INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NOVEMBER 18: Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates after a touch down against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 18, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Colts-Titans flexed to SNF in Week 17 with playoff spot up for grabs

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The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans will be featured on the Week 17 edition of Sunday Night Football in a game that will see the winner clinch a playoff spot and the loser sent home.

The Houston Texans have already clinched a playoff spot, and can also lock up the AFC South with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17. Such a result would leave the winner of the Colts and Titans fighting for a wild-card spot.

A loss to Jacksonville would drop Houston into a wild-card position, with the winner of Colts-Titans then taking home the division crown. A tie between Indianapolis and Tennessee would lock up the division for the Texans regardless of their result. The Colts would take the wild-card spot in the event of a tie, as they'd hold the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over the Titans due to a win in their first matchup this season.

Andrew Luck threw three touchdowns in that Week 11 contest, leading the Colts to a 38-10 victory in Indianapolis.

The clash will mark only the second time this year that Indianapolis has been featured in a prime-time game, with the only prior appearance being on Thursday Night Football early in the season.

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