LP Field - Nashville, TN
| Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans | |||||
| Dec 28, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (8-8, 4-4 Away) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Tennessee Titans (6-10, 3-5 Home) | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Top Performers
Passing : J. Locker (TEN) - 325YDS, 3TD
Rushing : T. Richardson (IND) - 22CAR, 136YDS, TD
Receiving : R. Wayne (IND) - 11REC, 138YDS, TD
NASHVILLE - The suffering has finally come to an end, and the finger pointing will probably begin. Colts fans cannot be happy with how the season has ended, a loss to the lowly Titans only adds to the insult. It's hard to believe that Indianapolis could waste a game in which they led in just about every major statistical category and held Tennessee to under 100 yards rushing.
The Colts took an early lead, mostly thanks to the Titans inability to stop Trent Richardson right from the opening kickoff. Richardson continued his campaign to show doubters that trading for him wasn't a mistake, and rumbling for 136 yards was a good closing act. Thanks to his efforts the Colts were able to control the clock and pick up short yardage 1st downs when needed.
Reggie Wayne would enjoy and impressive day.
Things really started to go south just before halftime when TY Hilton left the game with a knee injury and Jake Locker found Kendall Wright for a 9 yard TD pass to pull ahead 17-14. The Colts offense would feel the loss, and Reggie Wayne become a target monster on his way to 11 receptions for 138 yards. With the Titans focused on Dwayne Allen, Coby Fleener was given room to work, but the second half did not go well for the Colts offense. A long Richardson TD run would be their only score of the 2nd half, leaving the defense to try and hold a 21-17 lead.
Richardson's joy was short lived.
The Colts would muster an INT in the 4th, thanks to Mike Adams, but the offense couldn't get anything out of it and gave the ball back to Locker. Dexter McCluster, who had a decent day running the ball, was a nightmare outlet for Locker. If the Colts tried to contain the passing game they would leave McCluster open in the flats, and when they made an effort to cover him Locker found Derek Hagan for a back-breaking 27 yard TD with less than 1:00 left to play. Luck just couldn't get things going and the Colts season ended in a sour 24-21 defeat to a team closer to the top pick in the draft than the playoffs.
With a new GM on the horizon, there will be a lot of serious questions asked about this roster and the coaching staff. It's hard to tell if Pagano will be back for next season, but it doesn't seem like Colts fans will be too upset if he leaves. A win today would have put Indianapolis in the playoffs, thanks to a Patriots loss. Now the Chargers, at 9-7 with Cleveland, get a trip to Wild Card weekend. The Colts will be watching at home, if they can even stomach watching at all.
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