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Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
MIN		 36
 17
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ATL
PHI		 30
 17
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SEA
DET		 24
 28
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SD
CLE		 6
 7
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WAS
PIT		 12
 27
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NE
STL		 45
 7
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MIA
NYJ		 30
 9
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JAC
GB		 15
 24
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IND
TEN		 19
 13
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CAR
CHI		 22
 23
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OAK
KC		 26
 16
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NYG
DAL		 29
 24
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NO
DEN		 14
 34
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SF
ARI		 24
 3
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Colts 27, Titans 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Andrew Luck Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 12 Vick Ballard Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 36 Donald Brown Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 32 Donnie Avery Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 65 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Coby Fleener Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Dwayne Allen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 12 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
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Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Chris Johnson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53 Jamie Harper Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 26 Kenny Britt Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 45 Nate Washington Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 53 Kendall Wright Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 15 Jared Cook Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 18 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Have won 6 of past 9 at Ten... QB Andrew Luck is 1st rookie QB with 1,500 passing yards (1,674) & 3 wins in a team's 1st 6 games in NFL history. Averages 279 passing yards per game, most among rookie QBs. Luck is 1 of 3 rookies in NFL history with at least 3 300-yard passing games (PEYTON MANNING, 4 in '98 & CAM NEWTON, 3 in '11). Leads AFC QBs in rush yards (115) & rush TDs (3)... RB Donald Brown had career-best 161 rush yards on 16 att. (10.1 avg.), incl. career-long 80-yard rush TD in last game vs. Titans. Rookie RB Vick Ballard had career-best 84 rush yards last week... WR Reggie Wayne averages AFC-best 111 rec. yards per game in '12 (666 rec. yards in 6 games). Wayne (47) needs 3 rec. to reach 50 for 10th straight season. WR T.Y. Hilton is only rookie WR with 100-yard rec. game (113) in '12... Rookie TEs Dwayne Allen (13 rec., 118 yards) & Coby Fleener (19 rec., 198 yards) have combined for 32 rec. for 316 rec. yards... LB Dwight Freeney has 13 career sacks vs. Titans, 2nd-most against any opponent.

Titans In 3 career starts vs. Colts, QB Matt Hasselbeck has 90.5 rating. Posted 80th career win as starter last week. Hasselbeck (199) needs TD to reach 200 career. In only career meeting vs. Ind., QB Jake Locker completed 11 of 16 passes (68.8 pct.) for 108 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 108.3 passer rating... RB Chris Johnson posted 4th career game with 190+ rush yards last week (195), most among active players. Has 4 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history. For career, Johnson averages 84 rush yards per game vs. AFC South (2,017 in 24 games). Has 30 career 100-yard rush games & Titans are 22-8 (.733) in such games. Since '08, Johnson leads NFL with 6,141 rush yards... WR Nate Washington had game-winning 15-yard TD rec. last week. WR Kendall Wright leads NFL rookies in rec. (36)... TE Jared Cook had career-best 9 rec. in last meeting vs. Ind. w/ 103 rec. yards... CB Jason McCourty aims for 3rd straight game with INT... DE Kamerion Wimbley had sack & FF last week.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2012-11-04 MIA H    
10 2012-11-08 JAC A    
11 2012-11-18 NE A    
12 2012-11-25 BUF H    
13 2012-12-02 DET A    
14 2012-12-09 TEN H    
15 2012-12-16 HOU A    
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    
   
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NE H L 13-34 -21
2 2012-09-16 SD A L 10-38 -28
3 2012-09-23 DET H W 44-41 +3
4 2012-09-30 HOU A L 14-38 -24
5 2012-10-07 MIN A L 7-30 -23
6 2012-10-11 PIT H W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-21 BUF A W 35-34 +1
8 2012-10-28 IND H L 13-19 -6
9 2012-11-04 CHI H    
10 2012-11-11 MIA A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 JAC A    
13 2012-12-02 HOU H    
14 2012-12-09 IND A    
15 2012-12-17 NYJ H    
16 2012-12-23 GB A    
17 2012-12-30 JAC H    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Out  CB Darius Butler (shoulder)
 DE Fili Moala (knee)
Questionable  ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
 RB Donald Brown (knee)
 OLB Robert Mathis (knee)
Probable  DE Dwight Freeney (ankle)
 NT Antonio Johnson (other-illness)
 QB Andrew Luck (knee)
 DE Cory Redding (knee)
IR  WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
Non-Football Related  NT Josh Chapman (knee)
   
Tennessee Titans
Out  QB Jake Locker (shoulder)
Questionable  CB Tommie Campbell (ankle)
 MLB Colin McCarthy (ankle)
 WLB Will Witherspoon (hamstring)
Probable  SS Jordan Babineaux (wrist)
 WR Kenny Britt (knee)
 RB Chris Johnson (ankle)
 TE Craig Stevens (concussion)
IR  DE Dave Ball (concussion, 8/31)
 DE Keyunta Dawson (hamstring, 9/26)
 MLB Zac Diles (leg, 10/24)
 DT Leger Douzable (shoulder, 8/31)
 WR Marc Mariani (leg, 8/27)
 SLB Gerald McRath (knee, 8/23)
 RB Javon Ringer (knee, 10/26)
PUP  FS Markelle Martin (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 		 TEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.0 21.3 22.8 TEN
Rushing yards 109.0 90.8 116.0 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.61 4.75 4.27 TEN
Completion % 54.1% 61.2% 61.8% TEN
Passing yards 254.7 211.8 239.9 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.55 10.16 10.96 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.25 6.21 6.78 IND
Interceptions 0.7 0.8 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 3.0 1.8 2.3 TEN
3rd down conversions 42.0% 43.4% 38.9% TEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 57.1% TEN
Time of possession 32:20 27:50 30:17 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 		 TEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 35.0 22.8 IND
Rushing yards 140.3 137.5 116.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.13 4.27 4.27 TEN
Completion % 63.8% 72.4% 61.8% IND
Passing yards 198.3 274.5 239.9 IND
Passing yards per completion 10.08 10.69 10.96 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.43 7.74 6.78 IND
INT return 0.0 0.8 1.0 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7 TEN
Sacks 2.0 1.0 2.3 IND
3rd down conversions 40.9% 44.4% 38.9% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 57.1% TEN
Time of possession 27:40 34:16 30:17 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 12.2 8.8 TEN
Yards per kick return 23.0 27.4 25.0 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 4.6 8.8 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.9 34.8 25.0 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 6.5 6.5 TEN
Penalty yards 67.0 52.3 56.3 TEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2012 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans
 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
2010 17 2011-01-02 TEN IND 20-23 IND
2011 8 2011-10-30 IND TEN 10-27 TEN
2011 15 2011-12-18 TEN IND 13-27 IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.