The Indianapolis Colts (5-0) had no challenge Sunday against the Tennessee Titans (0-5) and beat them easily.  The Colts defense did not give up a touchdown and limited the Titans to three first half field goals.  They held Titan’s quarterback Kerry Collins to 164 yards on 19/32 attempts (59%) and had an interception.  They kept the Titans under 100 yards rushing and gave Peyton Manning plenty of time to do his thing.  Manning threw three touchdowns, going for 309 yards on 36/44 (82%) and throwing one pick.  Manning has now thrown for at least 300 yards in every game this season.  The Colts still couldn’t get much going on the ground, with Joseph Addai only getting 27 yards on 14 carries (1.9 avg), but they didn’t need it.

The Colts are on another level than the Titans and it was obvious in this game.  This was the Titans worst game offensively of the year, only getting a total of 245 yards.  Vince Young got some garbage time in the 4th quarter, but showed nothing.  Stopping the run was about the only thing the Titans did well.  The Colts definitely need their running game to improve, as Peyton Manning can’t do everything himself against the good teams in this league.  The Colts have a bye coming up.

The Indianapolis Colts (4-0) are on the road this week against the Tennessee Titans (0-4) and are looking to stay undefeated.  Although the Titans have not looked good at all this year, they always play the Colts tough and this may be a closer game than most people think.  That doesn’t mean the Colts wont win this game, but the winless Titans are desperate for a win and would love to beat their rivals.

Peyton Manning has been playing great for the Colts and I am expecting more of the same from him in this contest, but it is the Colts defense that better be ready to play.  Chris Johnson has been one of the few bright spots for the Titans offense, so the Colts should prepare for the Titans running early and often to try and keep the ball out of Mannings’ hands as much as possible.  The Colts are giving up over 100 rushing yards per contest, so Johnson might have a huge day. Kerry Collins has been playing terrible for the Titans at quarterback, but he is bound to have a decent game soon and that may be this weekend.  I think the Colts will win this game, but I think it will be close until the Colts pull away in the end.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Indianapolis Colts 31, Tennessee Titans 23

Peyton Manning has been killing secondaries this year with four 300+ yard passing games and is the best quarterback in the NFL.  I know the New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was widely considered the best quarterback in the game after his record breaking 2007 year, but Manning is better and the numbers prove it.  I know Brady is coming off a very serious knee injury that kept him out a full season, but I have always thought that Manning was the better quarterback and the numbers, especially this year, prove it.  Other than Brady’s monster 2007 season, Manning has had a better QB rating every year except 2001 and has put up more yards and more touchdowns every season.

If you would have put Manning on any of those Brady led Patriot teams, I think they would have a ring or two more.  So far this season Manning has nine touchdowns compared to only three interceptions, and 1,336 yards on 97/137 (71%) attempts.  Manning is looking to continue his dominance and keep the Colts undefeated this week against the Tennessee Titans.

This game was a laugher for the Colts as they were leading 34-3 late in the 4th quarter before the Seahawks got a couple of TDs in garbage time.  Peyton Manning was outstanding as usual for the Colts completing 31 of 41 passes for 353 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  Joseph Addai (46 yards rushing with a TD and 50 yards receiving) and Donald Brown (33 yards rushing with a TD and 13 yards receiving) gave the Colts solid work out of the backfield today.  Dallas Clark led the Colts in this in the passing game with 80 yards on 8 grabs (10.0 avg).  Reggie Wayne (6 rec, 74 yards) and Austin Collie (6 rec, 65 yards) each caught a TD apiece in this game for the Colts.  The Colts finished up with 431 total yards in this game (78 rushing, 353 passing).

The defense was outstanding for the Colts in this game.  CB Melvin Bullett led the way for the Colts with 7 tackles and 1 of them was for a loss.  DE Robert Mathis was unblockable in this game as he finished up with 6 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss and he hit Seneca Wallace 4 times.  The Seahawks finished up with 279 total yards in this game (49 passing, 230 passing).  The Colts are now 4-0 on the season as they sit atop of the AFC South.

The Seattle Seahawks should come into this game with one thing in mind….run the football!  Seneca Wallace’s best asset as a QB is his feet so the Seahawks should let him roll out and run the ball a few times.  The blueprint the Dolphins had is the one the Seahawks should follow in this game which is to try to run the ball often to control the clock.  Julius Jones (226 yards, 4.9 ypc) should have success against a Colts’  D which is allowing 125.7 yards rushing per game and 4.3 yards per carry.  Ex-Colt Edgerrin James could also be motivated against his old team despite rushing for only 43 yards this year (2.5 ypc).  The Colts will be without Dwight Freeney in this game so if the Seahawks choose to run a lot of play action, Seneca Wallace could have a lot of time to throw the football.  The Colts’ safeties must be ready to deal with TE John Carlson (15 rec, 169 yards, 2 TDs) on the underneath stuff.  WRs Nate Burleson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh give Wallace a couple of nice targets when he tries to go downfield.

The Colts might try to get the running game going against a Seahawks’ D that is allowing 139.3 yards rushing per game and 5.6 yards per carry.  Joseph Addai and Donald Brown will likely share the P.T. in this game.  Make no mistake however, Peyton Manning is still the straw that stirs the drink for the Colts.  The Seahawks like to bring the heat in the passing game as they have 9 sacks already this season but Peyton Manning has only been sacked 2 times this season.  Manning makes teams pay when they blitz as Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and Pierre Garcon are all having huge years. 

PREDICTION:  COLTS 27, SEAHAWKS 17

Pierre Garcon has really stepped up since Anthony Gonzalez was injured.  He has caught 7 passes for 136 yards (19.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs so far this season.  Garcon has passed up rookie Austin Collie in the eyes of the coaching staff so he could be the #3 guy when Gonzalez returns to action.  He is really an impressive blend of speed and size.