Copy-Colts get fast start and hold off charging Titans 24-17

“Obviously I’ve got to get it, no matter what the situation is, how many guys are up there, you’ve just got to fight to get that first down and it definitely could have been a different game”.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is in concussion protocol, the team announced on Monday afternoon. “It’s football. Our guys will respond”. It’s not yet known when Luck may have suffered the concussion, but this is most definitely bad news for Indianapolis. He missed nine games last season with injuries to his right shoulder and ribs, and a lacerated kidney. Pittsburgh was at one point looking like a serious AFC contender but lost four straight games before finally winning in Week 11 against the Cleveland Browns. It’s not about. somebody asked me something about their helmets.

Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Tennessee’s slow start was the difference in the game. “I know this team feels it has a very good opportunity ahead of us”.

Even as the script changed. Below is a video of the potential play which left Luck in the protocol. He had 21 carries for 70 yards, a 3.3 yard per carry average. The drive was crippled by a holding penalty against tight end Anthony Fasano that wiped out a 14-yard gain by Mariota to the Colts 7-yard line, pushing the Titans back to their 27 instead. He finished 15-of-28 with 262 yards, two touchdowns and a pick. With two touchdown passes, Mariota now has 19 touchdowns vs. only three interceptions in the last seven games. Colts PK Adam Vinatieri’s streak of 44 consecutive made field goals ended with 2:13 remaining in the second quarter when he pushed a 42-yard attempt wide right. The Titans running back did reach the 1,000-yard mark for the third time. The former Wisconsin player, who began his National Football League career with the 49ers in 2011, has played in six games and started two during his six-year career. Mathis used his trademark spin move, leaving Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan in his wake and decking Mariota for an 8-yard loss on a third down in the first quarter.

“Stay positive, don’t get too frustrated, don’t do anything dumb and don’t listen to the outside”, cornerback Perrish Cox said after letting a seemingly sure interception slip through his fingers and into the hands of receiver T.Y. Hilton for a touchdown.

“We’ve got a guy [Tolzien] who comes to work every single day and prepares like a starter ever since he’s been in the building”, Pagano said.

“As a current player it’s hard to sort of sit back and appreciate what they did, ” Luck said.

Luck doesn’t have much time to recover with the Colts playing on Thanksgiving.