Is it just me or is no one taking this Titans/Colts game seriously as the biggest game of the year? I am ready for the Titans to go into Lucas Oil Stadium and get the win of the year that helps propel this team into playoff contention. Yet no one else sees it that way.
Suddenly the Titans are a formidable team. Getting Vince Young in the lineup was like a mid season trade in baseball. That missing piece that puts the team over the edge and makes them a competitor against any team. The Titans are 5-6 but that record doesn't mean much in a game like this. The Titans have won 5 in a row obviously and Chris Johnson is the best running back in the NFL.
Sure Peyton is Peyton and the Cotls are 11-0. I don't take anything away from the Cotls who are arguable the best team in the NFL but the Titans have nothing to lose. The Colts have clinched a playoff spot and while they are hungry to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, they don't have to clinch it this weekend.
The Titans during this win streak are averaging 29 ppg while giving up just over 18 ppg. The Colts are scoring a lot but the Titans can keep up. The Colts are allowing more points over the last 5 games as well so I expect this game to be a shootout at the least. The X-Factor this game will be the performance of Chris Johnson. In two games against the Colts in his career, Johnson has been held down to minimal yardage. The Colts will most likely be focusing on him on Sunday as well, allowing Vince Young to move out of the pocket and create the offense with his legs and arm.
Vince Young can throw the ball, don't forget that. He averages 7.7 yards per attempt in comparison to Peyton averaging 8.1 ypa, and Young is accurate finding the second and third receivers. Young won't put up 300 yards this week, although last week he put up a career high 387 yards, just his second 300+ game.
This Colts team has trailed 5 games in a row going into the 4th quarter and found a win. If teams could close out the Colts they could easily have several loses. I really see the Colts struggling this weekend and a Peyton Manning Face to ensue after a few interceptions.
Titans win 28-24.
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