Titans vs Colts. Just a few seasons ago this was a battle for first place in the AFC South. Tonight it's a struggle to avoid elimination from contention. The Titans (5-7) enter tonight's game losers of 5 straight, and the Colts (6-6) are losers of 3 in a row. While both sides have been bitten by the injury bug, their struggles can be traced to the struggles of some of their respective stars.
Peyton Manning- After throwing only 4 interceptions in his first 9 games, Manning has thrown 4 picks in EACH of his last two games and 11 interceptions in his last 3. To make matters worse, 4 of those were returned for touchdowns. Injuries have certainly hurt as Dallas Clark, Joseph Addai, Anthony Gonzalez and Austin Collie are all out of commission. The offensive line has struggled to protect him and the running game without Addai has done nothing to help him out. Will a struggling Titans squad be the cure to his bad recent performance?
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Chris Johnson- It's hard to say that Johnson is having an off year when he's already eclipsed 1000 yards with 4 games to go and has 9 touchdowns, but in his last two games he has just 58 rushing yards including an abyssmal 7 carries for 5 yards against the Houston Texans. Johnson's last touchdown came in week 10 against Miami. In the passing game, Johnson has two receptions of longer than 10 yards all season. For a team that is built around ball control, the Titans cannot win if Johnson does not perform.
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Randy Moss- I don't know if you can even call this guy a star right now. The Titans have not won a game since acquiring the talented wideout and Moss has just 5 catches in 4 games for a pedestrian 62 yards. Hardly what Jeff Fisher was hoping for when they picked him up. The Titans should get Kenny Britt back from a hamstring injury tonight so maybe that opens things up a little bit. Additionally the Colts have been hampered by injuries in their secondary, so maybe this is where Moss breaks out.
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Somebody has to win tonight, and logic would dictate that one of these three has to step up for that to happen.
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