The NFL named Colts running back Jonathan Taylor the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of October, marking the third time in his career the running back has earned the title; in 2021 he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in both October and November.
In the four games the Colts played in October, Taylor had 66 carries for 436 yards (6.6 yards/attempt) and nine rushing touchdowns; he also had 12 receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown. Taylor played a key role in helping the Colts win all four games, scoring three touchdowns in three of the four games (against the Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans). He currently has four games with three scrimmage touchdowns this season, and is the fifth player since at least 2000 to record such a feat. Taylor also became the first player in Colts history to have three games with at least three rushing touchdowns.
Taylor led the NFL in total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns in the month of October and ranked second in scrimmage yards and rushing yards.Taylor is the first player in the NFL to record at least 500 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns in a four-game span in a season since Jamaal Charles in 2013.
Taylor finished the month with an emphatic exclamation mark; in the Colts' 38-14 win over the Titans in Week 8, he rushed for a career-long 80-yard touchdown and averaged a stunning (and career-best) 12.8 yards per carry, good for the second highest single-game rushing average in team history. With his three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) Taylor also became the first player in NFL history to record three total touchdowns against the same opponent in three consecutive games (Week 16 of 2024, Week 3 of 2025 and Week 8 of 2025).
The running back's remarkable month helped propel him higher in a multitude of categories in the Colts history books, as he tied Lenny Moore for the second-most rushing touchdowns (63) in franchise history, tied Edgerrin James for the second-most career games (six) with three-plus scrimmage touchdowns and passed Raymond Berry (68) for fifth-most touchdowns in Colts history. Taylor is two rushing touchdowns away from setting an new franchise record; James currently holds the record with 64.
Taylor enters November leading the NFL in carries (143), rushing yards (850), total touchdowns (14) and rushing touchdowns (12) and explosive runs (23). He is the only player in the league to currently have over 800 rushing yards and double-digit rushing touchdowns.
Taylor is the second Colts player to earn AFC Player of the Month honors this season, joining kicker Spencer Shrader who was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September. This marks the first time a Colts player has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Month since Taylor in November 2021.
