Tennessee Titans – 13, Indianapolis Colts – 27

Well, looks like the members of the 2008 Colts can crack the bubbly as no team, not even one as bad as the 2011 Colts, will equal that special 0-16 mark for a season. Sigh. I was sure the Colts were going to hit that magical mark, considering the shear amount of ploppers they’ve dropped into this season’s commode.
Dan Orlovsky (79 total yards, 1 TD) didn’t have to do much of anything at all, he just let the running games and the inept Titans do all the work. The Titans were embarrassingly bad in this one, as it was obvious that
Matt Hasselbeck (222 total yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs) wasn’t quite right, but he got the start anyhow.
Jake Locker (117 total yards, 1 TDs) came in during the 4
th quarter and immediately looked like the spark the team needed, but it was too little too late.
Jared Cook (9-103) finally erupted the way a lot of fantasy owners predicted when he was drafted as a favorite sleeper… too bad it took until Week 15 for that to happen. Maybe a little earlier in 2012, eh Jared?
Nate Washington (7-62, 1 TD) had a nice game once Locker came into the game, and
Lavelle Hawkins (8-88) also did quite a bit of receiving damage out of the slot.
When your QB throws for 82 yards, it’s not like a lot is going to happen with the receivers. Well hey, at least
Reggie Wayne (3-33, 1 TD) was kind enough to catch a touchdown!
Chris Johnson (15 car., 55 yards; 8 rec., 54 yards) couldn’t get off the deck enough to shred a Colts defense that has been one of the worst at stopping the run all year. Not sure what’s the deal with Johnson this year, but he’s had a couple of flashes of brilliance sandwiched between two big ol’ loaves of suckage. Good luck to those drafting Johnson way too high next year, because that ain’t gonna be me.
Most of
Donald Brown’s (16 car., 161 yards, 1 TD; 1 rec., 2 yards) yardage came on one run, but if you started him, hats off to you! Brown has at least played his way into the conversation of being the top dog in the Colts’ running game in 2012, which could actually mean something with a real QB under center.
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