NFL Week 8 | October 26, 2025 | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 65,816 | Roof: Closed | Surface: FieldTurf | Vegas Line: Colts –14.5 | O/U: 48.5 (Over)
Jonathan Taylor carried the ball 12 times. He scored three touchdowns, rushed for 153 yards, and became the first player in NFL history to score three touchdowns in three consecutive games against the same opponent.
The Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans 38-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 26, 2025, moving to an NFL-best 7-1. Tennessee fell to 1-7, with six of seven losses coming by double digits. Below is the full Titans vs Colts box score and player stats from Week 8.
Table of Contents
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Team | Play | TEN | IND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 9:43 | IND | Michael Badgley 43-yd FG | 0 | 3 |
| Q1 | 0:09 | IND | Jonathan Taylor 18-yd rush (Badgley kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Q2 | 11:14 | TEN | Gunnar Helm 1-yd pass from Cam Ward (Slye kick) | 7 | 10 |
| Q2 | 7:44 | IND | Michael Pittman Jr. 21-yd pass from Jones (Badgley kick) | 7 | 17 |
| Q3 | 11:10 | IND | Jonathan Taylor 80-yd rush (Badgley kick) | 7 | 24 |
| Q3 | 5:12 | IND | Josh Downs 10-yd pass from Jones (Badgley kick) | 7 | 31 |
| Q4 | 14:22 | IND | Jonathan Taylor 19-yd pass from Jones (Badgley kick) | 7 | 38 |
| Q4 | 2:36 | TEN | Tyjae Spears 3-yd rush (Slye kick) | 14 | 38 |
The Play That Broke This Game Open
Tennessee trailed 17-7 in the third quarter. Facing 4th-and-3 from the Colts’ 42-yard line, interim head coach Mike McCoy called for a punt. Cam Ward confronted McCoy on the sideline. Hekker’s kick traveled 22 yards. On the very next snap, Taylor took a handoff left, found the crease, and ran 80 yards untouched down the sideline.
That sequence produced 17 unanswered points. The game was effectively settled on a punting decision.
“When he hit that 80-yard touchdown run down the sideline and stayed in bounds, that’s as impressive as it gets,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said afterward.
Ward had his own read on the decision: “I think I’m a competitor. Our whole offense is like that. Our whole defense is like that. We have to be an aggressive team, especially with the record we have right now.”
Jonathan Taylor: Stats and Historical Context
Taylor scored on runs of 18 and 80 yards, then caught a 19-yard pass from Daniel Jones in the fourth quarter. He became the only player in NFL history to score three touchdowns in three straight games against the same opponent, having done it to Tennessee in September 2025 and in their December 2024 meeting as well.
Through eight weeks of the 2025 season, Taylor led the NFL with 14 total touchdowns and 850 rushing yards. His 63rd career rushing touchdown drew him to within one of Edgerrin James for second on the Colts’ all-time franchise rushing TD list.
Daniel Jones on Taylor: “It seems like he makes long run after long run. He didn’t have as many plays today as he’s had throughout the season, but when the ball is in his hands, he makes something happen.”
Indianapolis Colts Offensive Stats
Passing
| Player | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SK–YDS | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 21/29 | 272 | 3 | 0 | 3–16 | 136.0 | 65.6 |
| Riley Leonard | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 39.6 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | 1D | YBC/ATT | YAC/ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 12 | 153 | 12.8 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 5.7 | 7.1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Daniel Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Goodson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Riley Leonard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Team | 18 | 164 | 9.1 | 2 | 80 |
Receiving
| Player | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | 1D | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 9 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 27 |
| Alec Pierce | 5 | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| Tyler Warren | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
| Josh Downs | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 9 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 29 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Andrew Ogletree | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 1 | –8 | –8.0 | 0 | –8 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 21 | 272 | 13.0 | 3 | 50 |
Jones finished at a 136.0 passer rating on 72.4% completions. He was sacked on third down for the first time all season by Roger McCreary in the second quarter but otherwise managed the pocket well. Pittman matched a career high with his sixth receiving touchdown of the 2025 season. Pierce’s 50-yard catch on 3rd-and-13 in the third quarter reset Indianapolis’ field position and set up the Downs touchdown four plays later.
