Bodog Beat

Vince Young was replaced by Kerry Collins, yet the Titans still got the win they needed to make the playoffs. (AP Images)

It wasn't pretty, but it didn't have to be.

Despite a somewhat lacklustre performance against an Indianapolis team that was playing second- and third-stringers, the Tennessee Titans punched their ticket to their first playoff appearance since 2004 with a 16-10 win over the Colts.

Kerry Collins rescued his teammates in the most precarious circumstances, leading them to three straight second-half field goals in relief of injured Vince Young and helping Tennessee rally for a 16-10 win at Indianapolis that drew cheers from Nashville and moans from Cleveland.

Collins finished the drive Young started by setting up Rob Bironas for a 40-yard field goal to tie the score, then led the Titans (10-6) on a 58-yard scoring march that gave Bironas a 54-yard attempt. Bironas, who had beaten Indy last December in Nashville with a 60-yarder, curled the kick perfectly inside the right goal post to give Tennessee a 13-10 lead and then sealed it with a 33-yard field goal with 2:56 to go.

Coach Jeff Fisher said he would wait until midweek to decide which quarterback plays next Sunday at San Diego. Young has been hobbled for most of the year with a quadriceps injury, a blow which severly limits his mobility. That mobility, of course, is basically what seperates him from the veteran Collins, who is a classic drop-back pocket passer.

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