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Prediction: Titans 23, Colts 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Andrew Luck Pass: 130, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
QB 27 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 165, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Dan Herron Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Trent Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 27 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 4-65, 1 TD
WR 38 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 61 Donte Moncrief Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Reggie Wayne Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 10 Coby Fleener Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 12 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Charlie Whitehurst Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 30 Bishop Sankey Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 45 Shonn Greene Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 43 Kendall Wright Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 49 Nate Washington Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 88 Derek Hagan Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 4 Delanie Walker Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 14 Ryan Succop FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Since entering NFL in 2012, QB Andrew Luck has 12,797 pass yards, most of any SB-era QB in 1st 3 seasons. 1 of 2 SB-era QBs to guide team to 10+ reg.-sea. wins in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons (RUSSELL WILSON). Leads NFL with 38 TD passes & needs 2 to become 8th player in history with 40+ TD season...RB Trent Richardson had 99 scrimmage yards in last meeting (47 rush, 52 rec.) with rush TD... In past 11, WR T.Y. Hilton has 66 rec. for 1,159 yards with 7 TDs, incl. 6 100-yard games. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Leads team with 1,345 rec. yards & needs 55 to join WRs MARVIN HARRISON & Reggie Wayne as only Colts with 1,400+ yard rec. season. WR Reggie Wayne has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Titans. Had 119 yards & TD in last meeting. WR Hakeem Nicks has 4,981 career receiving yards & needs 19 to reach 5,000... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads AFC with 131 tackles. DT Arthur Jones had sack last week.

Titans Last week, QB Charlie Whitehurst completed 24 of 35 passes (68.6 pct.) for 287 yards with 1 TD for 0 INTs for 102.9 rating. Has passed for career-high 1,254 yards this season. Rushed for career-high 40 yards in last meeting... RB Bishop Sankey (Round 2, No. 54 overall) ranks 4th among AFC rookies in rush yards (551). Last week, RB Shonn Greene reached 4,000 career rush yards (4,016). Last week, RB Leon Washington led team with 7 catches for 62 yards (2nd-highest career total) with TD... In past 2, WR Kendall Wright has 11 catches for 205 yards (102.5 per game) with TD, including 4 receptions for 73 yards last week vs. Jax. Since joining Titans in 2009, WR Nate Washington leads team in rec. (307), rec. yards (4,591) & TD rec. (28). TE Delanie Walker ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (847), club single-season record for TEs. Has 2,883 career rec. yards & needs 117 to reach 3,000... S Michael Griffin leads team with 103 tackles. LB Derrick Morgan had 2 sacks last week & needs half sack to surpass career-high 6.5 sacks in 2012. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.


Results and Schedule

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 W 41-17 +24
5 2014-10-05 BAL H W 20-13 +7
6 2014-10-09 HOU A W 33-28 +5
7 2014-10-19 CIN H W 27-0 +27
8 2014-10-26 PIT A L 34-51 -17
9 2014-11-03 NYG A W 40-24 +16
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 NE H L 20-42 -22
12 2014-11-23 JAC H W 23-3 +20
13 2014-11-30 WAS H W 49-27 +22
14 2014-12-07 CLE A W 25-24 +1
15 2014-12-14 HOU H W 17-10 +7
16 2014-12-21 DAL A L 7-42 -35
17 2014-12-28 TEN A W 27-10 +17
WC 2015-01-04 CIN H    
   

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 L 17-41 -24
5 2014-10-05 CLE H L 28-29 -1
6 2014-10-12 JAC H W 16-14 +2
7 2014-10-19 WAS A L 17-19 -2
8 2014-10-26 HOU H L 16-30 -14
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 BAL A L 7-21 -14
11 2014-11-17 PIT H L 24-27 -3
12 2014-11-23 PHI A L 24-43 -19
13 2014-11-30 HOU A L 21-45 -24
14 2014-12-07 NYG H L 7-36 -29
15 2014-12-14 NYJ H L 11-16 -5
16 2014-12-18 JAC A L 13-21 -8
17 2014-12-28 IND H L 10-27 -17

Injury Report

Indianapolis Colts
Out  OLB Robert Mathis (achilles-tendon)
Questionable  TE Dwayne Allen (knee)
 WR T.Y. Hilton (hamstring)
IR  RB Vick Ballard (achilles-tendon, 8/26/2014)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle, 11/18/2014)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 6/11/2014)
   

Tennessee Titans
Questionable  QB Zach Mettenberger (shoulder)
IR  TE Brett Brackett (knee, 12/16/2014)
 ILB Zach Brown (shoulder, 9/16/2014)
 WR Justin Hunter (spleen, 12/2/2014)
 QB Jake Locker (shoulder, 12/15/2014)
 ILB Colin McCarthy (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 RB Dexter McCluster (knee, 12/18/2014)
 SS Bernard Pollard (achilles-tendon, 10/8/2014)
 TE Craig Stevens (thigh, 10/18/2014)
 TE Taylor Thompson (knee, 11/5/2014)
 CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson (shoulder, 12/9/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.3 17.3 21.7 IND
Rushing yards 87.0 71.3 111.9 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 3.40 4.21 IND
Completion % 59.0% 58.8% 62.5% IND
Passing yards 253.5 253.8 230.2 TEN
Passing yards per completion 11.43 12.48 10.67 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.74 7.34 6.67 TEN
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 TEN
Fumbles lost 1.5 0.8 0.6 TEN
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.3 2.4 IND
3rd down conversions 39.2% 31.5% 39.0% IND
4th down conversions 40.0% 28.6% 46.3% IND
Time of possession 26:47 27:12 30:03 TEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.8 31.8 21.7 IND
Rushing yards 114.8 149.3 111.9 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.93 4.65 4.21 IND
Completion % 61.3% 63.6% 62.5% IND
Passing yards 199.0 225.3 230.2 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.27 10.46 10.67 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.91 6.65 6.67 TEN
INT return 1.0 0.5 0.9 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.6 IND
Sacks 1.8 2.3 2.4 TEN
3rd down conversions 39.2% 46.2% 39.0% IND
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 46.3% IND
Time of possession 33:13 32:48 30:03 TEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.3 6.6 8.7 TEN
Yards per kick return 29.5 23.8 23.1 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 7.4 9.3 8.7 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 29.4 23.1 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison

   IND   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 6.3 6.5 TEN
Penalty yards 48.5 52.0 54.8 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2014 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

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
2013 11 2013-11-14 IND TEN 30-27 IND
2013 13 2013-12-01 TEN IND 14-22 IND
2014 4 2014-09-28 TEN IND 17-41 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.