Miami @ Indianapolis preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 27, 2015 ) Indianapolis 18, Miami 12

Ryan Tannehill would love to be as fortunate as Andrew Luck, who has silenced any talk about the shoulder injury that sidelined him for all of the 2017 season by tossing at least three touchdown passes in each of his last seven games. Luck and the Colts vie for their fifth straight win on Sunday when they host the returning Tannehill and the Miami Dolphins, who skidded into their bye with losses in five of their last seven outings.

"I was not in a good spot a year ago. I remember that. I am in a good spot now," said Luck, who is enjoying a career-best completion percentage (67.3) and quarterback rating (101.8) while tossing an NFL second-best 29 touchdown passes this season. The 29-year-old earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after connecting with trusted target T.Y. Hilton for two of his three touchdown passes in Sunday's 38-10 romp over Tennessee. Tannehill, who has been sidelined since Miami's 27-17 setback to Cincinnati on Oct. 7, takes the helm of an offense that has failed to score a touchdown in its last nine quarters. "It's been a hard five weeks of sitting out, sitting back, itching and biting at the bit," the 30-year-old Tannehill said. "To finally be healthy enough to go and be with my guys, I'm really excited and looking forward to the opportunity."

TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Colts -7.5. O/U: 51

ABOUT THE DOLPHINS (5-5): Ageless Frank Gore faces the team with which he averaged 984 yards rushing per season during his three years in Indianapolis. Gore rushed for 90 yards on just 13 carries in Miami's 31-12 setback at Green Bay on Nov. 11 to move within 151 of surpassing Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson for fifth place in NFL history. Fellow running back Kenyan Drake has rushed for 75 or more scrimmage yards in four of his last six, although Indianapolis is allowing a league sixth-best 3.9 yards per carry. Danny Amendola recorded a team-high seven catches in his last outing to boost his total to 31 in his last five games.

ABOUT THE COLTS (5-5): Luck is tied with Miami legend Dan Marino for the third longest streak of consecutive games with three or more touchdown passes, trailing only Tom Brady (10) and Peyton Manning (eight). The offensive line has done its part in protecting Luck, who has not been sacked in five straight games. Evan Boehm, however, will start at center for the first time since he was in college at Missouri with Ryan Kelly (knee) ruled out for Sunday's contest. Hilton has found the end zone five times in his last five home games while running back Marlon Mack also had a touchdown on Sunday, giving him five scores (four rushing, one receiving) in his past four contests overall.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Indianapolis rookie LB Darius Leonard leads the NFL with 104 tackles while Miami's LB Kiko Alonso is tied for third with 89.

2. The Dolphins' first drive has failed to produce any points in 13 consecutive games.

3. Indianapolis' Eric Ebron, who leads all NFL tight ends with nine receiving touchdowns, was not even targeted in his last contest.

PREDICTION: Colts 34, Dolphins 16