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Titans beat Colts

Sports · Heat 1.3 / 10 · 4 shows · 28m airtime

The Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-20 on October 19, 2026, for their first win of the season, ending an 11-game AFC South losing streak. The Titans managed under 190 yards of total offense. The discussion keeps returning to how a win that ugly fits alongside the streak it broke, and to Sauce Gardner leaving the loss with a calf injury, the same issue that bothered him last year.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-19 (51:46 to 1:00:45)
    Pins the loss on special teams
    Recaps the Colts' 26-20 loss to Tennessee and pins it on special teams: a blocked punt for a touchdown, a 58-yard punt return and a 48-yard kick return. Reads the 2-4 start as the end of the Ballard-built version of the team and floats an in-season GM change.
    New angle: Sauce Gardner left the loss to the Titans with a calf injury, the same issue that bothered him last year.
  2. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-19 (1:24:50 to 1:37:32)
    Argues the Colts should blow it up
    Turns the Titans' first win into a referendum on the Colts, arguing the franchise should blow it up. Adds the streak it broke - Tennessee's first AFC South win in 12 tries - and Jeffrey Simmons' two sacks and seven pressures while double-teamed.
    New angle: The Titans had lost 11 straight AFC South games before beating the Colts.
  3. PTI, 2026-10-20 (6:36 to 9:23)
    Ranks Tennessee's first win in Indianapolis
    Ranks the weekend's surprise winners and lands on Tennessee's first win in Indianapolis, with the Colts firing their GM that morning as the punchline. Stays inside the result and the reaction to it.
  4. Nightcap, 2026-10-22 (42:29 to 46:21)
    Argues Titans' first win outweighs Ward's yards
    Covers the Titans' first win of the season, 26-20 over the Colts, and argues the W matters more than Cam Ward's 102 passing yards. Notes Daniel Jones's six sacks and DeForest Buckner calling the loss embarrassing.
    New angle: The Titans won their first game of the season, 26-20 over the Colts, with under 190 yards of offense.
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