Analyst Predicts Close Call Between Titans, Colts

The Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts are AFC South rivals looking to compete.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (11) pulls down a touchdown pass while guarded by Tennessee Titans cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (38) and ornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (29) during the fourth quarter of their game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. The score proved the be the winning touchdown with a final of Indianapolis 20 and Tennessee 17. / Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Tennessee Titans may be out of the playoff picture, but they find themselves in a big game against their AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts.

The Titans can play spoiler for the Colts, who need to win to hold onto their faint playoff hopes, by eliminating them from playoff contention in a win.

However, CBS Sports writer Pete Prisco doesn't believe that will end up being the case. He predicts that the Colts will pull out a 24-17 win against the Titans.

"The Colts are alive in the playoff race -- barely. The Titans are done and might be making a quarterback change. The Colts did some good things in losing to the Broncos last week in a game they should have won. They bounce back here. Colts take it," Prisco writes.

The Titans are certainly an underdog considering the fact that they are on the road and have won only three games all year long.

However, we have seen how difficult it can be for divisional opponents to sweep a season series, and the Colts came away with the win when the two teams met in Nashville during Week 6.

The Titans are coming into the game with a massive chip on their shoulder and a new source of energy with Mason Rudolph taking over as the starting quarterback after Will Levis was demoted earlier in the week.

The Titans have the ingredients necessary for a win against the Colts, but they still have to execute their plan in order to leave Indy on a happy flight home to Tennessee.

The Titans and Colts are set to kickoff at 12 noon CT tomorrow inside Lucas Oil Stadium. The game can be watched on CBS or streamed on Paramount+.

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