Donald Brown ran for two touchdowns and Andrew Luck added another as the Indianapolis Colts rallied yet again in the NFL, this time beating the Tennessee Titans 30-27 on Thursday after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter.
Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals, including a 50-yarder, and Coby Fleener had a career-high eight catches for 107 yards to help the Colts (7-3) bounce back quite nicely from a 38-8 home loss to St Louis.
They have yet to lose back-to-back games under coach Chuck Pagano and are 8-0 coming off a loss.
"Obviously, starting out like that is something we're all too familiar with," Fleener said.
"That's something we have to work and get corrected."
The Colts are back in charge of the American Football Conference South too, now having beaten all three divisional opponents on the road.
The Titans (4-6) lost their second straight and fifth in six games, blowing the big lead.
Chris Johnson ran for two touchdowns and 70 yards in the first quarter, but had only 16 yards after that.
Ryan Fitzpatrick drove the Titans 80 yards in four plays, capping the drive with a 19-yard TD pass to Delanie Walker with 1:54 left.
But the Titans, just like they did in becoming the first team to lose to Jacksonville this season on Sunday, couldn't execute an onside kick with the ball not even covering 10 yards before Colts linebacker Pat Angerer covered it up.
The Colts had the ball less than 6 minutes in the first quarter and wound up holding the ball more than 32:23. They also outgained the Titans 366-340 after Tennessee opened with a 148-4 edge in total offense with their quick start.
Indianapolis sealed the victory with an 11-play drive capped by Brown with an 11-yard TD with 3:01 left. That was the Colts' fourth drive of 11 plays or more. Luck finished 23 of 36 for 232 yards passing.
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