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Lucas Oil was rockin’ and the Horseshoe was rollin’ as the Colts stomped the Titans 38-14. Daniel Jones played point guard with purpose — 21/29, 272 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT — while Jonathan Taylor set the tone early and then slammed the door. After a Badgley three, JT ripped an 18-yard score for 10-0, Tennessee answered with a 1-yard flip to Gunnar Helm, and Michael Pittman Jr. (8 for 95 yards and a tuddy) sent Indy to half up 17-7.

Then the third quarter turned into a track meet. One snap, one blur: Taylor hit the nitro for an 80-yard house call. A few minutes later, Alec Pierce hauled a 50-yard moon ball to set the table for Josh Downs’ 10-yard touchdown, and the floodgates were fully open.

Early in the fourth, Jones added the bow with a 19-yard strike to Taylor, making it 38-7 before Tyjae Spears’ late 3-yard punch cut the margin. For Tennessee, Cameron Ward posted 259 yards and a TD, Chimere Dike stacked 7 grabs for 93, and Spears added 59 rushing yards plus that TD. Indy’s front brought steady smoke — Laiatu Latu, DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore, and Neville Gallimore all got home at key moments.

Context check: Indy came in 6-1, unbeaten at home, laying -14.5 with a 47.5 total — they covered and pushed it over, and they finished the season sweep after thumping Tennessee back on Sept. 21, 41-20. (espn.com) Big Dill of the Game: Jonathan Taylor — 12 carries, 153 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, plus a receiving TD. That third-quarter 80-yarder was the haymaker, and the rest was just victory formation.

This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith signing off from Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill. Catch you next time.