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Prediction: Titans 24, Colts 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Andrew Luck Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 24 Trent Richardson Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 33 Donald Brown Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 13 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 54 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 74 Griff Whalen Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 Coby Fleener Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 2 Adam Vinatieri FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 22 Chris Johnson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 56 Shonn Greene Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 22 Kendall Wright Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 58 Nate Washington Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 84 Justin Hunter Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 9 Delanie Walker Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 24 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Have won 3 of past 4 at Ten... Have 3-1 road record this season... QB Andrew Luck is 6-2 with 13 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 83.3 rating vs. AFC South. Luck (10) has most game-winning drives by QB in 4th qtr./OT in 1st 2 seasons of career since '70. Since 2012, has 8 rush TDs, most by AFC QB. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 92.8 rating in last road game. Registered 8th career game with 300+ passing yards last week... Since '12, RB Trent Richardson has 13 rush TDs, 3rd-most in AFC. RB Donald Brown is averaging 120.5 rush yards per game in past 2 vs. Ten... WR T.Y. Hilton has 7 catches & 100+ rec. yards (121, 130) in each of past 2. Has 4 100-yard rec. games in '13... LB Robert Mathis has career-best 13.5 sacks in '13. Posted 5th game of season w/ at least 2 sacks last week...LB Jerrell Freeman leads team w/ 75 tackles.

Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 22 of 33 passes (66.7 pct.) for 264 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.2 rating last week. In last start at home vs. Colts (w/ Buf. on 1/3/10), Fitzpatrick had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 rating... RB Chris Johnson has 2 career games with 100+ rush yards vs. Ind. (113, 111). Titans are 25-9 (.735) when Johnson has 100+ rush yards. Has 6 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history. For career, Johnson avg. 104.9 rush yards per game in Nov. RB Shonn Greene rushed for 161 yards in last game vs. Colts (w/ NYJ. on 10/14/12)... WR Kendall Wright has team-best 292 yards after catch in 2013. Wright (580) needs 47 rec. yards to surpass career-high... TE Delanie Walker has career-best 4 TD rec. in 2013... DT Jurrell Casey has career-best 7 sacks this season... CB Alterraun Verner has career-high 5 INTs in '13.


Results and Schedule

Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 OAK H W 21-17 +4
2 2013-09-15 MIA H L 20-24 -4
3 2013-09-22 SF A W 27-7 +20
4 2013-09-29 JAC A W 37-3 +34
5 2013-10-06 SEA H W 34-28 +6
6 2013-10-14 SD A L 9-19 -10
7 2013-10-20 DEN H W 39-33 +6
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 HOU A W 27-24 +3
10 2013-11-10 STL H L 8-38 -30
11 2013-11-14 TEN A    
12 2013-11-24 ARI A    
13 2013-12-01 TEN H    
14 2013-12-08 CIN A    
15 2013-12-15 HOU H    
16 2013-12-22 KC A    
17 2013-12-29 JAC H    
   

Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 PIT A W 16-9 +7
2 2013-09-15 HOU A L 24-30 -6
3 2013-09-22 SD H W 20-17 +3
4 2013-09-29 NYJ H W 38-13 +25
5 2013-10-06 KC H L 17-26 -9
6 2013-10-13 SEA A L 13-20 -7
7 2013-10-20 SF H L 17-31 -14
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 STL A W 28-21 +7
10 2013-11-10 JAC H L 27-29 -2
11 2013-11-14 IND H    
12 2013-11-24 OAK A    
13 2013-12-01 IND A    
14 2013-12-08 DEN A    
15 2013-12-15 ARI H    
16 2013-12-22 JAC A    
17 2013-12-29 HOU H    

Injury Report

Indianapolis Colts
Out  CB Josh Gordy (groin)
 CB Greg Toler (groin)
Probable  NT Josh Chapman (knee)
IR  TE Dwayne Allen (hip, 9/18/2013)
 RB Vick Ballard (knee, 9/13/2013)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (neck, 10/9/2013)
 OLB Lawrence Sidbury Jr. (shoulder, 8/25/2013)
 WR Reggie Wayne (knee, 10/22/2013)
   

Tennessee Titans
Out  CB Tommie Campbell (shoulder)
 MLB Moise Fokou (knee)
 WR Damian Williams (quadriceps)
Questionable  WLB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring)
IR  QB Jake Locker (foot, 11/12/2013)
PUP  WR Kevin Walter (back)

Offense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.3 20.3 23.6 IND
Rushing yards 84.0 86.0 113.9 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 4.46 4.16 TEN
Completion % 55.0% 58.3% 60.9% TEN
Passing yards 222.0 226.0 232.6 TEN
Passing yards per completion 11.99 11.11 10.93 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.60 6.47 6.66 IND
Interceptions 0.3 1.7 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.0 2.7 IND
3rd down conversions 31.3% 42.9% 39.1% TEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 60.0% 49.0% TEN
Time of possession 27:21 27:27 50:34 TEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.3 25.3 23.6 TEN
Rushing yards 143.3 141.3 113.9 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.42 3.94 4.16 TEN
Completion % 58.3% 60.4% 60.9% IND
Passing yards 266.3 210.7 232.6 TEN
Passing yards per completion 14.41 11.61 10.93 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.40 7.01 6.66 TEN
INT return 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.6 TEN
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 38.0% 33.3% 39.1% TEN
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 49.0% IND
Time of possession 32:39 32:33 50:34 TEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.6 4.0 10.0 IND
Yards per kick return 24.6 24.0 23.6 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 17.3 6.6 10.0 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 26.4 29.7 23.6 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison

   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.7 6.3 6.1 IND
Penalty yards 27.7 41.3 53.0 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

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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
2012 8 2012-10-28 IND TEN 19-13 IND
2012 14 2012-12-09 TEN IND 23-27 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.