Here's some postgame reaction after the Indianapolis Colts get a big win against the Tennessee Titans 20-17, the Colts are now 3-3.
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00:00So happening tomorrow, sentencing is scheduled for Jamie.
00:05The Colts survive a close call in Music City.
00:08A fourth quarter rally sealed the victory today.
00:11Colts 20, Titans 17.
00:14Our Dominic Miranda is live in Nashville tonight.
00:17And Dom, you know, with all the injuries, gosh, the Colts really needed this win today.
00:23Oh, they sure did.
00:24It wasn't pretty, but the Colts get it done for a much, much needed win here in Nashville.
00:30Man, you talked about the injuries, but the Colts made the plays they needed to make when they needed to make them.
00:362017 winners over the Titans.
00:38It wasn't all that exciting, but they get it done for their first AFC South division win of the season.
00:44A lot of injuries for Andy coming into this one.
00:46Most of these players, though, did end up being active, including Michael Pittman Jr.
00:50The Colts, however, were still without Jonathan Taylor.
00:53And Anthony Richardson ruled inactive just over an hour before game time.
00:57A bit of a surprise there.
01:00But here we go from Nashville.
01:02First quarter, first drive proved fruitful for the Colts.
01:04Joe Flacco working it down the field, finding Josh Downs in the end zone here early for a 22-yard touchdown.
01:107-0 Colts behind a fast start.
01:12After forcing the three and out, vibes were high until a big momentum shift here.
01:16Flacco's pass picked off and the Titans are threatening.
01:20They would capitalize, courtesy of Will Levis to Nick Westbrook-Akine.
01:24We're all tied up at 7s.
01:25These two teams would trade field goals to end the first half.
01:28We head into the halftime break tied up at 10.
01:30Second half action here.
01:31Titans' first drive out of the half.
01:3214 plays, 70 yards, taking 8-plus minutes off the clock.
01:37Tony Pollard punches it in.
01:39Run defense, a bit of an issue for the Colts in this one.
01:41Again, Titans go up on top.
01:4317-10 late third quarter.
01:44The Colts responded, though.
01:45A 15-play drive of their own.
01:47Only coming away with three points, though, thanks to a Matt Gate field goal.
01:51Then this was the play of the game.
01:53After a stop, the Colts drive down the field.
01:55A critical third down.
01:56Flacco up top.
01:58What a catch by Michael Pittman Jr. Goes up and gets it.
02:01He was supposed to be headed to IR, right, Adam Schefter?
02:04How about no?
02:04And how about a 2017 Colts lead with 7 to play in this one?
02:08That would prove to be the game-winning play.
02:10The Colts get huge stops down the stretch and a huge win here at Nissan Stadium.
02:152017, your final.
02:16The Colts get back to .500, now 3-3.
02:19Gosh, what a great team win.
02:20I mean, they're never easy, especially going on the road against a division opponent.
02:24Shout-out to our defense.
02:26Shout-out to those guys.
02:27They stepped up big-time there in the fourth quarter for us, getting those stops.
02:31So, great job by the defense.
02:34So, hell of a team win.
02:35I'm proud of how the boys responded, but the challenge is on myself, groove, Kenny,
02:41leading these dudes to make sure that we won't be that type of defense every single snap for an entire game.
02:46It tells me that we got, like, fighters, and we're working back, and now we're .500,
02:51and this game counts for a two, so we're just moving in the right direction.
02:56Hey, baby, on the road!
03:01They don't ask how, they ask how many.
03:04It was ugly, but the Colts get it done.
03:06You have to give credit to Joe Flacco, Josh Downs, and how about Michael Pittman Jr.
03:10Playing through that back injury, making the most critical play of the football game.
03:14Three and three feels a whole lot different than two and four.
03:16So, the Colts, positive vibes moving forward to Miami at home next week.
03:20They're in the hunt, despite their best efforts, but a big win for the Colts today.
03:24Well, the Colts playing on the road again this weekend.
03:27Today's game will not be remembered for being anything flashy at all,
03:31but they saw Indy come away with a much-needed win against a division rival.
03:37Brad Brown shows us how the Colts fought to the final minute for the victory.
03:43When your punter is making, perhaps, the biggest play of the day,
03:46it's a sign that things may not have gone as planned.
03:48But when Rico Victor Sanchez perfectly placed his final kick on the three-yard line,
03:54it sealed up a Sunday win that saw the Colts grind from the beginning.
03:57Joe Flacco getting another start at quarterback.
03:59Anthony Richardson dropped to third on the depth chart at game time.
04:03Flacco opened with a brilliant drive,
04:05marching the Colts down the field and capping it with a touchdown pass to Josh Downs.
04:09Indy setting the tone quickly with a 7-0 edge.
04:13But the rest of the first half was hardly anything like that.
04:16Flacco's first interception with the Colts snuffed out their next drive,
04:20and they managed just a field goal before the halftime break
04:22to salvage a 10-10 tie through the first two quarters.
04:26The Titans opened the second half with a nearly nine-minute touchdown drive.
04:30Tony Pollard's 25-yard run on a third down put Tennessee in front
04:35and had the Indy defense on its heels.
04:37But the fourth quarter proved once again to be in favor of the Colts.
04:40The defense got a three and out after a field goal,
04:43and then Flacco got downs a couple times to get the ball moving.
04:46Ultimately, it was a pass not caught by Alec Pierce that proved to be a big deal,
04:51a pass interference call worth 34 yards keeping a drive alive.
04:55Flacco finally getting one up to Michael Pittman Jr. in the end zone,
04:59muscled it away from the defender to give Indy the lead with about seven minutes to go.
05:03The defense put the hammer down late.
05:05Julian Blackman got a fourth quarter interception,
05:08and Sanchez continued his kicking brilliance.
05:1020-17 the final, just enough for the Colts to get their first division win
05:15and pull their record even at 3-3 on the season.
05:18We'll hear from Coach Steichen and others tonight on the News at 11.
05:21Brad Brown, WRTV Sports.