The Tennessee Titans ' ninth and final penalty could not have come at a worse moment. Trying to protect a 28-25 lead with the clock winding down, Kyle Peko sacked Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew on Indianapolis' third play for an 8-yard loss. A penalty flag thrown at Titans cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting for illegal contact with a receiver wiped it out.
The Colts think he can stop Indy's streak of seven straight different opening day starters — in 2024 — and that he'll be at least as successful as the past two first-round picks Indy used on quarterbacks, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. Jonathan Taylor, the 2021 NFL rushing champ, missed all of training camp following offseason ankle surgery while mired in an ugly contract dispute.