Tennessee Titans Offensive Stats
Passing
| Player | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SK–YDS | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward | 22/38 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 4–31 | 76.5 | 33.4 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | 1D | YBC/ATT | YAC/ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyjae Spears | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| Tony Pollard | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Julius Chestnut | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Cam Ward | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | –0.5 | 2.5 |
| Chimere Dike | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team | 25 | 113 | 4.5 | 1 | 41 |
Receiving
| Player | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | 1D | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimere Dike | 8 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 44 |
| Elic Ayomanor | 8 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 11 |
| Chig Okonkwo | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 16 |
| Tyjae Spears | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Gunnar Helm | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Van Jefferson | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 22 | 259 | 11.8 | 1 | 26 |
Ward was sacked four times for 31 yards. His fourth-quarter interception, a deep middle throw intended for Chimere Dike that Chris Lammons picked off in the end zone, ended Tennessee’s last real scoring possession. Van Jefferson drew eight targets and caught one pass for 6 yards. Spears’ 41-yard run in the second quarter, setting up the Titans’ only first-half score, was Tennessee’s longest rushing play since Derrick Henry’s final season in 2023.
McCoy postgame: “We’ve got to stop the run. It’s simple. We came in against a team we knew was going to run the ball, we had missed opportunities, broken coverages, and Taylor made us pay.”
Team Stats
| 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 |
| First Downs | 20 | 21 |
| Passing 1st Downs | 13 | 14 |
| Rushing 1st Downs | 5 | 7 |
| 3rd Down Conv. | 6/15 (40%) | 3/9 (33%) |
| 4th Down Conv. | 1/3 | 1/1 |
| Red Zone (TD/Att) | 2/3 (67%) | 3/4 (75%) |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3–34 | 3–32 |
| Sacks Allowed | 4–31 | 3–16 |
| Time of Possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
The Colts ran 15 fewer plays and still outgained Tennessee by 79 yards. Their 8.1 yards per play against the Titans’ 5.1 tells the story more cleanly than the final score does.
Defense Box Score
Indianapolis Colts Defense
| Player | POS | TOT | SOLO | AST | SK | TFL | PD | INT | QB HTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine Pratt | LB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | CB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Camryn Bynum | S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Ajiake | LB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lammons | CB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnathan Edwards | CB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | DT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas II | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Johnson | LB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner | DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neville Gallimore | DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laiatu Latu | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwity Paye | DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Mitchell | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durell Nchami | DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | DT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tennessee Titans Defense
| Player | POS | TOT | SOLO | AST | SK | TFL | PD | INT | QB HTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Hooker | S | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Baker Jr. | CB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray | LB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McCreary | CB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quandre Diggs | S | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Barton | LB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre’Mont Jones | ED | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T’Vondre Sweat | DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | DT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jihad Ward | ED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Harrell | ED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Lynch | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Winston Jr. | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Gaye | ED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lammons earned a 90.1 PFF grade on 28 snaps, the highest defensive mark on either team, driven primarily by the end-zone interception. Hooker was Tennessee’s most consistent defensive player at 87.3 PFF grade — three pass breakups on 39 snaps. The Titans played without DT Jeffery Simmons and two other defensive starters, then lost Gaye to a knee injury in the first quarter and Woods to a hamstring issue in the second half.
Dre’Mont Jones recorded a sack for his third consecutive game.
PFF Initial Grades
Colts Offense
| Player | POS | PFF Grade | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quenton Nelson | G | 92.4 | 47 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 88.4 | 42 |
| Tanor Bortolini | C | 86.1 | 47 |
| Daniel Jones | QB | 85.9 | 47 |
| Jonathan Taylor | HB | 85.8 | 40 |
Top Defensive Grades (Both Teams)
| Player | Team | POS | PFF Grade | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lammons | IND | CB | 90.1 | 28 |
| Amani Hooker | TEN | S | 87.3 | 39 |
| Grover Stewart | IND | DI | 77.5 | 23 |
| Germaine Pratt | IND | LB | 75.0 | 34 |
| DeForest Buckner | IND | DI | 74.9 | 36 |
Special Teams
Kicking
| Player | Team | FG | XP | Long | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Badgley | IND | 1/1 | 5/5 | 43 yds | 8 |
| Joey Slye | TEN | 0/1 | 2/2 | — | 2 |
Slye missed a 58-yard attempt at the end of the first half that would have cut the deficit to three at halftime. Badgley converted all six kicks.
