Colts RB Jonathan Taylor ran 20 times for 95 yards (4.8 yards per carry) and 2 TDs in Sunday's 30-13 win over the Commanders. His longest run went for 12 yards, so the production came from steady volume rather than one big play. He caught only 1 of 4 targets for 2 yards. That still totaled 22.7 PPR points. Indianapolis leaned on the run with a lead, finishing with 30 team carries
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Taylor has scored multiple TDs in three of his first four games. That gives him 6 for the year. This performance was the most impressive of the bunch. Washington entered ranked first in run defense DVOA (-42.8%), and it was allowing the 4th-fewest schedule-adjusted RB points (12.42 per game). The one knock is the receiving role, where he turned 4 targets into just 2 yards.
The Colts did show some trust in back-up rookie Seth McGowan who received a goal line touch in the game.
The Steelers come next, ranking 15th in adjusted RB points allowed (21.00 per game) and 12th in run defense DVOA. The Titans are the best spot of the stretch, at 11th (22.73) and 20th in run DVOA. The Vikings are a different story: they allow the fewest RB points in the league (8.39 per game) and rank 2nd in run defense DVOA. Taylor stays a locked-in RB1, though expectations should come down a bit for the Minnesota game.
