October 26, 2025 | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN | Attendance: 65,816 | CBS
Jonathan Taylor needed just 12 carries to post 153 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yard run in the third quarter that made what had been a competitive first half into a comfortable afternoon for Indianapolis. Daniel Jones threw three touchdown passes, took no interceptions, and handed off to backups well before the fourth quarter was over. The Colts won 38–14, moving to an NFL-best 7-1 on the season.
Tennessee, 1-7 and in its second game under interim head coach Mike McCoy following the firing of Brian Callahan, never recovered from falling behind 17–7 at halftime. The Titans gained 341 total yards but converted just six of 15 third downs. Cam Ward absorbed four sacks. Six of Tennessee’s seven losses to that point had come by double digits — this one, by 24, was the largest margin of the two meetings between these teams in 2025.
Table of Contents
Game at a Glance
Date
October 26, 2025
Season
2025 NFL Regular Season — Week 8
Venue
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance
65,816
Broadcast
CBS
Final Score
Tennessee Titans 14 — Indianapolis Colts 38
Tennessee Record
1-7 (1-4 Away)
Indianapolis Record
7-1 (5-0 Home)
Tennessee Head Coach
Mike McCoy (Interim)
Indianapolis Head Coach
Shane Steichen
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Tennessee Titans
0
7
0
7
14
Indianapolis Colts
10
7
14
7
38
Scoring Plays
Qtr
Time
Score (TEN–IND)
Scoring Play
Drive
Q1
9:43
0–3
Michael Badgley 43-yd FG
10 plays, 53 yds
Q1
0:09
0–10
Jonathan Taylor 18-yd rush — Badgley XP
8 plays, 73 yds
Q2
11:14
7–10
Gunnar Helm 1-yd pass from Cam Ward — Slye XP
6 plays, 69 yds
Q2
7:44
7–17
Michael Pittman Jr. 21-yd pass from Daniel Jones — Badgley XP
6 plays, 71 yds
Q3
11:10
7–24
Jonathan Taylor 80-yd rush — Badgley XP
1 play, 80 yds
Q3
5:12
7–31
Josh Downs 10-yd pass from Daniel Jones — Badgley XP
8 plays, 74 yds
Q4
14:22
7–38
Jonathan Taylor 19-yd pass from Daniel Jones — Badgley XP
6 plays, 46 yds
Q4
2:36
14–38
Tyjae Spears 3-yd rush — Slye XP
8 plays, 67 yds
Team Statistics
Stat
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Total Yards
341
420
Passing Yards (Net)
228
256
Rushing Yards
113
164
Total Plays
67
52
Yards per Play
5.1
8.1
Total 1st Downs
20
21
— Passing
13
14
— Rushing
5
7
— Penalty
2
0
Comp/Att
22/38
21/31
Yards per Pass Attempt
5.4
7.5
3rd Down Efficiency
6/15 (40%)
3/9 (33%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/3 (33%)
1/1 (100%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
3/4
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks Allowed
4 (31 yds lost)
3 (16 yds lost)
Penalties
3 for 34 yds
3 for 32 yds
Time of Possession
34:21
25:39
Quarterback Statistics
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Daniel Jones
IND
21/29
272
9.4
3
0
3–16
65.6
136.0
Riley Leonard
IND
0/2
0
—
0
0
0–0
0.9
39.6
Cam Ward
TEN
22/38
259
6.8
1
1
4–31
33.4
76.5
Rushing Statistics
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jonathan Taylor
IND
12
153
12.8
2
80
Tony Pollard
TEN
11
44
4.0
0
11
Tyjae Spears
TEN
9
59
6.6
1
41
Tyler Goodson
IND
2
2
1.0
0
2
Ameer Abdullah
IND
2
5
2.5
0
3
Julius Chestnut
TEN
2
5
2.5
0
5
Cam Ward
TEN
2
4
2.0
0
7
Daniel Jones
IND
1
3
3.0
0
3
Chimere Dike
TEN
1
1
1.0
0
1
Riley Leonard
IND
1
1
1.0
0
1
Indianapolis Total
18
164
9.1
2
80
Tennessee Total
25
113
4.5
1
41
Receiving Statistics
Player
Team
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Michael Pittman Jr.
