One of the main goals for head coach Shane Steichen and the Colts offense entering the 2025 season was to be efficient on offense. From sustaining finding ways to gain positive yardage no matter what, the Colts knew they needed to find ways to stay on the field and score.
So far, the Colts offense has proven capable of doing all that and more, as they are currently the most efficient NFL offense in terms of points per drive (3.46) this century. They have scored at least 25 points in six of their first seven games and a league-leading 232 total points through the first seven weeks of the season.
There are plenty of things that are factoring into the Colts' success: the offensive line, Daniel Jones and Tyler Warren, to name a few. But it's hard to find one that stands out more than Jonathan Taylor.
Taylor currently leads the NFL with 697 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns (10 rushing, one receiving). He is the first player in Colts history to have three games with at least three touchdowns in the same season, and Taylor's 10 rushing touchdowns through Week 7 are the most by a Colts player through that time span.
"It's unbelievable," Jones said. "Just week in and week out, to do what he's done has been really fun to watch. As a quarterback, obviously it's a huge deal and helps a ton. But yeah, he's been really, really impressive game after game, coming up with big runs, coming up with dirty runs that should be one or two-yard runs, and he gets five or six. I think all those plays really add up, keep us on schedule, help us maintain our efficiency on offense, and that's a huge, huge deal."
On the topic of those "dirty runs": Taylor leads all NFL running backs in yards after contact (472) and is second in forced missed tackles on a run with 28, second only to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson. Taylor also leads the league in explosive (10-plus yard) runs with 18.
And it's not just in the run game that Taylor is contributing – he also has 23 receptions for 185 yards, already surpassing his season totals in receiving yards from each of the last three seasons.
"It's hard to fully say how good he's been," Jones said. "He's been really, really good."
Thursday's practice report:
Check out photos from the Indianapolis Colts' practice on Thursday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in preparation for Week 8 versus the Tennessee Titans.
DE Durell Nchami #74, DT Eric Johnson II #98 and DE Kwity Paye #51
DT Tim Smith #93
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DE Kwity Paye #51
RB Tyler Goodson #31
S Ben Nikkel #34 and DE JT Tuimoloau #91
RB Ameer Abdullah #26
DE Laiatu Latu #97
WR Josh Downs #1
WR Josh Downs #1
WR Anthony Gould #6
WR Anthony Gould #6
WR Adonai Mitchell #10
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Ashton Dulin #16
DE Durell Nchami #74, DE Laiatu Latu #97, DT Eric Johnson II #98 and DE Kwity Paye #51
WR Ashton Dulin #16
LB Zaire Franklin #44
LB Zaire Franklin #44
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Adonai Mitchell #10
WR Adonai Mitchell #10
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Josh Downs #1
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Drew Ogletree #85
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Josh Downs #1
WR Josh Downs #1
WR Josh Downs #1
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Drew Ogletree #85
TE Drew Ogletree #85
RB Tyler Goodson #31
QB Daniel Jones #17
DT DeForest Buckner #99
Charlie Partridge Defensive Line and DT Neville Gallimore #92
DT Tim Smith #93
DT Eric Johnson II #98
DE Kwity Paye #51
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DE Laiatu Latu #97, DE Kwity Paye #51 and DT Tim Smith #93
DT DeForest Buckner #99, DE Laiatu Latu #97 and DT Neville Gallimore #92
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT DeForest Buckner #99 and DE Laiatu Latu #97
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Josh Downs #1
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
S Nick Cross #20
G Josh Sills #66, G Dalton Tucker #68 and C Jimmy Morrissey #65
TE Sean McKeon #49
TE Maximilian Mang #45
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Alec Pierce #14
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
TE Tyler Warren #84
WR Josh Downs #1
LB Segun Olubi #50 and S Trey Washington #41
RB D.J. Giddens #21
RB Tyler Goodson #31
G Quenton Nelson #56
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
T Bernhard Raimann #79
T Bernhard Raimann #79
TE Marcellus Johnson #78
G Dalton Tucker #68 and G Quenton Nelson #56
QB Riley Leonard #15
T Jalen Travis #75 and T Bayron Matos #78
QB Daniel Jones #17
