It's late October, and things are looking pretty good for the Tennessee Titans. At 6-0, they are the National Football League's only undefeated team and lead the AFC South by three games.
The Titans face Indianapolis on Monday night in a game that could knock the Colts out of serious contention for the divisional title. I know the season hasn't even reached the midway point yet, but a Titans win would put the Colts four games back. If that happens, the Colts best bet for the playoffs will be as a wild card team.
Though they are 3-3, the Colts could easily be 1-5 if not for miracle rallies against the Vikings and Texans. The passing game simply hasn't gotten in rhythm. Quarterback Peyton Manning had two knee operations in the off-season and hasn't hit his stride, while wide receiver Marvin Harrison is starting to look old.
The Titans, on the other hand, rolled against the hapless Chiefs last week. Chris Johnson and LenDale White are developing into one of the top running back tandems in the league. Quarterback Kerry Collins has been efficient, and the defense keeps pounding opposing offenses.
At some point, the Titans are going to play a bad game, but not this week.
The pick: Tennessee 24 Indianapolis 20
Other picks: Jacksonville over Cleveland, Buffalo over Miami, New Orleans over San Diego, Philadelphia over Atlanta, Baltimore over Oakland
Last week: 4-2 (.667), Overall: 24-16 (.600)
5 comments:
There don't seem to be any clear superteams this year. I can't decide if that means that there are a lot of mediocre teams out there or if teams like the Titans really are that good. I'm glad TN is doing well but overall so far the games have been less than spectacular.
(I don't know about that'NO over SD'call. I haven't looked at their record or stats but SD's a pretty solid team aren't they?)
mr. jimmy wrote: "(I don't know about that'NO over SD'call. I haven't looked at their record or stats but SD's a pretty solid team aren't they?)"
SD is pretty solid, but Saints' quarterback Drew Brees is on my fantasy team, so I figured 'what the heck.'
Lots of parity in the NFL right now, that's all I can say.
Looks like the ND had a pretty good day stat-wise.
Titans 31 Colts 21. It was a major gut check for the Titans when they were down by eight early in the third quarter. However, after that, they dominated. Glad to see that Tony Kornheiser has finally seen the light and believes we have a pretty good team.
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