Tennessee @ Indianapolis preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 26, 2017 ) Tennessee 20, Indianapolis 16

If Andrew Luck's career history is any indication, the Indianapolis Colts should find themselves tied with the Tennessee Titans for second place in the AFC South when they host their showdown on Sunday. Luck has yet to lose to Tennessee since joining the NFL, winning all nine meetings in which he has participated, although the Titans swept the two-game series last year as the star quarterback was out with a shoulder injury.

The Colts kept pace with the Titans last week, remaining one game behind them in the division after edging Jacksonville 29-26 at home for their third consecutive victory. Luck has thrown 10 touchdown passes and just one interception while Indianapolis produced a total of 108 points during that stretch. Tennessee, which trails first-place Houston by one game in the AFC South, trounced host New England 34-10 last week for its second straight win. The Titans' defense, which limited Tom Brady to a season-worst 51 percent completion rate, ranks first in the NFL in scoring defense as it has allowed an average of 16.8 points.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Colts -1.5. O/U: 49

ABOUT THE TITANS (5-4): Marcus Mariota, who hasn't thrown an interception over his last two games after being picked off five times in his previous six contests, threw for 228 yards, ran for 21 and made a 21-yard catch in the win over the Patriots. He joined Jim McMahon and Cam Newton as the only quarterbacks in league history with at least 200 yards passing, 20 rushing and 20 receiving in a game. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week after registering 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks versus New England.

ABOUT THE COLTS (4-5): Luck threw a trio of touchdown passes against Jacksonville to extend his streak of consecutive games with at least three scoring tosses to six. He joined Brady (10 games in 2007) and Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to post a string of at least six such contests in a season. Eric Ebron became the second tight end (Rob Gronkowski on Dec. 4, 2011 against the Colts) ever to record two receiving touchdowns and a rushing score in a game when he did so versus the Jaguars.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Luck needs two TD passes to joine Dan Marino (182) and Aaron Rodgers (160) with at least 160 in his first 80 career games.

2. Titans S Kevin Byard is tied for the league lead in interceptions since the start of 2017 with 10.

3. The division rivals meet again in Tennessee in the final week of the season.

PREDICTION: Titans 24, Colts 14