Even during the Colts Week 11 bye, star RB Jonathan Taylor’s dominant 2025 season is very evident
What will the haters come up with to try and discredit Jonathan Taylor’s 2025 season now?
The Indianapolis Colts had the week off in Week 11 for their bye. Even without the team playing a game this week, I can’t help but think about how dominant Jonathan Taylor has been this season. There’s even a key stat that shows how good Taylor has been and why people have no choice but to respect his greatness.
Jonathan Taylor remains the NFL’s rushing leader even after his bye week
Taylor led the NFL in rushing yards entering Week 11. He had no chance to add to his lead while on bye. Taylor has 1,139 yards and averages 113.9 yards per game. He had a 219-yard lead over the second-leading rusher, Buffalo Bills RB James Cook, who had 920. Cook had a game in Week 11, and he finished with 48 rushing yards, bringing his total to 968.
Cook and Taylor have now played 10 games this year, and Taylor has a 171-yard lead over Cook in the race to be the 2025 rushing champion. One of the last excuses given this year by people trying to discredit Taylor’s historical start was the fact that he had played an extra game than Cook, and that the numbers would even out when that was even.
Well, it’s even, and Taylor has over 100 yards lead and has eight more rushing touchdowns than Cook.
Taylor will be back on the field to add to his fantastic year in Week 12 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. If Taylor wants any shot at winning the MVP and overcoming the unwritten rule that the award must go to a QB, it’ll take something significant.
Breaking LaDainian Tomlinson’s total touchdown record from 2006 could do the trick. Tomlinson scored 32 total touchdowns that year, and Taylor has 17. Therefore, he needs 15 to tie or 16 to break the record. He has seven games to do it and would need to average just over two touchdowns a game to get there.
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