IND
8
9
95
11.9
1
21
Chimere Dike
TEN
7
8
93
13.3
0
21
Alec Pierce
IND
2
5
69
34.5
0
50
Chig Okonkwo
TEN
4
5
53
13.3
0
23
Tyler Warren
IND
4
5
53
13.3
0
20
Elic Ayomanor
TEN
4
8
52
13.0
0
26
Josh Downs
IND
3
3
39
13.0
1
18
Jonathan Taylor
IND
2
2
21
10.5
1
19
Gunnar Helm
TEN
2
3
23
11.5
1
22
Tyjae Spears
TEN
3
3
23
7.7
0
17
Tony Pollard
TEN
1
2
9
9.0
0
9
Van Jefferson
TEN
1
8
6
6.0
0
6
Ameer Abdullah
IND
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
Ashton Dulin
IND
1
1
-8
-8.0
0
—
Adonai Mitchell
IND
0
1
—
—
0
—
Drew Ogletree
IND
0
1
—
—
0
—
Indianapolis Total
21
28
272
13.0
3
50
Tennessee Total
22
37
259
11.8
1
26
Defensive Statistics
Indianapolis Colts Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Germaine Pratt
8
3
0
1
0
0
Kenny Moore II
5
4
0.5
0
0
1
Cam Bynum
5
3
0
0
1
0
Austin Ajiake
5
2
0
0
0
0
Chris Lammons
4
4
0
0
1
0
Johnathan Edwards
4
4
0
0
0
0
Grover Stewart
4
3
0
1
1
0
Mekhi Blackmon
3
3
0
1
1
0
Buddy Johnson
3
2
0
1
0
0
Nick Cross
3
2
0
0
0
0
Rodney Thomas II
3
1
0
0
0
0
DeForest Buckner
2
2
1
1
0
2
Neville Gallimore
2
2
1
1
0
1
Cameron Mitchell
2
2
0
1
0
0
Eric Johnson II
2
1
0
0
0
0
Kwity Paye
2
1
0
0
0
0
Durell Nchami
2
1
0
0
0
0
Drew Ogletree
2
1
0
0
0
0
Zaire Franklin
2
0
0
0
0
0
Laiatu Latu
2
0
0.5
0
0
1
Adetomiwa Adebawore
1
1
1
1
0
1
Ameer Abdullah
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ashton Dulin
1
1
0
0
0
0
Trey Washington
1
0
0
0
0
0
JT Tuimoloau
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team Total
69
44
4
8
4
7
Tennessee Titans Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Amani Hooker
5
4
0
0
3
0
Darrell Baker Jr.
5
4
0
0
0
0
Cedric Gray
5
4
0
1
0
0
Xavier Woods
4
3
0
0
0
0
Roger McCreary
3
3
1
1
0
1
Quandre Diggs
3
3
0
0
0
0
Cody Barton
3
2
0
1
1
0
Dre’Mont Jones
2
2
1
1
0
2
T’Vondre Sweat
2
2
1
1
0
0
Shy Tuttle
2
1
0
0
0
0
Marcus Harris
2
1
0
0
0
0
Johnny Hekker
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jihad Ward
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ali Gaye
1
1
0
0
0
0
Julius Chestnut
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jaylen Harrell
1
1
0
0
0
1
Kevin Winston Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
James Lynch
1
0
0
0
0
1
David Martin-Robinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jalyn Armour-Davis
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kendell Brooks
1
0
0
0
0
0
C.J. Ravenell
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
47
35
3
5
4
5
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Chris Lammons
IND
1
0
0
No Tennessee Interceptions
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
FG%
LONG
XP
PTS
Michael Badgley
IND
1/1
100%
43 yds
5/5
8
Joey Slye
TEN
0/1
0%
—
2/2
2
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Rigoberto Sanchez
IND
4
189
47.3
0
1
49
Johnny Hekker
TEN
5
215
43.0
1
1
49
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Chimere Dike
TEN
7
175
25.0
29
0
Anthony Gould
IND
2
42
21.0
22
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Anthony Gould
IND
2
33
16.5
20
0
Key Numbers from the Game
Jonathan Taylor’s three touchdowns — an 18-yard run, an 80-yard run, and a 19-yard reception — made him the first player in NFL history to score three touchdowns in three consecutive games against the same opponent. He had done it against Tennessee in December 2024 and again in Week 3 of the 2025 season (September 21, Nashville, a 41–20 Colts win). He did it again here.
The Colts swept the 2025 regular season series against Tennessee, winning the first meeting by 21 points and this one by 24.
Taylor finished with 174 combined yards from 14 touches — 153 rushing, 21 receiving.
Daniel Jones had not been sacked on a third down at any point in 2025 before Dre’Mont Jones brought him down in the second quarter.
Tyjae Spears’ 41-yard carry to set up Tennessee’s first score was the longest run by a Titans ball carrier since Derrick Henry departed following the 2023 season.
Johnny Hekker recorded his 1,000th career punt during the third quarter.
Indianapolis averaged 8.1 yards per play. Tennessee, despite holding the ball for more than 34 minutes, averaged 5.1.
The Colts scored at least 31 points for the fourth straight game during this stretch.
Injury Report
Tennessee Titans: DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring) — did not play; LB Ali Gaye (knee) — exited first quarter; S Xavier Woods (hamstring) — exited second half.
Indianapolis Colts: DE Samson Ebukam (knee) — inactive; DE Tyquan Lewis (groin) — inactive; WR/KR Anthony Gould (knee) — exited late fourth quarter.
Game Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Land Clark
Umpire
Mark Pellis
Down Judge
Tom Stephan
Line Judge
Jeff Hutcheon
Field Judge
Jabir Walker
Side Judge
Dominique Pender
Back Judge
Brad Freeman
Taylor’s final line — 12 carries, 153 yards, two rushing touchdowns, two receptions, 21 yards, one receiving touchdown — was the kind of box score that wins MVP arguments. The Colts posted 420 total yards in 52 plays against a short-handed Tennessee defense and turned it over zero times. For the Titans, the 38–14 scoreline was the sixth double-digit loss in seven weeks: a franchise mid-rebuild, a rookie quarterback still finding his footing, and a defense already playing without its best player before kickoff. The box score was just the final confirmation of a gap that had been obvious since the first quarter.
All player statistics and game data sourced from ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, and the official Indianapolis Colts game center. Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts, Week 8, 2025 NFL Regular Season, played October 26, 2025.
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