Kenny Moore II dropped back into coverage, pausing before taking a few steps to his left. His eyes never left the football as he moved, charging forward and leaping high into the air. The pass – from Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward – clearly wasn't meant for him, but it very well could have been.

Moore found the football directly on the numbers on his chest, and found himself completely alone as he came back down to earth with the ball in his hands. With no one blocking his path – or even close to it – he ran 32 yards to the end zone to score the first touchdown of the day and put the Colts up 7-0.

The Colts were celebrating and the Titans and their fans in Nissan Stadium were stunned. It hadn't even been one minute into the game.

The Colts would go on to beat the Titans 41-20, moving to 3-0 for the first time since 2009. Running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Daniel Jones was 18-of-25 for 228 yards and a touchdown and the defense had four sacks and seven quarterback hits in the dominant victory.

And it all started with Moore's pick-six.

"We love starting fast, and him just having that pick-six just set the whole thing up for us," defensive end Kwity Paye said. "After that, it was like alright bet, let's go."

Paye personally benefited from the energy Moore's play brought with a sack in the first quarter that forced the Titans to punt the ball. As a collective, the Colts' defense held the Titans to just 82 rushing yards; Ward was 23-of-38 for 219 yards. The Titans only reached the red zone twice and converted on just 5-of-14 third downs.

But make no mistake, it wasn't just the Colts' defense that was able to build off the energy from Moore's touchdown – it was the entire team. And while Moore exited the game in the fourth quarter with a calf injury, the momentum he created never dropped at any point.

"For that to happen on the third play of the game, that really just sets the tone," wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. said. "I feel like it sucked the life out of the whole stadium. Kenny just did a great job, and we just fed off of that."

Dominating in all three phases of the game, the Colts racked up 365 total net yards and average 6.9 yards per play. Taylor led the charge in the ground game, and Jones controlled the passing game with accurate, precise throws – exemplified by his dart to Pittman for a touchdown.

Pittman led all receivers in Sunday's game with six catches (on six targets) for 73 yards and a touchdown, and he was the embodiment of physicality – another thing head coach Shane Steichen preaches along with starting fast – as he muscled his way into the end zone for his second touchdown of the season.

And as for Moore, his pick-six was the fourth of his NFL career and his first since 2023. It was the kind of play the cornerback knew he was going to be able to make under defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, and the kind of play he always wants to make when he sets foot on the field. And to make the moment even more special, Moore was able to give the football to his mother, who made the trip from Georgia to watch her son play.

"Kenny, that's just the type of player he is," linebacker Zaire Franklin said. "Special, lightning in a bottle, and it struck early."