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The last game of the 2018 NFL regular season will decide the playoff fate of the competitors and could determine the division winner in the AFC South.

Houston’s loss to the Eagles in Week 16 dropped them to within a game of the Titans and Colts. With the Ravens losing in all tiebreaker scenarios, the winner of this game will take a wild card spot.

If Houston loses earlier in the day, Houston will fall from its perch as the division winner and become the second wild card entry behind the winner of the Sunday night game.

Houston plays at home against the Jaguars, who were expected to be the team on top at the end of the season. Instead, they will try to turn the Colts-Titans game into a title game.

In any event, the playoffs start Sunday night for these two teams led by rookie coaches. Tennessee made the playoffs last season, pulling off a wild-card upset of the Chiefs before their season ended in the next round.

Expectations were understandably higher for Mike Vrabel coming into this season. But injuries to Marcus Mariota and a weak set of receivers made his task more difficult. The Titans came up with game plans that started the fall of the Jaguars and shocked the Patriots along the way.

Indianapolis enters this game off a two-score, fourth-quarter comeback against the Giants. Andrew Luck is throwing the ball as well as ever, benefitting from a quarterback-friendly strategy of Frank Reich.

Marlon Mack’s emergence in the last quarter turned the Colts offense into one of the best-rounded headings into the postseason.

Injuries and notes

Tight end Eric Ebron suffered a concussion in the Giants game. The team re-signed Eric Swoopes as insurance this week.

Colts center Ryan Kelly (neck) is also questionable.

Marcus Mariota left last week’s game with a stinger in his throwing arm. It sounds similar to the injury that numbed his hand earlier in the season. He is questionable, at best, for this week.

Coaching matchup

Neither of these first-year head coaches has done anything to make their bosses regret signing them. Indianapolis is especially pleased after being spurned at the last minute by Josh McDaniels.

Frank Reich is among those who doesn’t care if he wasn’t the first choice of the Colts. He has made excellent adjustments to his offense on the fly. As his defense rounds into shape, his team will be dangerous if they make it to the postseason.

Mike Vrabel’s game plans have been radically different, at least on the surface, week-to-week. His defense has shut down some potent offenses and his offense has had moments of invincibility.

But in between, both units have failed enough to make the Titans one of the most unpredictable teams in the league.

How to watch the Titans-Colts game

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Who will win the Titans-Colts game?

Each of these teams has been surprising in its own way and has made it to this point largely under the radar. Tennessee has the home-field advantage, but Indianapolis has a, healthier and more experienced leader. That will be the difference Sunday night.

Jacksonville lost a close game to the New England Patriots last year in a game that ended an unlikely playoff run just short of a Super Bowl berth.

When they avenged that loss and found themselves the only undefeated team in the AFC South, another playoff run seemed inevitable.

But victories have been scarce since then and now the Jaguars find themselves trying to avoid the division basement in a Week 10 matchup against the Colts.

The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles and Leonard Fournette practiced in full Monday, but the Colts’ Marlon Mack was with the trainers and wide receiver Ryan Grant was off the field.

Fournette’s return gives Jacksonvillearunning threat to take some heat off Bortles. Whether he can stay on the field and whether the Jaguars’ struggling quarterback responds as coaches hope will determine if Jacksonville returns to the playoff picture or not.

Indianapolis has no misperceptions about their playoff hopes. Rookie head coach Frank Reich is trying new schemes and putting things together to assure Andrew Luck gets a legitimate shot at a Super Bowl before he retires.

Injuries and notes

Fournette did not appear limited in his bid to return from hamstring issues. No one else is listed on the Jaguars’ injury report.

Marlon Mack picked up the Colts rushing attack and helped the Colts enter the bye with a 42-point outburst against the Raiders. Monday’s side work is probably part of a maintenance program aimed at keeping him on the field for the Colts.

Robert Turbin returned to practice this week off the injured reserve list and could be active this week as well.

Coaching matchup

Frank Reich put in plays and a system aimed at reducing the number of hits his star passer has traditionally taken. Andrew Luck finished the Oakland game without getting sacked for the first time in years. His completion percentage is high and the offense is buying into Reich’s system.

If the Colts invest in defense for 2019, this could be the beginning of a successful stint for the rookie coach.

Doug Marrone still believes in Blake Bortles despite some rough outings that have outsiders questioning the contract extension Jacksonville extended to him. With the full support of his boss, Tom Coughlin, and ownership, he is not worried about job security as he tries to get Jacksonville through a tough stretch.

How to watch the Colts-Jaguars game

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Who will win the Colts-Jaguars game?

Indianapolis entered the bye with a feel-good game against an inferior opponent. Andrew Luck will keep the team in a lot of games by himself, which is how he’s felt at times this season.

