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PREVIEW: TITANS-COLTS

Tennessee Titans (5-7) AFC South vs Indianapolis Colts (6-6) AFC South

Justin Gage

Television: NFL NETWORK Bob Papa, Matt Millen, Joe Theismann and Alex Flanagan (Field Reporter) 7:20pm CT

Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green and Laura Okmin (sideline)

Venue: LP Field Nashville, Tenn

Surface: Natural Grass

Capacity: 69,143

Opened in: 1999

Tennessee General Manager: Mike Reinfeldt

Owner: K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr.

Titans Coaches:
Head Coach: Jeff Fisher
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Heimerdinger
Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Cecil

Colts Coaches:
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell
Offensive Coordinator: Clyde Christensen
Defensive Coordinator: Larry Coyer

Indianapolis General Manager: Bill Polian

Owner: Jim Irsay

Titans 2010 Offensive Ranking: 30th (overall), 12th (rushing), 31st (passing)
Titans 2010 Defensive Rankings: 24th (overall), 22nd (rushing), 23rd (passing)

Colts 2010 Offensive Rankings: 5th (overall), 32nd (rushing), 1st (passing)
Colts 2010 Defensive Rankings: 18th (overall), 29th (rushing), 4th (passing)

Head Referee: John Parry
Head Linesman: Derick Bowers

Chris Johnson has 22 career 100-yard rushing games and six this season.

CJ last week became the third player in franchise history with three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons joining Eddie George and Earl Campbell.

A touchdown reception by Randy Moss, would make him the first player in NFL history to accomplish that feat with three different teams in the same season.

Moss' (14,840 career receiving yards) has him just 95 yards from passing wide receiver Tim Brown (14,934) for fourth in NFL history.

Kicker Rob Bironas currently has a streak of 17 consecutive made field goals, which is three behind the record currently shared by Bironas (20 in 2007-08) and Al Del Greco (20 in 1998-99).

Quarterback Kerry Collins has 197 career touchdown passes. With three more touchdown strikes reaching 200, he would become the 31st player in NFL history to accomplish that feat.

Wide receiver Justin Gage has 199 career receptions for 2,951 yards. One more catch and 49 yards would put him at 200 career receptions and 3,000 career yards.

Safety Michael Griffin has 105 tackles this season, he needs four tackles to set a new career high for a single season which he held last year with 108.

Jeff Fisher's Record vs Colts is 6-11 (including 1-0 post season). Fisher has coached 258 regular season games as the head coach of the Oilers/Titans. Putting him just two games shy of breaking Bud Grant's record of 259 with the Minnesota Vikings.

Last year at LP Field on Oct. 11, the Colts beat the Titans 31-9. Peyton Manning completed 36 of 44 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Rookie wide receiver Austin Collie caught 97 of those yards along with two touchdowns.

Last meeting between these teams was on Dec. 6, with the Titans falling to the Colts 27-17. The win improved Indianapolis' record to 12-0 on the season.

The Titans have dropped five games in a row, and are 1-2 in divisional play.

The Colts have won three straight games in this series but are currently on a three game losing streak with losses to New England, San Diego and Dallas.

The Titans are 8-5 all-time on Thursday night games.

There are two former members of the Indianapolis Colts left on the Tennessee roster, they are Jake Scott and David Thornton.

While Kerry Collins played at Penn State, Jim Caldwell (Colts head coach) was the quarterbacks coach on that staff.

When Collins was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 1995, Bill Polian (Colts President) was the Panthers General Manager at the time.

Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning ranks third in NCAA history in passing yards, while attending the University of Tennessee from 1994-97.

Darren McFarland

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