Jonathan Taylor might not win the Most Valuable Quarterback award — I mean, Most Valuable Player award, but he proved why he might be the best player in football today in Berlin against the Atlanta Falcons.
In a game in which the Indianapolis Colts should not have won, with Daniel Jones fumbling the ball three times (recovered twice) and throwing an interception for good measure, Taylor put the team on his back in heroic fashion.
244 rushing yards.
42 receiving yards.
Three touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime when the Falcons knew he was getting the ball on every down.
Atlanta could not stop him, and Indianapolis watched as he galloped across the German grass as the international fans basked in his running talent. As time wound down in the 4th quarter and the Colts needed life, Taylor bounced off of what seemed like an army of Falcons linemen and took the ball down the field for an 83-yard touchdown run.
At 8-2 and looking mortal the last two weeks, the Colts will need to tighten up their game plans and hope Daniel Jones isn’t regressing to what we’ve seen in the past in New York. While a playoff spot is all but assured if they take care of business, Indy will need to be better if they hope to challenge the likes of Kansas City or Buffalo in the postseason.
Luckily for them, though, they have Taylor.
With him, they have a puncher’s chance, and in Berlin, he knocked out the Falcons.
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