Colts defensive tackle Tyquan Lewis carted off against Titans

Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Tyquan Lewis was injured during an interception return Sunday against Tennessee and carted off the field. Lewis fumbled the ball during the return, which the Titans recovered.

The entire Colts bench walked out to offer well wishes to Lewis before he was taken to receive medical attention. The Colts held a 17-14 lead entering halftime.

Here’s the scene after #Colts DE Tyquan Lewis intercepted the ball, went down grabbing his knee on the return and fumbled back into the #Titans hands. Pretty much the entire bench emptied to send No. 94 off on the card. Never a good thing. pic.twitter.com/62pm369Qlp

— Taylor Tannebaum (@TaylorTannebaum) October 31, 2021

A former Ohio State Buckeye, Lewis was taken in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft. He finished last season with a career-high four sacks. So far this year, he had 1.5 sacks to go along with four quarterback hits. The interception was his first of the season.

The Titans currently sit at 5-2 and first place in the AFC South. Although Indianapolis is behind them in second place, they have a lot of catching up to do at just 3-4.

Prior to his exit Sunday, Lewis had already recorded one sack, two quarterback hits and one pass defended in addition to the interception.

Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. has both of Indianapolis’ touchdowns so far, as the Colts have struggled to get things going on the ground. Running back Jonathan Taylor entered this game with back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances, but so far has just 36 yards.

The Colts defense has already forced two interceptions from Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. In addition to Lewis’ takeaway, Kenny Moore picked Tannehill in the first half.

Indianapolis is coming off of an 11-5 season in which it made an appearance in the AFC Wild Card game. Carson Wentz is in his first season as their starting quarterback after Phillip Rivers retired in the offseason. Wentz has so far passed for 1,695 yards, 11 touchdowns and only one interception.

The Colts will look to rally after watching Tyquan Lewis get carted off Sunday as they try to put themselves in position to make the postseason once again.