Needless to say that the season has not gone how the Colts had envisioned, with the injuries to many of the starters the Colts seem to just hit a brick wall before the season even started. It has been a difficult road with talks of coach Caldwell’s job being in jeopardy and of course premature retirement talk for Peyton Manning across most sports media outlets, but the Colts still play hard every Sunday. In all honest this was the week that the Colts felt as though they could put a win on the board against one of their division rivals the Titans. For the Titans it really has been an up and down season, first the good Matt Hasselbeck has played well and brought a veteran presence to a young team, the bad Chris Johnson has not found any rhythm which makes for a tough time running the ball. The hopes for Tennessee was to have Hasselbeck come in and mentor the rookie Jake Locker and Johnson to have a monster season running the ball, I believe that Hasselbeck has been the mentor they wanted but Johnson continues to struggle. This game had all the makings of a good inner division rivalry game let’s see how it went down:

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1st quarter:

It was a good start for the Colts as they drive the ball down the field and Vinatieri connects on a 47-yard field goal and the Colts end the first up 3-0.

2nd quarter:

The Titans get on the board as Bironas connects on 2 field goals one from 53-yards the other from 21-yards out to go on top at the half Titans 6, Colts 3.

3rd quarter:

The Colt offense gets going as Orlovsky hits Reggie Wayne from 18-yards out for the first touchdown in the game. During the Titans drive Jacob Lacey picks off the pass and returns it for another Indianapolis touchdown making the score at the end of the third Titans 6, Colts 17.

4th quarter:

The Colts continue the scoring as Vinatieri kicks a 40-yard field goal, the Titans fight back as Locker connects with Washington from 7-yards out and to seal the deal Donald Brown for the Colts rips off an 80-yard touchdown run to end the game final score Titans 13, Colts 27.

Key Stats:

Tennessee Titans

Hasselbeck 27 of 40 223 yards 0 touchdowns 2 interceptions

Johnson 15 rushes 56 yards 0 touchdowns

Cook 9 receptions 103 yards 0 touchdowns

Indianapolis Colts

Orlovsky 11 of 17 82 yards 1 touchdown 0 interceptions

D. Brown 16 rushes 161 yards 1 touchdown

R. Wayne 3 receptions 33 yards 1 touchdown

By Sam Adams
ProFootball-fans.com Staff Writer