Taylor rushed 13 times for 48 yards while catching three of five targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 21-13 loss to the Vikings.
Flacco was also credited with a lost fumble on an exchange with running back Jonathan Taylor in the first half and took three sacks on the team's final possession. Head coach Shane Steichen went out on a limb and named Flacco the starting quarterback moving forward while benching second-year dual-threat quarterback Anthony Richardson, with this showing by the team sure to spark questions from the media after the Colts managed just 227 total yards and six points of offense, with seven of their 13 points coming on a fumble recovery touchdown in the first half. Things don't get any easier for the 4-5 Colts as they prepare to host the Bills in Week 10.
The Indianapolis offense was held out of the end zone by Brian Flores' Vikings defense, with the Colts also failing to get any momentum going on the ground. Taylor played almost every snap through three quarters, ceding just two carries and two targets to Trey Sermon while operating in a true workhorse role. Even so, the inability to move the football capped Taylor's fantasy outing, as was the case for most Indianapolis skill position players. Taylor and the Colts get another difficult matchup in Week 10 when they host the Bills.
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Colts RB Jonathan Taylor showed no ill effects from his high-ankle sprain in his return on Sunday. He carried 20 times for 105 yards (5.3 YPC) and a TD against a Texans defense that entered allowing just 4.0 yards per carry to RBs. Taylor had four runs of 10+ yards, including a long of 28. He also had a 12-yarder called back by a holding penalty. Taylor handled all 20 RB carries in this one, although he was targeted on just one of QB Anthony Richardson's 32 passes.