Prediction: Colts 27, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Tennessee Titans |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 26 |
Jake Locker |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
RB 36 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 42 |
Bishop Sankey |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 45 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
WR 34 |
Justin Hunter |
Rec: 4-55, 1 TD |
WR 35 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 4-65, 0 TD |
WR 58 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 6 |
Delanie Walker |
Rec: 5-55, 1 TD |
K 18 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 23 |
Defense / ST |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 2 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
RB 11 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
Rush: 55, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
RB 31 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 19 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 23 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 54 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
TE 18 |
Dwayne Allen |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 26 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 6 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Titans In last road start vs. AFC South (vs. Hou. on 9/15/13), QB Jake Locker passed for 2 TDs with 92.1 rating. Titans are 6-2 when Locker starts & has 90+ rating... In only career start vs. Ind. (10/14/12 with Jets), RB Shonn Greene had 161 yards on 32 att. (5 avg.) & 3 TDs. Has 4 rush TDs in past 4 on road, including TD last week. Has 3,862 career rushing yards & needs 138 to reach 4,000 career. Rookie RB Bishop Sankey (Round 2, No. 54 overall) rushed for 61 yards on 10 att. (6.1 avg.) last week ... WR Kendall Wright has 3+ rec. in 17 of past 18 overall. Since joining Titans in 2009, WR Nate Washington leads team in rec. (272), rec. yards (4,004) & rec. TDs (26). TE Delanie Walker has TD catch in 2 of past 3... DT Jurrell Casey has 5.5 sacks in past 7. Had 2 sacks in last meeting (tied for career-best). S Bernard Pollard leads team with 21 tackles. Had INT in last meeting. Since 2007, is 1 of 4 NFL players with 12+ INTs (12) & 10+ sacks (10.5). S George Wilson has 1st INT of season last week.
Colts Aim for 9th win in row vs. AFC South... Last week, QB Andrew Luck completed 31 of 39 passes (79.5 pct.) for 370 yards with 4 TDs & 0 INTs for 140.4 rating. Luck & HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS (11/12/67) are only players in Colts history with 75+ comp. pct., 350+ yards, 4+ TDs & 0 INTs in game. Has 17 TD passes in past 7 overall... In past 2 games, RB Trent Richardson has 175 scrim. yards (136 rush, 39 rec.). Last week, RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 65 yards on 9 att. (7.2 avg.) & had TD catch. Leads NFL RBs with 3 TD catches in 2014... WR Reggie Wayne (1,022 catches; 13,754 yards) needs 3 receptions to surpass ISAAC BRUCE (1,024) for 7th all-time & 24 yards to move past HENRY ELLARD (13,777) for 10th all-time. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 vs. Titans. Since 2001, has NFL-best 13,754 rec. yards. TE Dwayne Allen has TD catch in 3 of past 4, including 1-yarder last week... LB Jerrell Freeman had INT in last meeting. Undrafted rookie DT Kelcy Quarles had 1st career sack last week. LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 22 tackles, including 10 vs. Jax. Last week, S LaRon Landry posted 1st sack since joining Colts in 2013.
Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
KC |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
DAL |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
CIN |
A |
L 7-33 |
-26 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
IND |
A |
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5 |
2014-10-05 |
CLE |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
JAC |
H |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
WAS |
A |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
H |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
BAL |
A |
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11 |
2014-11-17 |
PIT |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
PHI |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
HOU |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYG |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYJ |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-18 |
JAC |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
IND |
H |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
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5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
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9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
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10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TEN Offense |
IND Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
14.3 |
31.7 |
22.3 |
IND |
Rushing yards |
131.0 |
122.3 |
113.6 |
TEN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.97 |
4.53 |
4.17 |
TEN |
Completion % |
56.4% |
67.7% |
64.2% |
IND |
Passing yards |
217.3 |
303.7 |
234.7 |
IND |
Passing yards per completion |
11.44 |
10.35 |
10.46 |
TEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.46 |
7.01 |
6.72 |
IND |
Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
IND |
Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
TEN |
Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
IND |
3rd down conversions |
28.9% |
41.0% |
41.7% |
IND |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
50.0% |
47.4% |
IND |
Time of possession |
29:16 |
33:38 |
30:08 |
IND |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN Defense |
IND Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
23.0 |
26.0 |
22.3 |
TEN |
Rushing yards |
134.3 |
111.3 |
113.6 |
IND |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.43 |
4.18 |
4.17 |
IND |
Completion % |
61.1% |
58.7% |
64.2% |
IND |
Passing yards |
170.0 |
276.3 |
234.7 |
TEN |
Passing yards per completion |
9.27 |
13.59 |
10.46 |
TEN |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.67 |
7.97 |
6.72 |
TEN |
INT return |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
TEN |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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Sacks |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
TEN |
3rd down conversions |
35.1% |
44.4% |
41.7% |
TEN |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
47.4% |
IND |
Time of possession |
30:44 |
26:22 |
30:08 |
IND |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
-0.5 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
IND |
Yards per kick return |
18.3 |
27.0 |
23.2 |
IND |
Yards allowed per punt return |
12.4 |
4.1 |
8.3 |
IND |
Yards allowed per kick return |
18.8 |
23.5 |
23.2 |
TEN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
9.3 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
IND |
Penalty yards |
81.3 |
53.7 |
60.3 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
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 |
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 |
2012 |
8 |
2012-10-28 |
IND |
TEN |
19-13 |
IND |
2012 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
TEN |
IND |
23-27 |
IND |
2013 |
11 |
2013-11-14 |
IND |
TEN |
30-27 |
IND |
2013 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
TEN |
IND |
14-22 |
IND |
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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.
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