DOWN X DOWN › week 15 › Colts at Titans
Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
2026

Week 15 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Nissan Stadium

TENvsIND

Titans offensevsColts defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Titans, 8 for Colts. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Ground game edge

Titans average 4.2 yards per carry (13th). Colts allow 4.8 (29th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Colts are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.73 EPA per attempt. Titans send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Third downs favor Colts

Titans convert 36% of third downs (28th). Colts allow 33% (5th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Titans average -0.10 EPA per play (27th). Colts allow +0.07 (24th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

The series · Colts and Titans since 1999, and this season's records50 meetings

The Colts lead the series 34–16 since 1999. Oct 18, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium: the Titans won 26–20. Daniel Jones started at quarterback for the Colts and Cam Ward for the Titans; Shane Steichen and Robert Saleh coached.

Colts at home17–9the Colts' record
In Tennessee17–7the Colts' record
Most pointsColts 51 · Titans 452004 · 2020
Biggest winColts by 32 · Titans by 192005 · 2020
Playoffs0–1the Colts' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 6TEN 26 at IND 20
2025 · Wk 8TEN 14 at IND 38
2025 · Wk 3IND 41 at TEN 20
2024 · Wk 16TEN 30 at IND 38
2024 · Wk 6IND 20 at TEN 17

2026 records

ColtsTitans
Overall2–61–7
Division1–21–1
Conference1–51–5
Other conference1–10–2
Home1–20–4
Away1–41–3
Last 5WLLLLLLWLL
StreakLost 4Lost 2
Points a game20.1 – 27.818.0 – 24.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Colts' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Titans offense against the Colts defenseDepth charts
Colts defense · 4-3 DTitans offense · 3WR 1TE75Moore77Skoronski51Schlottmann70Mafi55Latham84Helm1Ward20Pollard14Tate5Ayomanor4Robinson97Latu95Adebawore90Stewart91Tuimoloau51Davis-Gaither53Allen50Boettcher7Ward1Gardner27Walley25Haulcy0Bynum

Titans offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBCam Ward#1 · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INT
  • RBTony Pollard#20 · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 rec
  • WRCarnell Tate#14 · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgt
  • WRWan'Dale Robinson#4 · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgt
  • WRElic Ayomanor#5 · 13 rec · 211 yds · 1 TD · 26 tgt
  • TEGunnar Helm#84 · 17 rec · 160 yds · 0 TD · 26 tgt
  • LTDan Moore Jr.#75
  • LGPeter Skoronski#77
  • CAustin Schlottmann#51
  • RGAtonio Mafi#70
  • RTJC Latham#55

Colts defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDELaiatu Latu#97 · 19 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • RDTAdetomiwa Adebawore#95 · 18 tackles · 4 sacks · 2 PD
  • LDTGrover Stewart#90 · 24 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEJaylahn Tuimoloau#91 · 18 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
  • WLBAkeem Davis-Gaither#51 · 64 tackles · 1 PD
  • MLBCJ Allen#53 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • SLBBryce Boettcher#50 · 25 tackles
  • RCBCharvarius Ward#7 · 25 tackles · 6 PD
  • LCBSauce Gardner#1 · 20 tackles · 6 PD
  • NBJustin Walley#27 · 35 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • SSA.J. Haulcy#25 · 39 tackles · 2 PD
  • FSCam Bynum#0 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · TEN offense against IND defense
StatTEN TEN offFavors TEN · Favors INDIND IND def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.10#27
+0.07#24+0.00
Success rate
41%#24
43%#1444%
Yards per play
4.9#28
6.1#295.4
Explosive play rate
7%#28
10%#209%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.13#27
+0.06#19+0.03
Sack rate
5%#9
7%#177%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.08#18
+0.02#30-0.08
Yards per carry
4.2#13
4.8#294.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
36%#28
33%#541%
Red zone TD rate
52%#25
62%#1661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
138#18
130#8147
TE yards per game
29#30
51#1355
TE targets per game
5.3#27
6.8#117.6
RB receiving yards per game
19#27
43#2732
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Titans: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.356% of throws
+0.883% of throws
-0.656% of throws
Short
-0.0633% of throws
-0.2614% of throws
+0.0338% of throws

Colts: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7316 throws
4too few
+0.4125 throws
Short
+0.1569 throws
+0.2038 throws
+0.0977 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.