The Indianapolis Colts rode a strong first half offense and some timely defensive plays to overcome injuries and the Cleveland Browns to move their record to 3-3 and remain in the middle of the AFC playoff picture. The next stop on their journey to a quick turnaround is Tennessee, where they'll take on a Titans team who has overcome a slow start to add their name into AFC Wild Card hopefuls.
Will the young Colts finally be able to put up a good road performance and move over .500 for the first time in 22 months, or will their division rival deal a big blow to their playoff aspirations? We'll take a look at the key stats, injuries and match-ups to this game after the jump!
Tale of the tape
How do the Colts and Titans measure up against each other on offense and defense? Let us take a look. NFL.com conventional rankings are listed first, with FootballOutsiders.com advanced stats (DVOA) in parenthesis.
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PLAYERS:
Andrew Luck,
Reggie Wayne,
Donald Brown,
Vick Ballard,
Delone Carter,
Anthony Castonzo,
Chris Johnson,
Cory Redding,
Mark Sanchez,
Brandon Weeden,
Robert Mathis,
Jerry Hughes,
Michael Roos,
Jerrell Freeman,
Kavell Conner,
Pat Angerer,
Joe Reitz,
Jeff Linkenbach,
Seth Olsen,
Dwight Freeney,
Josh Chapman,
Darius Butler,
Fili Moala,
Antonio Johnson,
Winston Justice,
Jordan Babineaux,
Patrick Bailey,
Kenny Britt,
Tommie Campbell,
Jake Locker,
Colin McCarthy,
Craig Stevens,
Will Witherspoon,
Javon Ringer,
Coby Fleener,
Dwayne Allen,
T.Y. Hilton,
LaVon Brazill,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Nate Washington,
Jared Cook,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Washington Redskins
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