1) Taylor’s MVP pace sees him break Colts records
Sunday of Week 10 started off with overtime overseas as the Colts and Falcons were tied up at 25-a-piece after four quarters in Berlin.
Prior to overtime, Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor had 210 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, including an 83-yard run in the fourth quarter — the longest play from scrimmage in an international game all time.
Taylor wasn’t done. Of the Colts’ seven offensive plays run in overtime, six were handoffs to the Pro Bowl running back — including the game-winning 8-yard TD run.
Taylor’s 286 scrimmage yards broke Marshall Faulk’s single-game franchise record (Kurt Warner, who played with Faulk in St. Louis, mused during the game how happy a quarterback is to have a “28” like Taylor or Faulk in the backfield). In the same game and same vein, Taylor also surpassed Edgerrin James (64) for the most rushing touchdowns in Colts history (Taylor now has 66). For a franchise filled with storied running backs, Taylor is making his case as Indy’s best.
Week 10 was the second game of Taylor’s career with at least 200 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns — tying Derrick Henry, Adrian Peterson and Jim Brown for the most such games in NFL history. On the season, Taylor leads the NFL with 1,139 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns — making him the sixth player in NFL history with 1,100 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in his first 10 games in a season (the last two players to do so: Shaun Alexander in his 2005 MVP season and Terrell Davis in his 1998 MVP season).
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