The Colts crushed the Titans on Thursday night football. Sorry, Mike Vrabel.
Despite a fast start from the Tennessee Titans, the Indianapolis Colts held strong in all three facets of the game and dominated en route to a 34-17 victory on Thursday Night Football to tighten the race in the AFC South.
Heading into this one, though we know both coaches have the utmost respect for one another and their players, Titans boss Mike Vrabel reminisced on some trash talked he directed at Philip Rivers back in the day when he was with the Patriots and the QB was with the Chargers.
We think he wants to take that back though, because Rivers shredded the Titans defense, recording 308 yards and a touchdown on 29-of-39 passing. Where was that D, Mike?
Mike Vrabel as a player once told QB Philip Rivers in San Diego that “he isn’t Drew Brees, won’t be Drew Brees, and everyone knows it.” 👂 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/U9Ih2Hd1np
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 12, 2020
Ya gotta admit, that’s some great trash talk, especially since a lot of Chargers fans at the time were not happy with the decision to let Drew Brees to go the Saints. And though Rivers has been a Hall-of-Fame-esque QB in his own right, he’s no Brees, and everybody knows that.
But the 17-year veteran still has some left in the tank, and Brees or not, he made sure to remind Vrabel what he’s been able to accomplish and what he’s still capable of. Rivers spread the ball to eight different receivers and took care of the football against a stout Titans defense.
if you’re Mike Vrabel, how do you not see this coming after they swap out Rivers & put Brissett under center???
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 13, 2020
look at that gap 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/l9P4RbYqFT
And when Rivers was done doing the dirty work, the Colts turned to Jacoby Brissett, who Vrabel didn’t have an answer for him either! Seriously, how to do you allow that big of a hole when there’s an obvious QB switch that’s being made for this exact reason.
Philip Rivers passes Dan Marino for 5th all-time on the NFL's passing yards list 🤯
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 13, 2020
What a career. pic.twitter.com/4O7EuLTJca
Also, how fitting is this? Rivers passed Dan Marino on the all-time NFL passing yards list while facing Vrabel’s defense. The karma from that trash talk really came full circle, didn’t it?
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