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NFL Week 13 Game Recap: Indianapolis Colts 31, Tennessee Titans 28

2TAXNH2 Indianapolis Colts' Alec Pierce (14) celebrates a touchdown reception with Michael Pittman Jr. during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A missed extra point sent this game to overtime, but in the end, the Indianapolis Colts downed the Tennessee Titans, 31-28, in Week 13.

Offensive spotlight: Big performances from Colts wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce proved the difference, including on the final drive in overtime with the team needing to answer Tennessee’s score. Both players cleared 100 yards, with Pierce getting there on three catches and Pittman on 11. Each player scored a touchdown, with Pittman’s serving as the game-winning play deep in overtime.

Defensive spotlight: Samson Ebukam continued his outstanding recent form, again proving to be a major factor as a pass-rusher. He sacked rookie Will Levis twice and, pending grade review, generated a 25.9% pass-rush win rate after tying for the team lead in total pressures. This represented the second straight game with multiple sacks for Ebukam.

Rookie spotlight: Though his box score numbers aren’t great, Will Levis had another solid outing at quarterback for the Titans and made several splash plays, including more than one in a very unusual fashion. He did his best John Elway impersonation early in the game to dive for a first down and get helicoptered in mid-flight by incoming hits, and he was able to recover his own fumble by hustling for thee loose ball after it was hit from his grip by the Colts' pass rush.

Levis averaged just 6.0 yards per attempt and completed fewer than 50% of his passes, but he also had multiple big-time throws and led the team to a go-ahead score in overtime.


Box Score

Passing
Indianapolis Colts
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Long Sacks Rtg
Gardner Minshew 22.68 26 / 42 312 7.4 2 0 55 3 100.5
Tennessee Titans
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Long Sacks Rtg
Will Levis 12.46 16 / 33 224 6.8 1 0 39 6 80.9
Rushing
Indianapolis Colts
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Gardner Minshew 22.68 3 2 0.7 0 4 1
Kylen Granson 10.4 1 2 2 0 2 0
Zack Moss 7.7 19 51 2.7 0 5 0
Tennessee Titans
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Derrick Henry 28 21 102 4.9 2 22 0
DeAndre Hopkins 18.9 1 4 4 0 4 0
Tyjae Spears 12.8 16 75 4.7 0 19 0
Will Levis 12.46 2 5 2.5 0 6 1
Chigoziem Okonkwo 9.4 1 2 2 0 2 0
Ryan Stonehouse -2.1 1 -11 -11 0 0 1
Receiving
Indianapolis Colts
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD Long
Michael Pittman Jr. 30.5 16 11 105 6.6 9.5 1 14
Alec Pierce 22 6 3 100 16.7 33.3 1 55
Kylen Granson 10.4 3 3 72 24 24 0 46
Zack Moss 7.7 3 2 6 2 3 0 5
Josh Downs 4.4 5 3 14 2.8 4.7 0 9
Tyler Goodson 3.1 2 2 11 5.5 5.5 0 7
Will Mallory 2.4 4 2 4 1 2 0 3
Trey Sermon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Ogletree 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee Titans
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD Long
Derrick Henry 28 2 1 18 9 18 0 18
DeAndre Hopkins 18.9 12 5 75 6.2 15 1 27
Tyjae Spears 12.8 6 4 13 2.2 3.2 0 7
Chigoziem Okonkwo 9.4 6 3 62 10.3 20.7 0 39
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 3.8 3 1 28 9.3 28 0 28
Josh Whyle 2.6 2 1 16 8 16 0 16
Chris Moore 2.2 1 1 12 12 12 0 12
Trevon Wesco 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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