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====Tennessee Titans====
{{Main|Colts–Titans rivalry}}
The Colts and Titans, the oldest rivalry in the AFC South, have been competing against each other since the [[1970 NFL season|1970 season]], originally as the [[Baltimore Colts]] and the [[Houston Oilers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oldest NFL Teams: Full list of the first NFL franchises |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/oldest-nfl-teams-full-list-of-the-first-nfl-franchises |website=Foxsports |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521024423/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/oldest-nfl-teams-full-list-of-the-first-nfl-franchises |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |date=May 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> They became divisional rivals in the [[2002 NFL season|2002 season]], leading to numerous contests for the AFC South title, with the Titans occasionally managing to wrest the title from the Colts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Teresa |title=Titans, Colts meet in AFC South showdown |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2003/12/07/titans-colts-meet-in-afc/50326267007/ |website=South Coast Today |access-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627161547/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2003/12/07/titans-colts-meet-in-afc/50326267007/ |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |date=December 6, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SERIES FLASHBACK: 2003 |url=https://www.colts.com/news/series-flashback-2003-8636628 |website=Colts |access-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030025452/https://www.colts.com/news/series-flashback-2003-8636628 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> In recent years, however, the Colts have largely controlled the rivalry, thanks in part to the exceptional performances of quarterbacks Peyton Manning and [[Andrew Luck]], with Luck finishing his career undefeated against the Titans, going 11–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Titans and Andrew Luck, a miserable history revisited |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2018/12/23/nfl-tennessee-titans-marcus-mariota-andrew-luck-colts/2400516002/ |website=The Tennessean |access-date=13 August 2024 |date=December 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Remember (Andrew Luck's dominance over) the Titans |url=https://atozsports.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts-news/colts-remember-andrew-luck-dominance-vs-titans/ |website=AtoZ Sports |access-date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801180221/https://atozsports.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts-news/colts-remember-andrew-luck-dominance-vs-titans/ |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |date=October 5, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nonetheless, the 2020s have seen a resurgence in competitiveness from both teams as they vie for the AFC South title and a playoff berth.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wyatt |first1=Jim |title=Titans Race Past Colts 45-26, Take Lead in AFC South |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-race-past-colts-45-26-take-lead-in-afc-south |website=Tennessee Titans |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129212715/https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-race-past-colts-45-26-take-lead-in-afc-south |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>

As of the 2023 season, the Colts lead the overall series, 37–22. The two teams have met once in the [[National Football League playoffs|playoffs]], with the Titans winning 19–16 in the [[1999–2000 NFL playoffs#AFC: Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 16|2000 AFC Divisional playoff game]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/indianapolis-colts/teamvsteam?opp=31 |website=The Football Database |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>