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Does Jonathan Taylor fit in the conversation?
The Get Up crew picks the most valuable player. (1:45)
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Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor ran away from two New England defenders after starting left. At one point during Saturday's game-sealing touchdown run, Taylor looked back at the defenders the same way he looked back at the rest of the league's best players.
Taylor is trying to win the individual award in a time when quarterbacks have dominated.
The Indianapolis Colts have no doubt that he is the most valuable player in the National Football League.
Jonathan Taylor leads the Colts in rushing. Does he have a chance to be the NFL's most valuable player?
Running back is not a position that often wins the Most Valuable Player award. Usually, the honor goes to the quarterback who has won eight straight and 12 of the past 14. Adrian was the last non-quarterback to win the award.
Taylor leads the league in rushing yards (1,518), rushing touchdown (17), and total touchdown (19) this season. The last three running backs to win the award were all over the place.
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Taylor will have the advantage of an extra game in the Colts' final three games, as he will have to average around 100 yards to reach that mark.
He's rushed for at least 100 yards in five of the past six games.
Dan Orlovsky said that Taylor was the most valuable player for six weeks. Hundred carries the ball for 5.5 carries a game. He has more than one touchdown. Everyone knows he is going to run the rock. Everyone points to the TennesseeTitans running back. No quarterback has thrown 48 touchdown passes this year. I think Jonathan Taylor is the best.
Henry didn't get any votes in 2020 despite rushing for 2,027 yards, which is difficult to do. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes got all of the awards.
Player.
There are odds.
Rodgers is a quarterback.
+ 150
Tom Brady is a quarterback.
+180
Jonathan Taylor is a running back.
+800
Patrick Mahomes is a quarterback.
1000
Matthew Stafford is a quarterback.
1200.
Josh Allen is a quarterback.
2500
It is courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.
Taylor is in a race with Rodgers, Brady and Mahomes for the award this season.
The Colts are going to give Taylor the ball and he has put up those numbers with the opposition.
The Colts defeated New England in Week 15 when Taylor scored a 67-yard touchdown in the final minutes. Taylor ran for 170 yards against New England.
"There were about 11 guys up," said the quarterback. Everyone in the building knew we were running. We have the best running back in the league, and he made two guys miss in the hole, that's just him being JT. No one is going to catch him if he takes it to the house.
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The race will likely be affected by team success. The top seed in their conference has been the location of 13 of the past 16MVPs. The past 16 teams were on teams that were the top two seeds. The Colts are currently in fifth place in the playoff race. Rodgers and Mahomes are on teams that are the top seeds in their conferences.
Taylor has an impact on games. He's rushed for at least 100 yards eight times this season.
The Colts' record in those games?
A perfect 8.
It's ridiculous. He is a cheat code. "He's a walking touchdown," said Colts defensive lineman DeForest Buckner. You always think this can be a touchdown. His speed, agility, and size made him great. He can catch the ball. He has close to 20 touchdown. He is going to get it. It was almost 2,000 yards. It is a no-brainer for me. He is the guy when he looks at all of the football. The baby is saying that JT is the most Valuable Player.
