Colts vs. Titans: 5 Bold Predictions for Thursday Night Football

Colts vs. Titans is making waves across the NFL leading up to the Week 14 Thursday night matchup.

Indianapolis has lost three straight games and remains on the outskirts of the race to the AFC playoffs. Tennessee, meanwhile, has fallen off the postseason beat with five straight losses.

All that said, there is still much to look for in this intriguing Thursday night matchup. Ahead of Colts vs. Titans, here are five bold predictions:

Randy Moss Has a Breakout Game

With the Titans not making the playoffs and Moss still without a resume-building performance since leaving New England and Minnesota, Moss is in desperate need of an offensive explosion.

With the hopes of securing a deal for next season, the enigmatic receiver explodes for six catches, 120 yards and two touchdowns in Thursday's game against the Colts. The return of the team's leading receiver, Kenny Britt, only adds to Moss' big night as defenders are forced to split coverages.

Peyton Manning Throws for 400 yards

With the entire football world pondering the demise of one of the NFL's best quarterbacks, Manning proves he's not done.

Forget interceptions, forget losses. Manning will explode for 400-plus yards and a bucket load of touchdowns against Tennessee's 23rd-ranked passing defense.

The Colts Begin Their Climb Back to the Playoffs

One thing that has been lost over the last few weeks is that the Colts are, well, the Colts. As long as Peyton Manning is throwing, Reggie Wayne is catching and Dwight Freeney is sacking, Indianapolis is a threat to win any football game.

The Colts need to remain close to perfect to make the postseason. Thursday's win over Tennessee is the beginning of that perfection.

Dwight Freeney Is the Difference Maker

In 16 career games against Tennessee, Freeney has 12 sacks and four forced fumbles. And he's been playing his best football in recent weeks with five sacks in the last six games.

With the Colts in desperate need of a victory, expect Freeney to be the catalyst on the defensive side of the ball—as he's done so many times before.

Chris Johnson returns to form

After last year’s 2,000-yard season, a lot was expected of the Titans running back this season. His 1,026 yards this year is no number to laugh at, but Johnson has left something to be desired after two straight pitiful performances. After going for just five yards in a shutout loss to Houston in Week 12, Johnson ran for only 53 yards in last week’s loss to Jacksonville.

Expect Johnson to return to form with a 100-plus yard effort against the Colts.