The Indianapolis Colts set up themselves as the predominant power in the AFC South, as they vanquished the Tennessee Titans by a score of 34-17 on Thursday night. Philip Rivers finished 29 of 39 passes for 308 yards and a score, and unmistakably put forth an attempt to share the riches, as he associated with eight unique collectors.
The running backs were surely significant in the passing game, as Nyheim Hines and Jonathan Taylor consolidated to enlist seven gets for 70 yards and a score, and Hines likewise scrambled for another 70 yards and a score.
With respect to the Titans, they really obtained a four-point halftime lead. Nonetheless, their exceptional groups totally crashed the challenge in the second from last quarter, as the Colts detonated for 21 unanswered focuses in the subsequent half to take care of the game. A brief glance at the container score will show you how this one went, as the Colts offense piled up 430 yards of all out offense, while the Titans recorded only 294 complete yards.
Why the Colts won
For what reason did the Colts win? They won in light of NC State University! During the disappearing snapshots of this Thursday night matchup, Joe Buck of Fox Sports announced this “NC State Night,” and he’s spot on. As we referenced, Rivers (NC State alum) tossed for 308 yards and a score, reinforcement quarterback Jacoby Brissett came in to seal the game with a two-yard score and Hines represented 115 all out yards and two scores.
While these previous NC State players were extraordinary, the entirety of Rivers’ weapons absolutely merit credit. Newbie wideout Michael Pittman Jr. driven all wideouts with seven gets for 101 yards and T.Y. Hilton additionally got four of his five focuses for an aggregate of 40 yards.
Why the Titans lost
Paving the way to this matchup, we invested a lot of energy examining if the Titans offense could discover accomplishment against the Colts guard or if Rivers could abuse Tennessee’s auxiliary, yet we neglected to specify exceptional groups! Save punter Trevor Daniel and veteran kicker Stephen Gostkowski both neglected to execute on Thursday night, and it was a main explanation the Colts had the option to pull off a 14-0 altercation the second from last quarter.
Daniel shanked a punt, had his next one obstructed for a score and afterward Gostkowski missed a 44-yard field objective subsequent to making a 50-yarder prior in the game. While Daniel is potentially pursued for the current week, Titans lead trainer Mike Vrabel was gotten some information about Gostkowski’s employer stability after the game, and he stayed mum regarding the matter – saying that the group should assess all that they do.
Turning point and Play of the game
The Colts hopped on the Titans quickly from the beginning of the subsequent half. While Indy turned the ball over on downs on their first belonging after Jordan Wilkins was stood up at the objective line on fourth down, Daniel at that point shanked a punt that voyaged a complete separation of 17 yards on the Titans’ following belonging. Since the Colts took over at the Titans’ 27-yard line, it took Rivers and Co. only four plays to start to lead the pack without precedent for the challenge.
Now in the game, the Titans expected to react, yet rather they went three and out and Daniel had his punt hindered for a score that all-inclusive Indy’s lead to 10 focuses. Truth is stranger than fiction, the Colts scored two scores in 59 seconds of game time.
What’s next
The Colts re-visitation of Indy one week from now, where they will have the Green Bay Packers next Sunday. Aaron Rodgers and Co. are on the NFC North with a 6-2 record, and are set to go head to head against freshman quarterback Jake Luton and the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. The Titans hit the street to take on the Baltimore Ravens, who they booted from the end of the season games simply last January.
There’s no uncertainty that Lamar Jackson will be hoping to score some vengeance over Tennessee, as he said this offseason that he contemplates that season finisher misfortune “constantly.” Before he gets an opportunity at the Titans, in any case, the Ravens should vanquish the New England Patriots in Foxborough on “Sunday Night Football.”
