After yet another jaw-dropping outing in the Colts' Week 8 win over the Tennessee Titans, running back Jonathan Taylor was nominated for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week. Fans can vote for Taylor here.
In the Colts' dominant 38-14 win – their seventh of the season – Taylor was incredibly efficient with 12 carries for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and two receptions for 21 yards and a touchdown. Taylor continued to muscle his way through defenders for multiple explosive plays, with none more impressive than his 80-yard touchdown run. That score was Taylor's longest touchdown run of his career.
Speaking of milestones, Taylor on Sunday tied five-time All-Pro and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lenny Moore for second-most rushing touchdowns (63) in Colts history and passed Raymond Berry for the fifth-most total career touchdowns in franchise history. With 70 total touchdowns, Taylor is five scores away from tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James' 75 total touchdowns. Taylor also is two rushing touchdowns away from setting a new franchise record for most rushing touchdowns; James currently holds that record with 64.
Only four running backs in history have had more touchdowns in their first 75 career games (Sunday was Taylor's 75th game): LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown and Adrian Peterson.
Additionally, with three-plus touchdowns in four of his first eight games this season, Taylor joined Gene Roberts (1949 Giants) and moved within two games of tying Tomlinson (2006 Chargers) for the most such performances in a season.
Taylor currently leads the NFL in rushing yards (850), total touchdowns (14), yards per attempt (5.9), carries (143) and explosive runs (23). He is the only player in the league to currently have over 800 rushing yards; the next closest is James Cook with 753.
For the 2025-26 season, FedEx is partnering with Feeding America to make donations of $2,000 in the name of the two winning players ($4,000 total) for a local food bank in the winning player's city.This marks the first time the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Awards program will support Feeding America and its nationwide network of local food banks and pantries.
Since the program's inception in 2003, FedEx has donated nearly $3 million to nonprofit organizations, including charities and children's hospitals, in the name of winning players.
