Colts vs. Titans: Score, highlights of Titans' Monday night win in Tennessee

Skylar Rolstad

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Colts vs. Titans score, updates

Marcus Mariota came through for the Titans in his return from injury Monday night.

The quarterback's scrambling ability was limited because of a tender hamstring, but Mariota compensated by passing for 306 yards and a touchdown in a 36-22 Titans win over the Colts. The Titans stopped a two-game slide, in which they missed Mariota for one game, and improved to 3-3 overall. They also moved into a three-way tie with the Jaguars and Texans for first place in the AFC South.

The game was much closer than the score indicates. Jacoby Brissett and the Colts were driving toward a potential game-tying touchdown with just under three minutes left before the Titans' defense stopped Brissett on fourth and down and forced the Colts to turn the ball over. Titans running back Derrick Henry then took off on a 72-yard touchdown run to seal the win. Henry finished with 131 yards on 19 carries.

Mariota threw an interception, which was returned by John Simon for a touchdown early in the third quarter. Mariota played much better after the pick; je threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor in the fourth quarter that gave the Titans to a late lead. He completed 23 of 32 attempts on the night.

Titans kicker Ryan Succop kept the Titans in the game amid their early offensive struggles with five field goals. Succop also broke the NFL record for consecutive field goals under 50 yards with his first field goal of the game. The mark is now 47 in a row.

The Colts' offense ran smoothly in the first half but managed only nine points in the second. Brissett went 21 for 37 with 212 yards and a touchdown. He had little help from the running game, which managed only 85 yards. Frank Gore led the Colts (2-4) in rushing with 49 yards on 10 carries. 

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Colts vs. Titans: Score, highlights

(All times Eastern)

11:42 p.m.: FINAL SCORE: Titans 36, Colts 22. Marcus Mariota excelled in his return from injury, going 23 for 32 with 306 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

11:37 p.m.: Touchdown, Titans. Henry gets loose and tacks on another touchdown for good measure. The Titans now lead 36-22.

11:33 p.m.: Derrick Henry earns a first down. The Titans should be able to run the clock out and claim the win.

11:29 p.m.: The call on the field, that Brissett didn't get the first down, is confirmed.

11:26 p.m.: Brissett scrambles to the right. He's run out of bounds by Wesley Woodyard, and the official rules him short of the first down. The Titans take over on downs, and they have the chance to run out the clock.

11:21 p.m.: After review, Jack Doyle's fumble is overturned. The call is an incomplete pass. The Colts still have the ball, third-and-10 on the Titans' 22.

11:18 p.m.: Brissett completes to Moncrief for 23 yards. The Colts are almost into the red zone.

11:15 p.m.: Doyle gets a few yards with a reception, but an unnecessary roughness penalty advances the Colts 15 yards.

11:09 p.m.: Touchdown, Titans. Mariota finds Taywan Taylor for a 53-yard scoring pass. The Titans lead 29-22.

11:08 p.m.: Mariota connects with Eric Decker on two passes. They get the Titans to their 47.

11:03 p.m.: Field goal, Colts. Indy ties it 22-22 with an Adam Vinatieri kick.

11:01 p.m.: Brissett is called for intentional grounding. The Colts' offense has stalled in the second half.

10:58 p.m.: This is DeMarco Murray's 3-yard rush for the Titans' first touchdown of the game.

10:54 p.m.: Touchdown, Titans. DeMarco Murray powers up the middle from the 3. The extra point is good and the Titans take a 22-19 lead.

Here is Rishard Matthews' catch earlier in the drive.

10:51 p.m.: Rishard Matthews comes up with a great catch on the sideline for a Ttians first down. They are inside the Colts' 30 now.

10:47 p.m.: Mariota nabs the first down with a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1. That could be big to start the fourth quarter.

10:43 p.m.: End of the third quarter: Colts 19, Titans 15.

10:42 p.m.: Mariota went long for Walker, but the pass was incomplete. Then, a holding penalty set the Titans back even farther into their own territory.

10:38 p.m.: So far, this seems likely.

10:33 p.m.: Here's the fumble that set up the Titans' previous drive.

10:32 p.m.: Field goal, Titans. Ryan Succop kicks his fifth field goal after the Titans fail to get into the end zone. The Titans now trail 19-15.

10:29 p.m.: Doyle catches a pass, but then fumbles! It's recovered by the Titans and they take over on the Colts' 31.

10:26 p.m.: The Titans are forced to punt, and the Colts will take over on their 16.

10:21 p.m.: The Colts punt, and that was the first punt of the game. The Titans will take over on their 34.

10:14 p.m.: Field goal, Titans. Ryan Succop's kick is good and the Titans cut the margin to 19-12.

10:12 p.m.: The Titans' running game is not working so far. Derrick Henry and DeMarco Murray have only 54 combined yards.

10:08 p.m.: Here's John Simon's pick-six. That's also his first career interception.

10:04 p.m.: Touchdown, Colts. John Simon intercepts Mariota's pass and returns it 26 yards for a touchdown. The extra point kick is missed and the Colts lead 19-9.

10:00 p.m.: Here's how Mariota and Brissett are matching up.

9:53 p.m.: Not a single punt in the first half.

9:44 p.m.: HALFTIME: Colts 13, Titans 9. Jacoby Brissett is powering the Colts so far. He's 12 for 17 with 119 yards and a touchdown.

9:42 p.m.: Field goal, Colts. Indy extends the lead with an Adam Vinatieri field goal. It's 13-9 heading into halftime.

9:41 p.m.: The Colts fail to get into the end zone from the Titans' 6. 

9:36 p.m.: The Colts are inside the Titans' 30 after Brissett completes a pass to Donte Moncrief.

9:31 p.m.: Field goal, Titans. Ryan Succop hits his third field goal and the Titans now trail 10-9.

9:27 p.m.: The Titans lined up to go for it on fourth-and-2, but then they called a timeout.

9:18 p.m.: Marcus Mariota injured his hamstring and sat out the Titans' last game. He clearly is having some trouble moving around.

9:17 p.m.: Here's Doyle outrunning Titans defenders for the touchdown.

9:15 p.m.: Touchdown, Colts. The Colts take the lead with the first touchdown of the night. Jack Doyle's 8-yard reception has the Colts in front 10-6.

9:09 p.m.: A big reception from T.Y. Hilton puts the Colts inside the Titans' 25 as the Colts convert on third down.

9:07 p.m.: End of first quarter: Titans 6, Colts 3. It's a kicker battle through one.

9:00 p.m.: Field goal, Titans. The Titans settle for three, and Succop's 32-yard kick is good. The Titans lead 6-3.

8:57 p.m.: The Colts' defense is getting a ton of pressure on Mariota. The Titans, however, are driving forward. They're currently at the Colts' 14.

8:50 p.m.: Field goal, Colts. The Colts tie it 3-3 on Adam Vinatieri's 36-yarder.

8:46 p.m.: Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson is dealing with an injury.

8:42 p.m.:  Marlon Mack runs for a 22-yard gain on the Colts' first play from scrimmage.

8:37 p.m.: Field goal, Titans. Ryan Succop's 48-yard attempt is good. The Titans take an early 3-0 lead.

8:32 p.m.: Delanie Walker earns the Titans their first first down of the game.

8:31 p.m.: Here we go.

7:35 p.m.: Less than an hour 'til kickoff in Tennessee.

 

Skylar Rolstad