Punting
| Player | Team | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Hekker | TEN | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | IND | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
Hekker recorded his 1,000th career punt during the third quarter, becoming the 27th player in NFL history to reach that milestone. Sanchez matched his season high with four punts — he still held the fewest total punts in the league at 16 through Week 8 of the 2025 season.
Kick Returns
| Player | Team | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | 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 | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gould | IND | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
Snap Counts
Colts Offense
| Player | POS | OFF | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Raimann | T | 53 | 100% |
| Matt Goncalves | G | 53 | 100% |
| Daniel Jones | QB | 47 | 89% |
| Quenton Nelson | G | 47 | 89% |
| Tanor Bortolini | C | 47 | 89% |
| Braden Smith | T | 47 | 89% |
| Alec Pierce | WR | 43 | 81% |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 42 | 79% |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | 40 | 75% |
| Tyler Warren | TE | 39 | 74% |
| Josh Downs | WR | 34 | 64% |
| Riley Leonard | QB | 6 | 11% |
Titans Offense
| Player | POS | OFF | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward | QB | 71 | 100% |
| Kevin Zeitler | G | 71 | 100% |
| Peter Skoronski | G | 71 | 100% |
| JC Latham | T | 71 | 100% |
| Dan Moore Jr. | T | 71 | 100% |
| Lloyd Cushenberry III | C | 71 | 100% |
| Elic Ayomanor | WR | 67 | 94% |
| Chimere Dike | WR | 63 | 89% |
| Van Jefferson | WR | 56 | 79% |
| Chig Okonkwo | TE | 44 | 62% |
| Tyjae Spears | RB | 37 | 52% |
| Gunnar Helm | TE | 37 | 52% |
| Tony Pollard | RB | 33 | 46% |
Colts Defense
| Player | POS | DEF | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | 59 | 83% |
| Cameron Mitchell | CB | 48 | 68% |
| Nick Cross | S | 48 | 68% |
| Zaire Franklin | LB | 44 | 62% |
| Camryn Bynum | S | 44 | 62% |
| Kwity Paye | DE | 42 | 59% |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | DT | 40 | 56% |
| Laiatu Latu | DE | 39 | 55% |
| DeForest Buckner | DT | 36 | 51% |
| JT Tuimoloau | DE | 35 | 49% |
| Germaine Pratt | LB | 34 | 48% |
Titans Defense
| Player | POS | DEF | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB | 53 | 100% |
| Cody Barton | LB | 53 | 100% |
| Cedric Gray | LB | 50 | 94% |
| Jihad Ward | ED | 43 | 81% |
| Darrell Baker Jr. | CB | 40 | 75% |
| Dre’Mont Jones | ED | 39 | 74% |
| Amani Hooker | S | 39 | 74% |
| Roger McCreary | CB | 39 | 74% |
| Quandre Diggs | S | 30 | 57% |
| James Lynch | DL | 28 | 53% |
| T’Vondre Sweat | DT | 25 | 47% |
Game Officials
Referee: Land Clark | Umpire: Mark Pellis | Down Judge: Tom Stephan | Line Judge: Jeff Hutcheon | Back Judge: Brad Freeman | Side Judge: Dominique Pender | Field Judge: Jabir Walker
The Colts swept the 2025 season series against Tennessee with victory margins of 21 and 24 points. With four straight wins and at least 31 points scored in each, Indianapolis had built the most dominant stretch of football in the AFC through the first half of the 2025 season.
For Tennessee, the Week 8 Titans vs Colts stat line reflected exactly where that team stood at 1-7: a rookie quarterback developing behind a shorthanded offensive line, a defense missing its best interior player, and a coaching situation still unsettled after Brian Callahan’s midseason firing. The numbers above are what that combination produced against the league’s highest-scoring team.
