Jonathan Taylor’s 83-yard speeding landing within the fourth quarter Sunday towards the Atlanta Falcons was the sixty fifth of his profession, setting an Indianapolis Colts franchise document.
With three scores within the recreation at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he broke the Colts document for speeding touchdowns of 64, beforehand held by Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame member Edgerrin James. One other Colts Corridor of Famer, Lenny Moore, is third in franchise historical past with 63.
Taylor added his 66th profession speeding TD in additional time, scampering 8 yards to offer Indianapolis a 31-25 win.
Heading into the Week 10 matchup with the Falcons, Taylor was main the league with 895 speeding yards, 12 speeding touchdowns and 14 complete scores.
Towards Atlanta, he carried the ball 32 occasions for 244 yards, a median of seven.6 yards per carry, to place him previous the 1,100-yard mark for the season.
He set his profession excessive in speeding yards and complete touchdowns — 1,811 and 20, respectively — in 2021, when he was named a first-team All-Professional.
His 83-yard TD on Sunday was the longest of his profession and the longest within the NFL this season.
Taylor, 26, is in his sixth NFL season, all with the Colts. He has a protracted solution to go to go Emmitt Smith, the all-time chief in speeding touchdowns with 164.
–Subject Degree Media
