Indianapolis Colts (0-2) vs. Tennessee Titans (1-1)
September 26, 2021 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tennessee Titans -5 / Indianapolis Colts +5; Over/Under: 48
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The Tennessee Titans meet the Indianapolis Colts Sunday in week 3 NFL action at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The Indianapolis Colts need a win to prevent their first 0-3 start since the 2011 NFL season. The Tennessee Titans look for another win to improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Indianapolis Colts have won four of their last five road games. Carson Wentz is completing 65.2 percent of his passes for 498 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Michael Pittman Jr. and Jack Doyle have combined for 237 receiving yards on 19 catches while Zach Pascal has nine receptions. The Indianapolis Colts ground game is averaging 111 yards per contest, and Jonathan Taylor leads the way with 107 yards on 32 carries. Defensively, Indianapolis is allowing 27.5 points and 376 yards per game. Khari Willis leads the Indianapolis Colts with 14 tackles, Al-Quadin Muhammad has 1.5 sacks and Darius Leonard has one pass deflection.
The Tennessee Titans have split their last eight home games. Ryan Tannehill is completing 64 percent of his passes for 559 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Julio Jones and AJ Brown have combined for 249 receiving yards and one touchdown while Chester Rogers has six receptions. The Tennessee Titans ground game is averaging 149 yards per contest, and Derrick Henry leads the way with 240 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Tennessee is allowing 34 points and 406.5 yards per game. Janoris Jenkins leads the Tennessee Titans with 14 tackles, Jeffery Simmons has 1.5 sacks and Kevin Byard has one interception.
The Colts are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. AFC South and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Titans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Colts last 7 road games. The over is 23-8-1 in Titans last 32 games overall. The Colts are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Tennessee and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 meetings.
The Colts are off to a rough start through two games and now Wentz is dealing with injuries to both ankles. Assuming Wentz can’t play, the Colts will be forced to throw out Jacob Eason, a youngster who has just five career pass attempts. The Titans are coming off a massive road overtime win over the Seahawks, and their physicality in the trenches could be too much for a Colts team that’s already banged up. The road team has won five straight between the Colts and Titans, but this game feels set up for Tennessee to win. I’ll lay the reasonable number.
