Titans rally from 13 down to beat the Colts 26-20 for their first win of the season

The Tennessee Titans finally have a win.

Tennessee came back from a 13-0 halftime hole on Sunday to beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-20 at Lucas Oil Stadium. It was the first win of the season for the Titans (1-5) and the first for Robert Saleh as their head coach.

"Now this feels good!" running back Tony Pollard shouted as he left the field while the Colts fans who stayed booed their team.

A lopsided first half

Indianapolis owned the first 30 minutes. The Colts outgained Tennessee 232 yards to 64 but scored only one touchdown and settled for two field goals.

That left the door open. On the first play of the second half Jeffery Simmons forced a Jonathan Taylor fumble. Joey Slye kicked a 29-yard field goal and later hit from 56 yards to make it 13-6.

Special teams take over

Early in the fourth quarter Chimere Dike broke off a 58-yard punt return. Cam Ward hit rookie Carnell Tate for an 8-yard touchdown to tie the game.

On the next Colts possession James Williams Sr. blocked a Rigoberto Sanchez punt. Oluwafemi Oladejo scooped it up and ran it back 14 yards for a 20-13 lead with 10:17 to play.

Taylor answered with a 4-yard touchdown run to tie it again. A 36-yard pass interference call then moved Tennessee into range and Slye drilled a 49-yarder with 2:03 left. After the Colts turned it over on downs he added a 44-yarder with 43 seconds to go.

Saleh keeps it real

Saleh said the win felt more like relief than a party.

"Was this perfect? No," Saleh said. "But today we made some freaking plays. This league is hard."

The Titans defense forced three turnovers and had six sacks. Simmons had two of them, moving him into 10th place in franchise history.

Colts keep giving it away

Daniel Jones threw for 269 yards with a touchdown but also threw two interceptions that cost the Colts scoring chances. Indianapolis fell to 2-4.

Colts coach Shane Steichen said his team has a lot to fix and has "got to fix it in a hurry." He pointed to turnovers, the blocked punt and the long return.

Ward finished 11 of 22 for 102 yards. Pollard ran for 76 yards and Tate caught six passes for 70 yards with his first NFL touchdown.

The Titans host Cleveland next Sunday. After a week that started with team leaders apologizing to fans, Tennessee finally has something to smile about.