INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor took matters into his own hands Sunday. And this time, he made sure he hung onto the ball each time he crossed the goal line. One week after enduring perhaps the most embarrassing moment of his five-year NFL career, Taylor showed everyone that he learned his lesson by rushing for 218 yards and three scores, leading the Indianapolis Colts past the Tennessee Titans 38-30.
“Like I said, that was something that never happened before and would never happen again,” Taylor said, referring to dropping the ball before crossing the goal line last week at Denver. “I already had predetermined in my mind, next time, I was going all the way through the tunnel." He delivered on that promise after his first score, a 65-yard burst, rekindling memories of former Raiders star Bo Jackson at the same time he was trying to erase the thoughts of his miscue that cost Indy a touchdown in a crushing loss to the Broncos.
But the first sprint was only the start for Taylor. He broke free for a 70-yard TD run on the first play of the second half, again carrying the football with two hands through the end zone, and capped the day with a 1-yard TD plunge. Taylor needed 29 carries to post the second-highest single-game rushing total in the NFL this season.
It was also the second-highest game total of his career, his most TD runs in a game since scoring four against Buffalo in 2021 and it put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the first time since he won the 2021 NFL .
