The Tennessee Titans are coming off two straight division titles, something the franchise hadn’t done since its days in the AFL as the Houston Oilers.
And Tennessee’s success in the AFC South the past few years has come at the expense of their rival, the Indianapolis Colts. The Titans beat the Colts twice last season, and Tennessee has won three of its last four meetings with Indianapolis over the last two years.
Adding insult to injury, not only did the Colts fail to win the division in 2021, they also missed the playoffs entirely following a late-season collapse that saw them lose their last two games while needing just one to get in.
Colts owner Jim Irsay didn’t mince words earlier this offseason when talking about his team’s lack of success against the Titans, saying Tennessee has “dominated the division over us.”
When asked about his expectations for the Colts in 2022, Irsay made it quite clear that dethroning the Titans is at the top of Indy’s list.
“It’s about Tennessee,” Irsay said, per Stephen Holder of ESPN. “It’s about winning the division. It’s about going against those guys who have been very tough and do a great job there getting their players ready to play football in a tough, physical way. So, it’s always tough going against those guys, but we know that’s what we have to do. That’s what we have to overcome if we want to get where we want to get.”
Despite Tennessee’s recent success, both teams are very even going into 2022. The Titans and Colts both have a ton of question marks on the offensive side of the ball, but are set to sport two of the better defenses.
This should be a neck-and-neck race all season and we believe both teams will finish with a 10-7 record, but the Titans will grab their third-straight division title via tiebreaker.
