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Jonathan Taylor continues hot streak with monster performance on TNF
By Paul Harvey
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Jonathan Taylor is on an unbelievable roll right now, cruising to his sixth straight 100-yard performance with the Colts on Thursday Night Football.
Coming into the game, Taylor had hit 100 scrimmage yards in 5 straight games with Indianapolis going 3-2 in those games. Facing off against the Jets, Taylor produced his best game of the year with 172 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.
The highlight of Taylor’s game was a 78-yard score that put an exclamation point on the blowout. According to Next Gen Stats, Taylor hit a top speed of 22.05 MPH on the touchdown, giving him the two fastest speeds of the season.
JONATHAN TAYLOR CAN’T BE STOPPED
pic.twitter.com/HgIJ03TyNI— PFF (@PFF) November 5, 2021
Jonathan Taylor reached a top speed of 22.05 mph on this 78-yard TD run, the fastest speed by a ball carrier this season.
Taylor is now responsible for the two fastest speeds this season (21.83 mph in Week 8).#StatThat | Powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/h75Cuy16eI
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 5, 2021
Taylor also has the two longest rushing touchdowns of the season, adding his 78-yard to an 83-yard touchdown earlier. He is also the first NFL player to have 2 touchdowns of 20+ yards in the same game this season:
Jonathan Taylor has a 21-yd rush TD and a 78-yd rush TD vs Jets.
He is the first player this season to have multiple 20+ yard rush TDs in a game.
Taylor now has the 2 longest rushes in the NFL this season (83, 78) pic.twitter.com/9IQ34xrEMK
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 5, 2021
Not only was Taylor’s performance incredible, but it was also his 3rd career game of at least 150+ rushing yards with multiple touchdowns. Remarkably, that gives him a Colts record that was previously shared by 2 HOF running backs.
Thursday Jonathan Taylor got his 3rd career game with at least 150 rush yards and multiple rush TDs.
That breaks a tie with Hall of Famers Edgerrin James and Eric Dickerson for the most in Colts franchise history. pic.twitter.com/gl1vMHckZT
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 5, 2021
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.