Andrew Luck embodies defense while Colts dominate

Infringement: F

Even before Marcus Mariota left with an elbow injury, the offense was not working well. The Titans starting quarterback, who has 10 passes in 13 passes for 85 yards and one interception, has played five complete sets. They ended: punt, punt, interception, punt, punt. He led the team into the end zone before leaving the Titans' sixth drive. In his absence, Blaine Gabbert was not better. He completed 11 of 16 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and interception, a line of stats that was significantly boosted by a scoring touchdown in the loss of time.

Hasty Attack: D

Offensive Derrick Henry had another strong day, including his longest race of the season (16 yards), but he had only nine runs for 46 yards. The Titans were not efficient elsewhere, managing only 3.5 yards per race, even with Henry 5.1 yards per run. Dion Lewis, who averaged 70 rushing yards per game in the previous three games, had just 24 yards in 10 races. The Titans had 87 rushing yards, well below their average of 114.4.

Defense of passage: F

Andrew Luck burned the Titans with a score of 143.8 to improve to 10-0 against Tennessee. He completed 23 of 29 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns, including two for T.Y. Hilton, who grabbed all nine goals for 155 yards. Hilton beat cornerback Adoree Jackson on a 68-yard touchdown bomb. The Titans have never hit a chance, as the Colts' quarterback has not been sacked for a fifth straight game.

Rushed defense: C

The Titans limited the Colts to 3.6 yards per run and 102 yards on the ground, a few ticks lower than the 113.6 yards ridden by Indy on Sunday. But Indy found the end zone twice on the ground, first on a 1-meter dive with Marlon Mack and an 18-meter run against Jordan Wilkins.

TO CLOSE

Tennessee writers Joe Rexrode and Erik Bacharach analyze Titans' 38-10 loss to Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium
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Special teams: C

The Titans were solid with their legs; Brett Kern had 49.3 yards in six, and Ryan Succop converted his only investment attempt. But they were burned in punt cover by Chester Rogers. He returned a 51-yard punt in the first half (a hold penalty against the Colts prevented him from being a touchdown), which set up a touchdown four minutes later. later.

Coaching: D

As in the first week, Mike Vrabel had a hard time fighting in this one. His defensive coordinator, Dean Pees, was rushed to hospital for a medical problem, letting him take over the defense duties, and his quarterback was forced to leave with an elbow injury. But the team we saw on Sunday was nothing like the one that strangled the Patriots last week or the team that had overcome a slow start in Dallas. In a crucial division battle, the Colts were the best prepared team.