The Colts lost despite outgaining the Titans 399 yards to 186 with 24 first downs to 11. Tennessee’s negative-213-yard margin was its worst in a win since Week 15, 2006 (Jaguars, -298).

Despite a first-drive interception, the Colts still built a 13-0 halftime lead. Good teams blow bad opponents away in those spots. Indy imploded.

Jonathan Taylor fumbled to open the third quarter. Daniel Jones compounded that with another interception in scoring range. The defense didn’t get a second-half stop, allowing Tennessee’s struggling offense to notch four field goals and a touchdown. The biggest swing came with the Titans blocking a punt for a fourth-quarter TD that gave them their first lead.

“Like I said, we have got to get a lot of things fixed. We jump out to a lead, we can’t, you know, hold on to the lead,” coach Shane Steichen said. “We’ve got to score in the red zone. I thought our defense did a really good job in the first half, but again, turnovers, special teams, a blocked punt, a huge kick return and we had some huge P.I. (pass interference) calls down there. There are a lot of things we have to fix.”

Jones has been bad this season. His -0.19 EPA per dropback ties him for 24th among 28 QBs with at least 100 pass attempts. The WR injuries haven’t helped the QB, who returned from an Achilles injury this season, but his mental mistakes have been the biggest issue. Jones looks more like the player who crapped out in New York than he did early in 2025. At this point, Steichen hasn’t gone so far as to consider a QB change.

“Yeah, I love Daniel, but we’ve got to get the turnovers cleaned up,” Steichen said.

Sitting at 2-4, the Colts aren’t out of the hunt in the AFC South, but if Sunday’s loss is any indication, a realistic run at the Jaguars feels like a pipe dream. With games against the 5-0 Vikings and 4-2 Jags on deck, big changes could be coming in Indy if things don’t turn quickly for general manager Chris Ballard’s team.  

Under Ballard’s leadership, the Colts have made moves to stay afloat. Right now, they’re sinking, and there appears little hope on the horizon.