Broncos, the Colts moved up four spots to No. 15 in The Post’s NFL Power Rankings heading into their bye week — but that now comes with a heavy asterisk with the latest twist in Luck’s star-crossed season.

The Colts had shown the past two weeks (including a 29-26 overtime loss at unbeaten Carolina) the final seven games could have been a lot smoother ride than their first nine.

Indianapolis is just 4-5, but not only is the rest of the AFC South a disaster, five of its last seven games are against teams currently under .500.

And with a suddenly productive running game (256 yards combined the past two games) and a defense that forced five turnovers in that span, the Colts are in position to cast aside their front-office drama and save coach Chuck Pagano’s job with a turnaround.

They just need to hope Matt Hasselbeck can fill in ably like he did earlier this season when he went 2-0 as a starter, and that Luck’s recovery is a quick one.

This week’s rankings (last week in parentheses):

1. Patriots, 8-0 (1): New England’s 133-point scoring differential is 23 points better than second-place Arizona.

2. Bengals, 8-0 (3): Andy Dalton, whose 111.0 passer rating is second in the NFL among qualifiers, has never had better than an 88.8 rating over a full season.

3. Panthers, 8-0 (4): Carolina is averaging 142.3 rushing yards per game, best in the NFL.

4. Broncos, 7-1 (2): Opponents have scored on just 24.2 percent of their drives against Denver, by far the lowest percentage in the league.

5. Vikings, 6-2 (7): Four games above .500 despite committing at least one turnover in every game.

6. Cardinals, 6-2 (6): Carson Palmer is averaging a TD pass every 7.7 attempts, the best rate in the NFL.

7. Packers, 6-2 (5): A once-formidable defense has allowed an average of 491.7 yards in the past three games.

8. Seahawks, 4-4 (8): Russell Wilson has been sacked an NFL-most 31 times, and his 11.7 sack percentage also is the highest in the league.

9. Steelers, 5-4 (11): Pittsburgh has nine players on injured reserve and two others (Ben Roethlisberger and Terence Garvin) who have been declared out for this week’s game.

10. Jets, 5-3 (13): Have allowed just two rushing touchdowns, the lowest total in the league.

11. Falcons, 6-3 (9)

12. Giants, 5-4 (15): Lead the NFL with 21 takeaways (14 interceptions and seven fumble recoveries).

13. Raiders, 4-4 (10)

14. Rams, 4-4 (12)

15. Colts, 4-5 (19)

16. Saints, 4-5 (14)

17. Eagles, 4-4 (18)

18. Bills, 4-4 (21)

19. Redskins, 3-5 (16)

20. Chiefs, 3-5 (20)

21. Dolphins, 3-5 (17)

22. Bears, 3-5 (27)

23. Buccaneers, 3-5 (22)

24. Texans, 3-5 (24)

25. 49ers, 3-6 (30)

26. Cowboys, 2-6 (23)

27. Browns, 2-7 (25)

28. Ravens, 2-6 (28)

29. Jaguars, 2-6 (26)

30. Chargers, 2-7 (29)

31. Titans, 2-6 (32)

32. Lions, 1-7 (31)