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Wednesday 18 OctOber 2017

Titans end 11-game skid to Colts with 36-22 win

By TERESA M. WALKER Jacoby Brissett tried to rally and answered the call.” But the Titans forced the between 2013 and 2015 for
AP Pro Football Writer the Colts (2-4) to a second Derrick Henry clinched the Colts to go three-and- the Atlanta Falcons.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) straight overtime. But Titans win for Tennessee with a out on three of their first Adam Vinatieri, the Colts’
— Marcus Mariota shuffled linebacker Wesley Wood- 72-yard TD run with 47 sec- four drives of the second accomplished kicker, got
around the pocket, care- yard forced Brissett out of onds left. Henry, the 2015 half, and Avery Williamson three field goals himself, in-
fully protecting a strained cluding a 52-yarder. But he
left hamstring that already missed an extra point off
cost him one game this the left upright.
season. PRIME-TIME UNITY
So the quarterback known The Colts’ team message
for his legs showed off his got a prime-time audience
arm. with outside linebacker
Mariota threw a 53-yard Jabaal Sheard wearing a
touchdown pass to Taywan black T-shirt with the mes-
Taylor with 5:29 left , help- sage “We Will” over his jer-
ing the Tennessee Titans sey during the coin toss. On
beat the Indianapolis Colts the back were the words
36-22 on Monday night to “Stand For: Equality Justice
end an 11-game skid tied Unity Respect Dialogue
for the NFL’s longest active Opportunity.”
losing streak against one The Colts have been wear-
team. ing these T-shirts during pre-
Titans coach Mike Mularkey game warmups for the last
said Mariota followed their couple of weeks.
instructions, doing what- A handful of Titans, includ-
ever he could to lessen the ing defensive lineman Jur-
risk of further injury. rell Casey, raised a fist into
“He’s as tough as I’ve been the air after the national
around and made some anthem ended. Wide re-
throws that were, obviously Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) throws a pass during the Titans’ 36-22 win over ceiver Rishard Matthews
the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
that one to Taywan was a Associated Press stayed off the field dur-
big throw,” Mularkey said. ing the anthem for a third
“It was a real big throw. I bounds shy of the first-down Heisman Trophy winner, stripped tight end Jack straight game.
mean he did. He played marker on fourth-and-inch- finished with a career-high Doyle of the ball after a INJURIES
well.” es with 2:19 left before go- 131 yards on 19 carries. De- catch. Titans linebacker Derrick
Mariota was 23 for 32 for ing toward midfield to cel- Marco Murray also scored. QUOTABLE Morgan strained an ab-
a season-high 306 yards. ebrate. The Titans looked like the “It’s a long season,” Mari- dominal muscle. ... Colts
He completed each of his The Titans were pleased to NFL’s worst scoring defense ota said. “You’re going to cornerback Rashaan Mel-
three passes on the drive put their skid against the in the first half instead of In- have to play with some sort vin went to the sideline
that ended with Taylor’s Colts behind them. dianapolis, with Brissett di- of nick or ding. I’m just re- during an injury timeout
tiebreaking score. “We feel like every game’s recting the Colts to a 13-9 ally happy for the guys. I in the second quarter but
The Titans (3-3) stopped a must-win, but this was halftime lead. John Simon mean they did a great job returned to the game. ...
a two-game slide and definitely a must-win, es- then intercepted Mariota’s of putting protection up Colts running back Robert
moved into a tie for the pecially with the 11-game first pass of the third quarter front.” Turbin was escorted to the
AFC South lead with Jack- streak on the line,” Wood- and returned it 26 yards for NFL KICKING RECORD locker room after a catch
sonville and Houston. yard said. “We came in a TD. Tennessee kicker Ryan and run for 9 yards with 2:30
Succop went 5 for 5 to left. Pagano said Turbin will
break the NFL record for get an MRI exam on his el-
most consecutive success- bow.
ful field goals inside of 50 CLEVELAND’S TURN
yards. He connected from The Colts’ 11-game win
48, 32 and 40 yards in the streak had been tied with
first half and then hit from Denver for the longest ac-
23 and 48 yards in the third. tive streak in the NFL. Now
Succop began the day Denver stands alone with
tied with Matt Bryant, who its 11-game streak over
connected on 46 straight Cleveland, according to
budgetaruba@setarnet.aw field goals inside 50 yards the Elias Sports Bureau.q