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Colts stay atop AFC as Jonathan Taylor rolls over Chargers: 'The best back in the league right now'

At this point, every 2025 Indianapolis Colts highlight reel should be scored by Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'."

Jonathan Taylor and the Colts keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' over every comer. On Sunday, they sprinted out to a 23-3 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Chargers, winning 38-24.

Indy leads the NFL in scoring, averaging 33.1 points per game in 2025. Their 232 points are the third-most in Colts history through seven games, per NFL Research -- no, not behind a Peyton Manning team either: 1958, 255 points; 1964, 237 points.

The Daniel Jones operation is impressive in its effectiveness. There is nary a bad play from Indy for almost full games. It's a club that is one prematurely dropped touchdown away from possibly being undefeated through seven games.

Every part of the offense deserves its flowers, from Jones to pass catchers who are always open to the blockers to impressive play-calling that should have Shane Steichen as the frontrunner for Coach of the Year. The engine of it all, however, is Taylor.

"He's the best back in the league right now," Steichen said, via ESPN. "There's no doubt."

Taylor leads the NFL in rushing yards with 697 -- more than 100 ahead of second place, Javonte Williams at 592 (among players with six games played, James Cook's 537 leads the way). Taylor's 99.6 rushing yards per game is tops by 10.1 over Cook at No. 2.

Taylor leads the NFL in attempts (131) and TDs (10). Taylor is on pace to win the "rushing triple crown" this season, leading the NFL in carries, rushing yards and rushing TDs. He also did so in 2021. Per NFL Research, he would be the first player to win multiple rushing triple crowns outright since Hall of Famer Jim Brown (1958-59, 1965).

In Sunday's shellacking of the Chargers, Taylor rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. It marked his fifth career game with three-plus rushing TDs, tying Edgerrin James for the most in Colts history. Entering Monday night, Taylor has more three-plus rush TD games in 2025 (3) than the rest of the NFL combined (2).

"He's running hard," Steichen said. "He's running physical. He's got great vision. Yeah, he's balling out."

The effectiveness of the Colts offense is its ability to always make the defense wrong. Bulk up to stop the run, and Jones will throw it over the top. Play coverage, and Taylor will eat up your second level.

In Week 7, eight of Taylor's 16 attempts came against light boxes (six or fewer defenders), per Next Gen Stats. He picked up 63 yards and all three TDs on those carries.

"We go into every game thinking we're scoring 40," tight end Mo Alie-Cox said. "I mean, we are on the verge of doing it again. Every time we get the ball, we think we're going to score."

Sunday, they nearly did, opening the game with three straight TDs. The Colts put up points on six of their eight drives before icing the clock to end their third consecutive victory and cement their place atop the AFC at 6-1.

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