NFL Game Preview: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts - Week 17

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Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts - Week 17

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MIN DET	13 20
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BUF NYJ	7 38
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CAR ATL	10 31
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TB NO	23 13
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CIN BAL	7 13
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PIT CLE	41 9
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MIA NE	7 38
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OAK KC	31 10
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SD DEN	33 28
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NYG WAS	17 14
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ARI SF	7 38
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JAC HOU	17 34
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DAL PHI	14 13
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CHI GB	3 10
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TEN IND	20 23
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STL SEA	6 16
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Colts 30, Titans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Kerry Collins	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Chris Johnson	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10	Kenny Britt	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 59	Nate Washington	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 80	Justin Gage	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 23	Jared Cook	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 26	Rob Bironas	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 30	Defense / ST

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Indianapolis Colts
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Peyton Manning	Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33	Joseph Addai	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 7	Reggie Wayne	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 32	Blair White	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 39	Pierre Garcon	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 3	Jacob Tamme	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 2	Adam Vinatieri	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 9	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Titans QB Kerry Collins (40,141) became 12th QB in NFL history w/ 40,000 career passing yards last week. Collins (3,411) passed Pro Football HOFer JOE MONTANA (3,409) for 9th-most completions in NFL history. Had 3 TDs & 113.6 rating in last game vs. Colts... RB Chris Johnson (4,559) needs 6 yards to surpass LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (4,564) for 4th-most rush yards in 1st 3 seasons of career in NFL history (ERIC DICKERSON, 5,147; EARL CAMPBELL, 5,081; JAMAL LEWIS, 4,757). Johnson aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rush yards vs. Ind... WR Kenny Britt (690) needs 12 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 701 in '09. Has career-best 8 TD rec. this season... TE Jared Cook had career-best in receptions (5) & receiving yards (96) last week w/ TD rec... TE Craig Stevens had TD rec. in last mtg... DE Jason Babin has 3.5 sacks in past 3 & has career-best 12.5 sacks in '10... Rookie PR-WR Marc Mariani (7th round, No. 222) leads AFC & ranks 3rd in NFL w/ 12.9 PR avg. (25 att., 322 yards). Mariani has 1,411 kickoff return yards & passed BOBBY JANCIK (1,317) for most KR yards in season in franchise history.

Colts Club aims for 8th consecutive win at Lucas Oil Stadium vs. AFC South opponent... At home vs. Titans, QB Peyton Manning is 6-2 & has completed 154 of 212 (72.6 pct.) for 1,738 yards w/ 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 109.4 rating. Has 63 career 300-yard passing games, tied for most in NFL history w/ HOFer DAN MARINO... RB Joseph Addai has 3 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Ten. RB Dominic Rhodes had season-best 98 rush yards last week. WR Reggie Wayne (102) needs 3 rec. to surpass career-high of 104 in '07. Had 4 catches for 106 yards in last game vs. Ten. WR Pierre Garcon had career-best 2 TD catches in last meeting & is averaging 114.5 rec. yards per game in past 2 (229 total). Since Week 8, TE Jacob Tamme leads NFL with 60 receptions. Posted 4th TD rec. of season last week... DE Dwight Freeney (9) needs 1 sack to reach double-digit sacks in 3rd consecutive season & 7th of career. DE Robert Mathis (11) has totaled 10+ sacks in season for 4th time in career. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ sack.

Results and Schedule

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	OAK	H	W 38-13	+25
2	2010-09-19	PIT	H	L 11-19	-8
3	2010-09-26	NYG	A	W 29-10	+19
4	2010-10-03	DEN	H	L 20-26	-6
5	2010-10-10	DAL	A	W 34-27	+7
6	2010-10-18	JAC	A	W 30-3	+27
7	2010-10-24	PHI	H	W 37-19	+18
8	2010-10-31	SD	A	L 25-33	-8
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	MIA	A	L 17-29	-12
11	2010-11-21	WAS	H	L 16-19	-3
12	2010-11-28	HOU	A	L 0-20	-20
13	2010-12-05	JAC	H	L 6-17	-11
14	2010-12-09	IND	H	L 28-30	-2
15	2010-12-19	HOU	H	W 31-17	+14
16	2010-12-26	KC	A	L 14-34	-20
17	2011-01-02	IND	A	L 20-23	-3

