Colts Beat Falcons in Overtime Behind Monster Performance by Jonathan Taylor

NFL games played in Europe are often duds, but the November 9th game in Berlin between the Indianapolis Colts and the Atlanta Falcons was anything but boring.

Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is making a case for being the MVP of the NFL this season. Taylor rushed for 244 yards and scored three touchdowns including the game winner in overtime as the Colts beat the Falcons 31-25. He also caught three passes for 42 yards, giving him 286 total yards. That’s just 31 yards less than the Falcons team accumulated in total offense. One of Taylor’s scores was on an 83 yard run.

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Taylor leads the NFL with 1139 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. He also has two receiving touchdowns and 260 receiving yards, plus one two point conversion for a league leading total of 104 points. The next 20 leading scorers are all kickers; Cameron Dicker of the Chargers is 2nd with 92 points.

The Colts are one of the surprise teams in the NFL the season, and improved to an AFC South leading record of 8-2. They have their bye week next, and will be at Kansas City on November 23rd.