In a drive that may well have saved the Titans' season, Titans QB Vince Young led an 18-play, 99-yard march culminating in WR Kenny Britt's 10-yard TD catch as time expired to give Tennessee a 20-17 win vs. Arizona on Sunday. Time and again, Young, who completed 27-of-43 passes for 387 yards in the victory, made the right throws against an Arizona defense protecting a 17-13 lead with less than three minutes left and willing to give up short and intermediate passes in exchange for precious time ticking off the clock. Young threw for 93 yards on the drive, three times converting fourth downs, including the game-winner to Britt in which the 21-year-old wideout took a big hit yet held on to the ball.

Winners of five in a row after beginning the season 0-6, the Titans next face the unbeaten Colts in Indianapolis. Young is 2-2 all-time as a starter vs. Indianapolis, and the two losses were by a combined three points. The Titans were the last team to beat the Colts in the regular season, accomplishing the feat on Oct. 27, 2008.

The PFW spin

Young's passing is being celebrated, and as it should. A lesser passer would have lost on Sunday. The Cardinals, wary of Young repeatedly sprinting out of the pocket as he did in the win at Houston on Nov. 23, made him stand in and throw.

That he did, and with great success when his team neeed him the most.

"Well, the defensive line was spying two guys on the inside, so they wouldn’t let me do that (on the final drive)," Young said of running. "They wanted me to basically use my arm downfield. The only choice that I had was to check the ball down to our speedy guys. And they made a lot of plays.

"Like I always say, it’s all about being confident in my teammates and letting those guys do what they get paid to do and that’s make plays. And they made a lot of plays tonight."

Britt, who caught seven of the 11 passes thrown to him for 128 yards on Sunday, has a very bright future. He could become the Titans' No. 1 receiver in short order, perhaps as early as next season. But Young didn't simply lock in on him, spreading the ball to eight different targets, including forgotten second-year WR Lavelle Hawkins, who caught four passes for 44 yards and made a case to play more in the weeks to come. Hawkins had a pair of catches on the final drive. Speedy rookie TE Jared Cook also came up big, catching a 17-yard pass to move Tennessee inside the Arizona 10 with 28 seconds left.

For as well as Young threw the ball on Sunday, the constant in the Titans' shocking run back into contention has been RB Chris Johnson, who has rushed for 800 yards and seven TDs during Tennessee's five-game winning streak. The NFL's fastest back, Johnson rolled up 154 yards on 18 carries vs. Arizona, with an 85-yard sprint for a score off left tackle serving as the highlight.

Think of the problems the Titans are causing opposing defensive coordinators. Young is playing better than he ever has before. Johnson is the game's most dangerous back. How to defend this offense? Arizona held Tennessee to just two TDs and two field goals but surrendered 532 yards in the process. Since Young entered the lineup, the Titans are averaging 399.8 yards; if they averaged that over a full season, they would rank behind the Saints and Patriots and just ahead of the powerful Colts entering Monday night.

So yes, the Titans-Colts showdown will be just a tad interesting.