Johnatan Taylor’s Numbers Tell the Story: Colt’s Star Outshines Hall-of-Famer
The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) were on the ropes Sunday, trailing by a touchdown and having just thrown an interception before they took one last crack at the New England Patriots (3-10) with five-and-a-half minutes remaining in the game. They got every last bit out of the ensuing 19-play drive that culminated in a touchdown and game-winning two-point conversion.
The Colts were the better team on paper entering the game (and on the scoreboard after it), but it took near perfection on offense, defense, and special teams in the final eight minutes of the game to come back and pull out the victory, and they did just that.
The 25-24 outcome was the Colts’ first win in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium since Week 9 of 2006, when Peyton Manning found Marvin Harrison for nearly 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 27-20 win over Tom Brady and the Patriots.
The “Crunching Numbers” series is reserved weekly for acknowledging milestones and achievements reached by the Colts and their individual players after each game. The following achievements by the Colts were provided postgame by Colts Communications, unless listed otherwise.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Passing: QB Anthony Richardson | 109 yards
- Rushing: RB Jonathan Taylor | 96 yards
- Receiving: WR Michael Pittman Jr. | 42 yards
- Tackles: LB Zaire Franklin | 12
- Sacks: LB Zaire Franklin | 1.5
- Takeaways: FS Julian Blackmon | 1 interception
- Kicking: K Matt Gay | 1-of-1 field goals (100%), 2-of-2 extra points (100%)
- Punting: P Rigoberto Sanchez | 2 punts, 50.0-yard average
- Returns: Anthony Gould | 1 punt return, 3.0-yard avg.; Tyler Goodson | 2 kickoff returns, 24.5-yard avg.
