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Prediction: Colts 27, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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    
5 2014-10-05 CLE H    
6 2014-10-12 JAC H    
7 2014-10-19 WAS A    
8 2014-10-26 HOU H    
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 BAL A    
11 2014-11-17 PIT H    
12 2014-11-23 PHI A    
13 2014-11-30 HOU A    
14 2014-12-07 NYG H    
15 2014-12-14 NYJ H    
16 2014-12-18 JAC A    
17 2014-12-28 IND H    
   

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    
5 2014-10-05 BAL H    
6 2014-10-09 HOU A    
7 2014-10-19 CIN H    
8 2014-10-26 PIT A    
9 2014-11-03 NYG A    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 NE H    
12 2014-11-23 JAC H    
13 2014-11-30 WAS H    
14 2014-12-07 CLE A    
15 2014-12-14 HOU H    
16 2014-12-21 DAL A    
17 2014-12-28 TEN A    

Injury Report

Tennessee Titans
Doubtful  DE Ropati Pitoitua (knee)
 TE Taylor Thompson (knee)
Questionable  QB Jake Locker (wrist)
 TE Delanie Walker (shoulder)
IR  ILB Zach Brown (shoulder, 9/16/2014)
 ILB Colin McCarthy (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
   

Indianapolis Colts
Out  ILB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring)
 LB Mario Harvey (hamstring)
 DE Arthur Jones (ankle)
Questionable  ILB Andy Studebaker (hamstring)
Probable  CB Darius Butler (neck)
 CB Vontae Davis (other-excused)
 WR T.Y. Hilton (ankle)
 CB Greg Toler (ribs)
 OLB Erik Walden (knee)
IR  RB Vick Ballard (achilles-tendon, 8/26/2014)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 6/11/2014)
 DE Jeris Pendleton (knee, 8/12/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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 -
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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   TEN   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.3 7.0 6.9 IND
Penalty yards 81.3 53.7 60.3 IND

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

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.