Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor boosted his fantasy MVP status with another massive performance in the first-ever NFL game at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Taylor carried the ball 32 times for 244 yards and 3 TDs, including the game-winner from 8 yards out, to lead the Colts to a 31-25 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons. Taylor joined Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith, and LaDainian Tomlinson as just the fourth RB in NFL history to rush for 7,000-plus yards and score 70 TDs before turning 27 years old.
Any fantasy manager that slept in only to wake up and see they were playing against Taylor had a bad morning.
Taylor topped 200 rushing yards for the third time in his career. His 244 rushing yards this week against the Falcons were the second-highest single-game total of his career, behind only the 253-yard drubbing he put on Jacksonville in 2021.
This was the fifth time this season that Taylor has scored 3 TDs in a game. Three of those performances have come in the last four weeks.
His first score came on the opening drive of the game from 1-yard out to give the Colts a 7-0 lead.
TD No. 2 was an 83-yard jaunt that Taylor bounced outside and sprinted down the left sideline to put the Colts up 22-17. That score made Taylor the franchises all-time leader with 65 rushing TDs.
Atlanta RB Tyler Allgeier scored a pair of TDs, the second of which gave the Falcons a 25-22 lead with 4:18 left to play. But the Colts tied the game with a 44-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining.
The Falcons received the ball first in overtime but punted. The Colts then drove 57 yards on 7 plays, which was capped off by Taylor's third score to seal the win.
Taylor added to his NFL lead in rushing yards and has now scored a league-leading 17 TDs. As long as he stays healthy, Taylor is in the driver's seat to win fantasy MVP honors.
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