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What a kick: Titans stun Colts on 60-yard FG

Bironas’ boot caps Tennessee’s 2nd-straight 4th-quarter comeback

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Titans kicker Rob Bironas celebrates his game-winning field goal against the Colts. His 60-yard boot tied for the fourth-longest kick in NFL history.

The big stop came late in the fourth quarter.

The Titans, allowing the most yards in the NFL, forced Indianapolis to settle for a tying field goal after facing first-and-goal at the Tennessee 1 late in the fourth quarter. They stopped Joseph Addai for a 1-yard loss, then Manning tossed an apparent TD to Ben Utecht, only to see the tight end flagged for pass interference. That backed up the Colts to the 12, and Manning overthrew Reggie Wayne.

Asked about the penalty, Manning asked the reporter to tell him what happened.

“Can you get fined by the officials for saying something like that? ... I didn’t see it. Obviously a shame was what that was. (We) still had a chance to score after that and didn’t do it,” Manning said.

Manning then scrambled for 5 yards and lateraled to Addai, who was stopped at the 2 on third-and-goal. Adam Vinatieri kicked a 20-yard field goal and tied the game at 17 with 2:38 to go.

Young, who drove the Titans 95 yards in 11 plays, put them ahead 17-14 with a 9-yard pass to Brandon Jones in the fourth quarter. He then set up Bironas for the longest field goal since Al Del Greco’s 56-yarder against San Francisco on Oct. 27, 1996, by moving 33 yards in nine plays.

The rookie quarterback finished 12-of-25 for 163 yards, and scrambled nine times for 78 yards, his biggest day rushing this year.

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Manning finished 21-for-28 for 351 yards and a 68-yard touchdown pass to Harrison, who had seven receptions for 172 yards.

Notes: The Titans last beat Indy 27-17 on Dec. 8, 2002. ... Young improved to 5-4 as a starter. He has scored at least one TD in each of his first nine starts. ... Titans running back Travis Henry became the 100th player in NFL history with 5,000 yards rushing. He finished with 20 carries for 93 yards. ... Manning and Harrison connected on a 68-yard TD pass that padded their NFL record to 100.

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