4-game skid and porous run defense create more frustration for Titans after 38-30 loss to Colts

By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darron Cummings]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tennessee defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons took offense to the playfulness emanating from the Titans locker room following yet another loss Sunday. So the two-time Pro Bowler let everybody know it. As his light-hearted teammates joked around following a 38-30 loss at Indianapolis, Simmons wasted no time expressing his exasperation with a fourth consecutive defeat or the 335 yards rushing the Titans allowed. As reporters gathered around his locker, Simmons explained things need to change.