Titans-Colts Preview Capsule
TENNESSEE (5-4) at INDIANAPOLIS (4-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 2ˆ½
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tennessee 6-3, Indianapolis 4-4-1
SERIES RECORD - Colts lead 31-16
LAST MEETING - Titans beat Colts 20-18, Nov. 26, 2017
LAST WEEK - Titans beat Patriots 34-10; Colts beat Jaguars 29-26
AP PRO32 RANKING - Titans No. 12, Colts No. 18.
TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (15), PASS (30).
TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (10T), PASS (6).
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (16), PASS (12).
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23T), RUSH (14), PASS (24).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Tennessee has won six straight against division foes. ... Titans have league's No. 1 scoring defense, allowing 16.8 points, and have allowed league-low 16 TDs. ... Tennessee also has second-half shutouts in back-to-back weeks and NFL's No. 1 red-zone percentage, allowing TDs on 34.8 percent of drives inside 20. ... Titans are coming off largest margin of victory since Sept. 13, 2015. ... Darius Jennings leads NFL with 35.9-yard average on kickoff returns. ... Titans are least-penalized team in NFL (41). ... Titans WR Corey Davis had 125 yards receiving last weekend for second 100-yard game of career. ... RB Derrick Henry has run for at least one TD in three straight games. ... RB Dion Lewis needs two receptions to set single-season career high, 20 yards rushing to reach 2,000 in career, and 13 yards receiving to reach 1,000 in career. ... QB Marcus Mariota can achieve career best by throwing two TD passes in three straight games. ... Colts were swept by Titans last season after winning 11 straight in series. ... Indy has won three straight overall and is seeking four in row since Nov. 2014. ... Win would give Colts more victories this season than last. ... QB Andrew Luck is perfect 9-0 all-time against Titans. ... Luck has thrown TD pass in league-high 32 straight games, and at least three TD passes in six straight. Dan Marino (seven) is No. 3 in league history in that category. ... Luck needs one 300-yard game to break tie with Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford and Kurt Warner for most in player's first seven seasons (30), and three TD passes to tie Jim Kelly (161) for No. 8 in first seven seasons ... Luck has not been sacked since Oct. 4 in career-best 185 attempts. ... K Adam Vinatieri can break George Blanda's NFL record for most career regular-season wins (209). Vinatieri entered NFL one year before Titans coach Mike Vrabel and was teammate of Vrabel's for five seasons in New England. ... Eric Ebron leads all NFL tight ends with nine TD catches this season and had 11 total in first four seasons, all with Lions. ... Former Colts WR Reggie Wayne will become 15th inductee of Colts' Ring of Honor. ... Fantasy tip: Expect Colts to continue looking for mismatches, even against NFL's top scoring defense.
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