Maybe the Colts wouldn’t have received anyway, however the worst mistake of Jonathan Taylor’s profession value them an opportunity to search out out.
Taylor was working for a 41-yard landing that might have given the Colts a 20-7 lead early within the third quarter when he started a untimely celebration. Taylor dropped the ball earlier than he crossed the objective line.
Ruled a landing on the sphere, it was overturned to a misplaced fumble and a touchback because the ball rolled out of the tip zone.
Taylor was apologetic afterward.
“You go over these situations, however it simply can’t occur,” Taylor stated, by way of Joel Erickson of the Indianapolis Star. “No matter the sport, irrespective of the situation. You might be up by 50, down by 50, playoff recreation, first recreation of the season, that ought to by no means occur.”
The 40-yard run gave Taylor 94 yards on 16 carries. He had solely 13 yards on six carries the remainder of the sport, and the Colts didn’t rating within the second half of a 31-13 loss that handed the AFC South title to the Texans.
“It was a mistake,” Colts coach Shane Steichen stated. “Obviously, it harm us, however you realize, he’s one among our leaders, and typically that occurs in soccer. But you realize, he’s our man.
“He stated, ‘Shoot, I obtained you, coach.’”
