Tennessee 27, Indianapolis 10
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 30, 2011
Where: LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature:
62°
Head Official:
Jerome Boger
Attendance:
69143
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nate Washington ran for a touchdown and caught another as the Tennessee Titans snapped a two-game losing streak with a 27-10 victory over the winless Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Jason McCourty scored off a blocked punt and Rob Bironas kicked a pair of 50-plus-yard field goals for Tennessee (4-3), which bounced back from last week’s 41-7 loss to Houston.
The Titans ended a five-game losing streak to the hapless Colts (0-8), who were coming off an embarrassing 62-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Tennessee got by without much help from struggling tailback Chris Johnson, who couldn’t get untracked against the league’s 31th-ranked rushing defense.
Johnson, who signed a four-year, $53 million deal after a prolonged holdout, managed just 34 yards on 14 carries. He mustered just one yard on his first five carries and then ceded a chunk of playing time to backup Javon Ringer (14 carries, 60 yards).
Johnson has as many rushing touchdowns as Washington, who ran in from 3 yards out with 22 seconds left in the first half. Washington went in motion, took a quick lateral from Matt Hasselbeck and raced around the right side.
Indianapolis appeared to have a pulse early in the fourth quarter when Donald Brown’s 4-yard touchdown run made it 20-10. But Washington’s 14-yard touchdown catch after Barrett Ruud’s interception sealed the win.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Indianapolis |
|
Tennessee |
Curtis Painter
|
Player |
Javon Ringer |
7 |
Attempts |
14 |
79 |
Yards |
60 |
11.3 |
Avg Yards |
4.3 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
24 |
Long |
13 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Indianapolis
|
399 |
158 |
241 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Tennessee
|
311 |
96 |
215 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Tennessee will play their next game at home against Cincinnati.
The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Indianapolis will play their next game at home against Atlanta.
The Colts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.