When Jonathan Taylor breaks free and sees an open field in front of him, the only things on his mind are winning the footrace and getting to the end zone.
When Tyler Goodson and Ryan Kelly see it – whether they’re on the sidelines or on the field with Taylor – they know he’s not getting caught.
When Shane Steichen sees it, all he does is smile.
“There’s nothing sweeter than being on your own 40-yard line and seeing JT house one to the crib,” Kelly said on Sunday, after Taylor was the driving force behind the Colts’ 38-30 win over the Tennessee Titans. “It’s the best.”
One week prior, in the Colts’ loss to the Denver Broncos, Taylor had an open field and fumbled the ball at the goal line. How could his teammates and coaches still have that kind faith in him? The answer is simple: because Taylor made it clear that it would never happen again, and that’s not the kind of player he is, or ever has been.
So, even though Taylor said he didn’t view this week’s game against the Titans as a redemption game, that’s still what it turned out to be.
“I don’t think he could have responded any better,” Steichen said. “He was phenomenal all day.”
Phenomenal is one way to put it. Historic is another.
Taylor rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns in the win, marking the second time in the running back’s career he rushed for over 200 yards and the first time in his career he scored a total of three rushing touchdowns in a game. Taylor also now has a total of 1,129 rushing yards on the season; this is the third time in his career he has recorded over 1,000 rushing yards in a season and the first time since 2021.
In 2021, Taylor set career highs in single-game rushing yards (253) and single-game rushing touchdowns (four), so those remain unchanged. But the Colts’ offense collectively changed the record books on Sunday when they combined for a total of 335 rushing yards for a new franchise record, and Taylor was the…
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