Indianapolis Colts
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	HOU	A	L 24-34	-10
2	2010-09-19	NYG	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2010-09-26	DEN	A	W 27-13	+14
4	2010-10-03	JAC	A	L 28-31	-3
5	2010-10-10	KC	H	W 19-9	+10
6	2010-10-17	WAS	A	W 27-24	+3
7		Bye
8	2010-11-01	HOU	H	W 30-17	+13
9	2010-11-07	PHI	A	L 24-26	-2
10	2010-11-14	CIN	H	W 23-17	+6
11	2010-11-21	NE	A	L 28-31	-3
12	2010-11-28	SD	H	L 14-36	-22
13	2010-12-05	DAL	H	L 35-38	-3
14	2010-12-09	TEN	A	W 30-28	+2
15	2010-12-19	JAC	H	W 34-24	+10
16	2010-12-26	OAK	A	W 31-26	+5
17	2011-01-02	TEN	H	W 23-20	+3
WC	2011-01-08	NYJ	H

Injury Report

Tennessee Titans
Probable	DE Jason Babin (Shoulder) K Rob Bironas (Right Groin) FS Michael Griffin (Knee) DE William Hayes (Concussion)
IR	OLB Colin Allred (Neck) OC Eugene Amano (Shoulder) DE Dave Ball (Concussion, Hip) DT Tony Brown (Knee) CB Roderick Hood (Knee ACL) DE Derrick Morgan (Left Knee ACL) CB Ryan Mouton (Hamstring) OLB Jamie Winborn (Shoulder) QB Vince Young (Right Thumb)

Indianapolis Colts
Questionable	DT Eric Foster (Biceps) RB Mike Hart (Ankle) CB Kelvin Hayden (Neck) OT Charlie Johnson (Groin) DT Daniel Muir (Chest) OC Jeff Saturday (Hip) OLB Clint Session (Elbow) OG Jaimie Thomas (Ankle)
IR	SS Melvin Bullitt (Shoulder) TE Dallas Clark (Wrist) WR Austin Collie (Concussion) OLB Cody Glenn (Neck) WR Anthony Gonzalez (Knee) CB Jerraud Powers (Arm) SS Bob Sanders (Biceps) CB Kevin Thomas (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TEN Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.0	30.8	22.5	IND
Rushing yards	95.5	88.3	118.5	TEN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.57	3.92	4.32	TEN
Completion %	54.3%	69.4%	60.4%	IND
Passing yards	202.5	294.3	214.4	IND
Passing yards per completion	11.69	10.01	10.80	TEN
Passing yards per attempt	6.34	6.95	6.52	IND
Interceptions	1.5	2.3	1.0	TEN
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.6	IND
Sacks allowed	1.5	0.5	2.2	IND
3rd down conversions	28.4%	48.7%	38.2%	IND
4th down conversions	50.0%	66.7%	54.2%	IND
Time of possession	23:44	28:59	30:09	IND

Defense Stats Comparison

	TEN Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.5	30.3	22.5	TEN
Rushing yards	133.5	124.5	118.5	IND
Rushing yards per attempt	3.84	4.32	4.32	TEN
Completion %	67.2%	71.0%	60.4%	TEN
Passing yards	267.3	201.0	214.4	IND
Passing yards per completion	10.04	9.08	10.80	IND
Passing yards per attempt	6.75	6.45	6.52	IND
INT return	0.5	0.0	1.0	TEN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.6	IND
Sacks	1.8	1.5	2.2	TEN
3rd down conversions	47.4%	39.7%	38.2%	IND
4th down conversions	55.6%	50.0%	54.2%	IND
Time of possession	35:57	31:32	30:09	IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TEN	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	13.2	5.8	9.5	TEN
Yards per kick return	22.1	18.9	21.5	TEN
Yards allowed per punt return	6.4	14.1	9.5	TEN
Yards allowed per kick return	21.3	26.9	21.5	TEN

Misc Stats Comparison

	TEN	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.8	4.8	5.6	IND
Penalty yards	64.8	44.5	46.4	IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	9	2002-11-03	TEN	IND	23-15	TEN
2002	14	2002-12-08	IND	TEN	17-27	TEN
2003	2	2003-09-14	TEN	IND	7-33	IND
2003	14	2003-12-07	IND	TEN	29-27	IND
2004	2	2004-09-19	IND	TEN	31-17	IND
2004	13	2004-12-05	TEN	IND	24-51	IND
2005	4	2005-10-02	IND	TEN	31-10	IND
2005	13	2005-12-04	TEN	IND	3-35	IND
2006	5	2006-10-08	TEN	IND	13-14	IND
2006	13	2006-12-03	IND	TEN	17-20	TEN
2007	2	2007-09-16	IND	TEN	22-20	IND
2007	17	2007-12-30	TEN	IND	16-10	TEN
2008	8	2008-10-27	IND	TEN	21-31	TEN
2008	17	2008-12-28	TEN	IND	0-23	IND
2009	5	2009-10-11	IND	TEN	31-9	IND
2009	13	2009-12-06	TEN	IND	17-27	IND
2010	14	2010-12-09	IND	TEN	30-28	IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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