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Jonathan Taylor Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month After Dominant October

A four-game tear produced a 4-0 month, vaulting him to the NFL lead in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, carries, total touchdowns entering November.

Overview

  • In October he logged 436 rushing yards on 66 carries with nine rushing touchdowns plus 12 catches for 93 yards and a receiving score, earning his third career monthly honor after October and November 2021.
  • The Colts swept October to reach 7-1 heading into Pittsburgh, with Taylor scoring three touchdowns in three of the four wins.
  • He enters November atop the league in carries (143), rushing yards (850), rushing TDs (12), total TDs (14) and explosive runs (23), and he leads in scrimmage yards (1,056).
  • Taylor tied Lenny Moore for No. 2 on the Colts’ rushing-TD list (63), matched Edgerrin James with six career games of three-plus scrimmage TDs, and passed Raymond Berry for fifth-most total TDs in franchise history.
  • In Week 8 he ripped an 80-yard rushing TD and averaged a career-best 12.8 yards per carry, became the first player with three total TDs vs. the same opponent in three straight games, and posted the league’s first 500-plus scrimmage yards and 10 TDs over a four-game span since Jamaal Charles in 2013.