Titans won’t be able to avoid letdown

The Titans are on a high after a convincing victory over the Patriots last week. That’s their biggest problem this week.

Beating the Patriots as soundly as the Titans did in a 34-10 home victory is a monumental achievement for them. It had to be emotional for coach Mike Vrabel, a former Patriot.

No doubt he had his team stoked for that game. The Titans returned the opening kickoff 58 yards and scored touchdowns on their first two possessions. They led 17-3 in the first quarter and 24-10 at halftime. They sacked Tom Brady three times and held him to his lowest passer rating (70.6) in seven games.

Now comes the tough part — avoiding a letdown. It’s not easy.

After the Jaguars beat the Patriots 31-20 in Week 2, they lost to the Titans 9-6 the next week. And the Titans already have experienced that this season. After beating the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles 26-23 in Week 4, they lost to the Bills 13-12 the next week.

The Titans’ upset of the Patriots last week sets them up for a fall against the upstart Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. The Colts have won three in a row after a 1-5 start. Andrew Luck has a 131.0 passer rating in the three victories (10 touchdowns, one interception) and he hasn’t been sacked since Week 5 — a span of 185 passes.

And for what it’s worth, Luck is 9-0 straight-up and 8-1 against the spread in his career against the Titans.

Pick: Colts 27, Titans 13.