WEEK 14 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Titans win the turnover battle and the game
The Titans beat the Colts 24-17 in Week 14, taking advantage of Indianapolis's self-inflicted mistakes. LaNorris Sellers threw 5 interceptions on 14 completions in 47 attempts for 246 yards, while the Colts managed just 31 rushing yards and 5 total turnovers to Tennessee's 1. Tyler Warren caught 3 passes for 86 yards in a losing effort as Indianapolis outgained Tennessee 277 to 211 in total yards but couldn't overcome the turnover margin.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | +11.0 | -1.9 | +12.9 | +15 |
| Titans | +2.6 | -1.3 | +3.9 | +12 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
In the MVP race
#6
LaNorris Sellers
QB · Colts · 0.6% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Colts · 0.4% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jeff Epstein
The showman
Indianapolis had the ball and couldn't keep it: 5 turnovers, 5 interceptions from LaNorris Sellers, a ground game that mustered 31 yards and simply ceased to exist. The math was always going to be ugly. Tennessee walked out with 7.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Indianapolis's season just got a lot harder. The Colts outgained Tennessee 277 to 211 and threw for 246 yards—but they're still searching for answers at quarterback after Sellers put 5 interceptions on film, and a ground game that managed 31 yards can't win playoff games.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
LaNorris Sellers
Colts
14/47, 246 yards, 5 INT
Tyler Warren
Colts
3 catches, 86 yards
Elic Ayomanor
Titans
4 catches, 72 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Colts 246, Titans 154
Colts
Total yards
Colts 277, Titans 211
Colts
On the ground
Titans 57, Colts 31
Titans
Giveaways
Titans 1, Colts 5
Titans
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 67% · Rush 33% · 29.4 scored, 16.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
54.3% completions
4.5 yds/carry
307.6 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
5.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 83
Ball security 62
Back usage 21%
QB runs 4.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93
WR 92
TE 91
RB 84
OL 89
DL 90
LB 85
DB 94
Best: Deion Burks WR 99
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 96 SPD
12 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 25.3 scored, 21.4 allowed
7.8 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.8 yds/carry
333.4 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 68
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.3% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 87
TE 77
RB 90
OL 79
DL 90
LB 85
DB 86
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 99
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
BlackManJenkins
Titans · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against22.4 — 19.9
Margin+2.5
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken9.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 15.4/g
Top targetCarnell Tate · 27%
QB carries1.8 a game
REECE PEICES
Colts · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against21.8 — 12.5
Margin+9.2
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken7.3% of dropbacks
Lead backNate Frazier · 7.4/g
Top targetTyler Warren · 29%
QB carries4.5 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
REECE PEICES against BlackManJenkins — the men, not the teams
BlackManJenkins leads it 1-0.
BlackManJenkins won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 17.0 — 24.0
biggest: 7 pts to BlackManJenkins
S2 · week 14
REECE PEICES 17 — 24 BlackManJenkins
BLACKMANJENKINS
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Colts receivers vs Titans secondary
92 v 86
COLTS
Titans receivers vs Colts secondary
87 v 94
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Colts line vs Titans front
89 v 90
EVEN
Titans line vs Colts front
79 v 90
COLTS
Colts backs vs Titans run defence
84 v 89
TITANS
Titans backs vs Colts run defence
90 v 89
EVEN
Colts passer vs Titans secondary
93 v 86
COLTS
Titans passer vs Colts secondary
87 v 94
COLTS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 14/47 | 246 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 9.3 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 15/30 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 62.3 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Frazier HB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Deion Burks WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 0 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Warren TE | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 37 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| Jayden Reed WR | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Nate Frazier HB | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh Downs WR | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Deion Burks WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elic Ayomanor WR | 4 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 44 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 4 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 30 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Chimere Dike WR | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uar Bernard DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Boettcher MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Tuimoloau DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Sharpe CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Okada FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffery Simmons DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Williams CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Shrader K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 47 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddux Trujillo K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 53 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
W
28–7 vs Texans
WK 13
L
19–20 vs Ravens
WK 12
W
17–9 vs Buccaneers
WK 11
Titans
L
10–17 vs Bengals
WK 13
L
31–34 vs Texans
WK 12
L
10–20 vs Raiders
WK 11
TEAM STATS
| Colts | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 277 | TOTAL YARDS | 211 |
| 246 | PASSING YARDS | 154 |
| 31 | RUSHING YARDS | 57 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 5 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 5 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
COLTS
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1
TITANS