Doug Marrone has to get his defense and offense to remember how to play winning football. That seems like an easier task when you have the talent Jacksonville has.

Two difficult teams to figure out will face off in Week 11 in a game that could put one of them in the first place or push the other into the playoff conversation.

Tennessee has beaten some good teams this season and comes off a dominant upset win over the New England Patriots. But they also have some terrible losses against lesser teams, making them a true wild card in the playoff picture.

They have had solid, but inconsistent performances on offense and defense. It is enough to know they can beat anybody, but keep many people from betting the college tuition on them.

Should the Texans’ 6-game winning streak come to an end this week, Tennessee could grab a share of first place in the AFC North in coach Mike Vrabel’s inaugural season as head coach.

Indianapolis’ Frank Reich has designs on making the playoffs in his first head coaching campaign, too. With Andrew Luck at the helm running Reich’s innovative offensive schemes, the Colts can’t be taken lightly against any opponent, either.

All Indianapolis has done is overcome injuries to Luck’s top two receivers and the Colts’ only veteran rusher to post four victories and keep them within sight of a wild card position.

Besides Luck’s return from last season’s shoulder injury, Indianapolis’ surprising position in the standings can be contributed to a massive and unexpected improvement in the protection of their star passer.

Low key additions to the roster and a decent draft are helped by Reich’s quick-release offensive strategy. But the bottom line is the most-sacked quarterback in history has remained mostly upright and enjoyed his first career sack-less game in Week 9.

Injuries and notes

A groin injury put Colts’ defensive end Carroll Phillips on the injured reserve this week.

The team list backup tight ends Eric Swoope and Ryan Hewitt as questionable, but they are expected to play Sunday, along with several defensive players also listed as questionable.

Titans’ wide receiver Taywan Taylor is questionable after injuring his foot against the Patriots.

Right Tackle Jack Conklin is in the concussion protocol and linebacker Derick Morgan is dealing with a shoulder injury.

How to watch the Colts-Titans game

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Who will win the Colts-Titans game?

Indianapolis needed a late turnover to capture their third straight victory against a desperate Jaguars team coming off a bye. They beat the Bills and the Raiders before that, giving up 28 points to Jon Gruden’s team.

Tennessee will provide a bigger test than any of the Colts’ last three opponents. Unless, of course, they revert to playing a letdown game after their big win of Week 10.

Final score: Colts 31, Titans 28

Indianapolis had visions of playing for a division lead this week if the Cleveland Browns could pull off an upset in Houston.

Well, not only did the Browns fail to hold up their end of the bargain, the Colts literally laid a goose egg in Jacksonville to turn what shaped up as a battle between the two hottest teams in the AFC into a fight for playoff survival for the Colts.

Five straight wins put the Colts into the playoff conversation after a horrendous 1-5 start to their season. But after the Jaguars’ defense put the 2017 version of themselves on the field in Florida, Indianapolis is among a group of 6-6 teams looking for a little help in their wild-card pursuit.

Houston could make that pursuit infinitely more difficult. The Texans had a pretty rough start of their own, dropping their first three games before rattling off nine straight wins. They not only took control of the division, but are challenging the Patriots, Chiefs, and Steelers for home-field advantage in the AFC.

Lamar Miller looks reborn as the Texans running game has taken off. Last season, Miller was great during the time Deshaun Watson exploded onto the scene. Indeed, as Watson has made progress from injuries this season, Miller’s game has improved exponentially.

Demaryius Thomas is becoming a threat for opposing defenses, too as he masters the Texans playbook.

Injuries and notes

Houston activated D’Onta Freeman from the PUP list this week. He could join Miller in the backfield before the end of the season.

Right tackle Kendall Lamm is in the concussion protocol and right guard Zach Fulton is listed as questionable with a hand injury.

Keke Coutee is still listed as questionable as he recovers from his hamstring pull.

Indianapolis center Ryan Kelly is questionable.

Coaching matchup

Bill O’Brien might never lose a game again. This streak started with some ugly wins with an injured quarterback behind center. But each week, the team seems stronger and smoother in its operation. O’Brien is a hero to fans starving for a championship football team in Houston.

Frank Reich’s offense was stopped dead in its tracks against Jacksonville last week. But the mood in Indianapolis is calm as Reich shrugs it off to a fluky event every team has once a year. His attitude and innovation have the Colts believing they can move the ball against Houston and put themselves right back into the playoff picture.

How to watch the Texans-Colts game

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Who will win the Texans-Colts game?

Houston has to lose eventually, and Indianapolis knows they can play well enough to beat them. Frank Reich will have his troops ready to rebound from last week’s shutout as they chase an unlikely playoff berth.

But the Texans are on a special kind of roll; one that is not likely to end in front of their home fans against a division rival they can put away.