Titans Stun Colts on the Road for Robert Saleh's First Win

The Tennessee Titans entered hostile territory for the first time since Week 3 on Sunday, taking on the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. 

It was a chance to snap multiple losing streaks. The Titans hadn't beaten the Colts since 2022 and were on an 11-game losing streak against AFC South teams. 

The Colts won the coin toss and decided to defer to the second half. The Titans got the ball first and tried to get Tony Pollard going early. He had plenty of success, and the Titans got into Colts' territory but were stopped around midfield. 

Indianapolis got the ball and, after a huge 36-yard pass from Daniel Jones to Deion Burks, moved the ball to the Tennessee 16-yard line. 

It wouldn't matter in the long run, as Jones quickly turned the ball over to the Titans. In his first game back from injury, Amani Hooker made an incredible sideline catch on the interception. 

Jones was running from pressure and tried to get the ball to Josh Downs, but the pass was deflected and then intercepted by Hooker. 

The Titans didn't capitalize and had a three-and-out to give the ball back to the Colts. Jones and the Colts' offense were able to get on the board after a frustrating drive. 

The Titans had multiple penalties on third down that gave the Colts extra chances. Indianapolis got inside the Tennessee 10-yard line and Mo Alie-Cox scored to make it 7-0. 

The offense was just atrocious for the Titans. 

Jacob Martin, Jeffery Simmons, and Jermaine Johnson all got to Jones in the first half, but the offense kept struggling. Cam Ward was intercepted inside two minutes before halftime, and the Colts added two field goals to take a 13-0 lead. 

Tennessee had three first downs in the first half and were 1-for-4 on third downs. 

The Colts got the ball first in the second half, and the Titans needed a spark. Simmons provided that spark, stripping the ball from Jonathan Taylor and giving the Titans a chance in plus territory. 

To no one's surprise the offense couldn't score a touchdown. They were stopped and took a field goal to cut the lead to 13-3. 

The Titans continued to get pressure on Jones and forced him into another interception. This time, it was Cor'Dale Flott. The offense still couldn't score but managed to kick into Joey Slye's range, which apparently includes a 56-yard attempt. 

He drilled it to cut the deficit to 13-6. 

Somehow, the Titans had a legitimate chance to tie the game after another sack and a defensive stop. Chimere Dike put the Titans in a great position with a huge return, something this team had been missing from its rookie Pro Bowler. 

Dike returned a punt 58 yards to the Colts' 28-yard line, putting the team in position to tie the game 13-6. 

The Titans had all the momentum and capitalized with Carnell Tate's first touchdown of the year. Ward faked the handoff and found Tate wide open on the left side of the end zone. Tate's first career touchdown gave the Titans hope. 

After being down 13-0 at halftime, we had a brand-new ball game with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter. 

Jones and the offense kept running into the buzzsaw that was the Titans' defense. Things went from bad to worse for the Colts. After the Titans got a stop, the special teams came up in a huge way. 

The Colts' punt was blocked by James Williams Sr. and recovered by Femi Oladejo for a touchdown. The Titans put up 20 unanswered points in the second half. 

The Colts weren't ready to give up just yet. They took eight plays to tie the game at 20. Jonathan Taylor quite literally put the team on his back. 

The Titans had the ball back with 5:32 remaining. Their first win of the season was within reach. The final six minutes would decide the victor. 

Dike had another solid return that was negated by a holding call. Luckily, Tate forced a defensive pass interference penalty to get the Titans past midfield. 

The Titans made a great push into the Colts' territory. The offense was stopped and settled for a field goal to take a 23-20 lead late. We were in this exact same situation in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Could the Titans' defense get one stop and snap a losing streak to the Colts and AFC South teams in general? 

The defense had two minutes to prove they could. The Titans shut down Jones and the offense with a big third-down sack on what everyone thought was the final drive. Jones threw it into triple coverage on fourth down, and it was almost intercepted and hit the turf. 

With the Colts down to two timeouts, the Titans needed just one first down to secure a win. An illegal shift penalty kept the Titans from having a crucial down to run off the clock. 

Slye hit another field goal, extending the lead to 26-20. The Colts were going to get one more chance.

This time, they had no timeouts and needed a touchdown to win. Tackling in bounds would be crucial. 

The Colts crossed midfield after a pass to Keenan Allen. You could feel the tension as the clock got closer to zero. 

With four seconds left, we were going to get a Hail Mary attempt to secure the win. 

Jones hurled a pass into the end zone, and it fell just short. Somehow, some way, the Titans are now 1-5. 

It wasn't pretty, but that's life in the NFL.