It wasn’t the prettiest performance in Berlin, Germany, by the Indianapolis Colts, but the Horseshoe overcame some turnovers and early points left off the board to win in overtime, 31-25—with some gritty plays late down the stretch.
In particular, Colts star workhorse Jonathan Taylor cemented his case as a bona fide NFL MVP candidate yet again, with a historic rushing performance, carrying the football 32 times for 244 total rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
Taylor passed Colts’ Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for the most rushing touchdowns (65) in franchise history.
Those three rushing touchdowns included an 83-yard rushing touchdown with 6:02 left in the 4Q, which was largely self-created by Taylor, who was seemingly stopped in the middle of a pile-up only to break the run to the left hash and outrun a slew of Falcons defenders in the process—with some run blocking help by a cavalry led by both wideout Alec Pierce and tight end Tyler Warren downfield near the sideline.
Other takeaways from today’s thrilling overtime win in Germany: