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It's deja vu time for the Titans and Colts.
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When the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans last met, both teams harbored playoff aspirations.

While the Colts are still chugging toward the postseason, the Titans have seen their aspirations derailed.

The two teams meet again this week in Indianapolis.

In many ways, the Colts and Titans aren't just reprising their meeting from earlier this season, they are also two franchises rebuilding with quarterbacks that bear eerie similarities to great ones from their past.

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Could Arians be in line for more post-game handshakes next year?
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Bruce Arians has made it clear all year that he is not the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

That position is filled.

Despite implying early in the year that he was content to be a coordinator, Paul Kuharsky of ESPN.com quotes Arians that he would be interested in a head coaching job.

Arians has a long resume of developing star quarterbacks, and teams looking to rebuild could find that attractive.

It would be curious to see how Arians would do in a situation where he was the principle voice. He's best known for his offensive strategies which can drive some fans crazy, but have produced good results.

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Arians loves what Luck is doing.
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Andrew Luck confounds the national media.

He has been undeniably brilliant for the Indianapolis Colts, but his performance in a number of important metrics has been suspect.

He leads the league in interceptions!

He is 32nd in completion percentage, just a tick ahead of Mark Sanchez and John Skelton!

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It feels like Alualu has been trampled as often as he's made plays.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-9 on the 2012 season and in last place in the AFC South.

In Week 14, they play the New York Jets at Everbank Field.

The Jaguars rank 30th on offense, 28th on defense and 30th overall in DVOA.

 

Primary Focus for the Rest of 2012

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Routt (lying on the ground) was involved in too many plays like this.
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With injuries mounting for the Texans' secondary, they had to make a move.

Tuesday, they reacted by signing Stanford Routt to a one-year deal.

According to Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans worked out the ex-Chief, signing him just before he was to fly to Pittsburgh.

Routt was signed to big deals by the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs on the perception that he was an elite corner. His play was so ragged however, that he has been released twice in the last two seasons.

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Britt needs to make more big plays.
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The Tennessee Titans are 4-8 on the 2012 season and stand in third place in the AFC South.

In Week 14, they travel to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts.

They rank 27th on offense, 27th on defense and 29th overall in DVOA.

 

Primary Focus for the Rest of 2012

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Fleener's return boosts the Colts.
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The Indianapolis Colts are 8-4 on the 2012 season and in second place in the AFC South. They are in line for the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.

In Week 14, they face the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Colts rank 17th on offense, 31st on defense and 28th overall in DVOA.

 

Primary Talking Point For Week 14

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It's time to celebrate Owen Daniels.
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The Houston Texans are 11-1 on the 2012 season and in first place, not only in the AFC South, but they are also the top seed in the AFC.

In Week 14, they travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots.

They rank 11th on offense, 2nd on defense and seventh overall in DVOA.

 

Primary Talking Point for Week 14

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Tebow and Sanchez watch from the same vantage point for different reasons.
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The tarps may be coming off in Jacksonville, but if Tim Tebow doesn't play for the New York Jets in Week 14, you might as well put them back on.

Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union points out that if the injured Jets quarterback doesn't go, the matchup between the 5-7 Jets and the 2-10 Jacksonville Jaguars just doesn't have the same appeal.

Tebow would normally be in line to start given the putrid play of Mark Sanchez all season, but a rib injury leaves his status in doubt.

Obviously, Tebow moves the needle across the country, but in his hometown of Jacksonville in the heart of Florida Gator country, he's more of an obsession.

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Watt affects every aspect of the game.
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The Tennessee Titans are taking on water and the ship is sinking.

Meanwhile, the Houston Texans dressed in their finest iceberg garb, gashed a 24-10 hole in the side of the Titans' record.

A second look at the tape makes it clear just how Houston ran its record to 11-1 on the year.

 

The Real Story

Every game has a story, and that story isn't always about both teams.