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7-1. Colts win their fourth game in a row, all convincingly, this time by 24 points against division rivals Tennessee Titans. There were some ghosts surrounding this team and games that they should be winning easily on paper, so it was nice leaving them behind and demolishing the Titans always feels good. Now we enter the tough stretch of the season, where we will see the true metal of this Colts’ roster.
What else is left to say about Colts’ running back Jonathan Taylor? Yesterday he finished with 174 scrimmage yards on just 14 touches, and scored yet another hat-trick. This is dominance I have not seen from a Colts’ skill player in my entire life. Of course this is also because of a dominant offensive line (more on that later), but watching Taylor every single play is something beautiful for my eyes. The way he makes defenders miss in tight spaces, how he patiently waits for the hole to open up, his explosiveness, it seems like he sees the game at 0.5 speed, but can move at 1.5. There seems to be no counter right now for him.
He is currently on pace to be near LT’s record breaking 2004 season, and for people saying “If Saquon did not win MVP last year no running back deserves the award” I will simply say that through eight games JT has 15 total touchdowns, the same amount Saquon had last year.
For the fifth time through eight games, The Grigsy award is left vacant as no Colt was deserving of the award. There was never a doubt about this one, and no starter had a bad game. Pass protection was a bit off in some plays, and the secondary struggled in some instances, but overall the Colts were in control the entire game.
With “just” a 10-point lead, JT made sure that the Titans did not get their hopes up with an incredible run down the sideline for the score. Everything about this play is just amazing. Quenton Nelson sealing off the Titans’ cornerback, Tanor Bortolini reaching the second level and getting the key block, then JT first beating Amani Hooker leaving him in the dirt, and then not only making the other defender miss but also maintaning his balance down the sideline in order to score. Perhaps even the Colts’ best play of the season.
Not because of the impact it had on the game, but because of the injury risk that the play entailed for Indiana Jones. The hope of this season rests on his shoulders, so the Colts cannot afford him taking hits like that at all. It was a busted play, that the Titans’ defense countered to perfection,...
