Colts – Jaguars (28-14): Jonathan Taylor qualifies Indianapolis | Touchdown Actu (NFL Actu)

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Indianapolis Colts (11-5) – Jacksonville Jaguars (1-15): 28-14

With a win, the Colts certified for the playoffs placing the Miami Dolphins on trip. A primary because the retirement of Andrew Luck. With 84 yards and 1 landing, Jonathan Taylor joined Marshall Faulk and Edgerinn James among the many Colts rookies over 1000 yards on the bottom and 10 touchdowns. It solely took the previous Wisconsin runner half time to finish the second mission earlier than pulling off the primary simply minutes from the tip of the match. The Jaguars solely performed half time and have been fully absent for the primary 28 minutes of the match ending their season on one more blended efficiency.

Only one staff on the pitch for the primary 28 minutes

Indeed, the Jaguars gained solely a primary down earlier than the 2 minutes warning and conceded two turnovers. The Colts have been unstoppable scoring 17 factors of their first 3 possessions carried by a duo Jonathan Taylor (30 races, 253 yards, 2 TD) / Nyheim Hines (2 races, 17 yards; 6 receptions 50 yards) untouchable. TY Hilton (3 receptions, 27 yards, 1 TD) discovered the endzone on the Colts’ first drive after a 51-yard run from Taylor. (7-0)

On the following drive, the latter sees his landing canceled for a penalty and the Colts have to be glad with a discipline objective. (10-0). the Jaguars lastly win their first first down of their third possession however Darius Leonard (10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pressured fumble) will reduce Mike Glennon (26/42, 261 yards, 2 TD) who releases the ball for a fumble.

Darius Leonard coming by way of 💪 @ dsleon45 #ForTheShoe

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Indianapolis discovering the ball 15 yards from the objective, Jonathan Taylor doesn’t miss the chance to extend the hole by swallowing these 15 yards in 3 races. (17-0)

A fourth try missed by the Jaguars permits Blankenship to attain a discipline objective of twenty-two yards (20-0) and Jacksonville is discovered at 20 lengths at 2 minutes 36 of halftime.

The metamorphosis of Mike Glennon

After the 2 minute warning, Mike Glennon all of a sudden was Tom Brady and accomplished 7 consecutive passes to go up 75 yards and rating the rookie Laviska Shenault (6 receptions, 2 TD) permitting the Jaguars to return to the locker room on a really flattering rating in view of their efficiency. (20-7)

But it’s with this similar power that the quarterback of the Jaguars begins the second interval. With an excellent connection to Shenault, he constructed a ten-play, 61-yard drive to seek out that very same Laviska Shenault on an 8-yard cross into the endzone. The Jaguars are again within the sport (20-14) particularly as Taylor is lastly stopped on the following drive and forces the Colts to punish.

The Colts maintain on

The Colts protection responds on the following drive by inflicting a 3 & out however Phillip Rivers (17/27, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) is intercepted by Andrew Wingard on a protracted cross within the endzone.

The Colts’ protection units up barbed wire whereas the assault is not profitable. (0/5 on third try within the second half) and the groups trade level after level whereas the clock ticks down.

It is lastly the inevitable Jonathan Taylor who will find yourself placing the Colts within the shelter on a race of 45 yards at 3 minutes 35 from the tip of the match, TY Hilton succeeding within the conversion to 2 factors the Jaguars discover themselves with 2 possessions . (28-14)

Jonathan Taylor surpasses the 200-yard mark with this 45-yard TD! #ForTheShoe @ JayT23

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The Colts end consuming the clock and might blow, they discover the playoffs and Jonathan Taylor dusted off the Indianapolis file e-book changing into the file holder for yards in a franchise sport.

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