Carson Wentz, Jonathan Taylor key Colts' offensive surge in 'perfect' rebound from OT loss

Down in the standings and likely down in the doldrums after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the competing Tennessee Titans, the Indianapolis Colts rebounded in emphatic fashion on

Thursday evening. The unquestionable rebound was bolstered by quarterback, that had perhaps his finest trip as a Colt, and also running back, that tallied a career-high 172 lawns rushing in Indianapolis '. "That was massive. I mean, especially on a brief week. It sort of forced us. You reached come in right back to work as well as it was established flawlessly: prime-time game, home. So it was set up excellent for us to kind of come in right here as well as recover from that loss," Taylor said of returning from the overtime defeat just

4 days earlier. Wentz took on the for the Titans 'loss as a result of two late turnovers. On Thursday, he shared in the spotlight with Taylor, as Wentz turned in a 22-of-30 evening passing for 272 yards and also three touchdowns without any interceptions. He also had a 134.3 QB score.

" Carson Wentz was freaking remarkable tonight. Perfect," Colts head instructor Frank Reich claimed. "Total command of the infraction today. He played really good football."

After barely finishing 50% of his passes and also throwing two dreadful interceptions the week before, Wentz had the ability to put that behind him in Thursday evening's excellent showing.

" Had no option when you play a Thursday evening game," Wentz claimed. "I viewed it that evening and also awakened Monday morning and also it was on to the Jets. That coincides frame of mind I had as well as everyone else had. We understand it was a huge, emotional loss recently but we needed to purge it quick and turn around. I enjoy with the way we came out today."

Now 4-5, the Colts are the No. 12 seed in the as well as a far sight behind the Titans (6-2), who have a period move of Indy, in the AFC South standings. Yet eight games and also plenty of season stay.

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Naysayers will point to this being against a permeable Jets protection that's placed 28th in the league. Still, the Colts functioned as well as did what lots of thought they should do. At the same time, they scored a season-high 45 points and struck 30 factors or even more for the 4th week in a row.

Wentz revealed tones of his best days as an Eagle, as well as Taylor showed once more why he's a rising celebrity in this organization and also currently one of the NFL's top running backs.

Taylor had touchdown runs of 21 as well as 78 backyards, the latter beginning an untouched sprint to your house in the third quarter that put the video game unreachable, despite having a spirited Jets resurgence late.

The was the second-longest run of the NFL period up until now with by Taylor earlier in the year still tops on the listing.

" When I can reverse and also have one-play drives-- I believe JT took it 75 or something like that-- those are the very best drives in football for a quarterback," Wentz said. "You can just reverse and provide it to the person. Whatever the overall number-- 200-plus hurrying lawns today-- JT, both him as well as Nyheim [Hines] Then some screens from the backfield and also those individuals played unbelievable. The big men in advance, I don't assume JT got touched on the future, so those large individuals in advance they had their work suitable them today as well as they did a significant task."

As Indy intends to turn its season around and also make a playoff push, exceptional outings from Wentz and also Taylor such as Thursday's definitely bode well. It was as well balanced an offensive initiative as it was incredible, with the Colts' 272 backyards passing and 260 rushing standing as simply the second time given that 1950 that the franchise has actually had 250-plus rushing as well as 250-plus passing lawns in a video game, per NFL Research study. The various other remained in 1956, throughout a Baltimore Colts gain the Los Angeles Rams.

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Wentz marched the Colts 88 lawns on eight plays to open the Colts' offensive, with Hines' finishing the opening salvo.

Taylor located pay dust for the very first time on the Colts' 2nd drive using with the left side.

Then Wentz tossed a 1-yard score to open a two-score lead as well as the rout was on. A Wentz TD strike to resulted in a 28-10 halftime lead for the Colts.

It was the opening Indy required, scoring on its very first 4 drives of the game.

" A lot of emotion, obviously, from recently. To come out swinging the way we did, that was motivating," Wentz stated. "Clearly, in all three stages we would enjoy to end up better, yet to get up very early and type of-- those very first, I assume, four drives I think we scored offensively-- that was absolutely encouraging and something we needed."

Taylor's 78-yard racking up sprint stood as the video game's most significant emphasize and among three Colts touchdown runs, every one of them from more than 20 backyards out.

" I imply, it kind of drains them," stated Taylor of the result long runs have on a protection. "I would certainly think it drains them. It's like, 'Man, he just racked up in one play as well as we didn't make him work for it.' As well as you sort of take the life at of them, I would say. That's my perspective at the very least. So, you just attempt and obtain as most of those as you can in order to attempt as well as damage their will. I imply, this video game has to do with who is the most difficult the longest."

There's more life left in the Colts, however, who rebounded in great fashion from a hard loss. They came back on the winning track Thursday with Wentz and also Taylor blazing a trail. We'll see where it takes them.