Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has spoken about last week's fourth-quarter playing time controversy.

If there's an emphasis for the Indianapolis Colts' offense heading into Week 3, it needs to be getting Jonathan Taylor some early touches and, in general, finding a way to get the run game going. In part last week,

In 2024, Taylor has 24.3 fantasy points (12.2 per game) -- 16th at his position, 48th in the NFL. In two games Taylor has 151 rushing yards on 28 attempts and one touchdown, and 32 receiving yards on two catches (four targets), for a total of 24.3 fantasy points.

Colts head coach Shane Steichen explained why Colts’ RB Jonathan Taylor didn’t have any fourth quarter snaps versus the Packers.

With the Colts defense unable to slow the opponent’s run game again, the Packers dominated the time of possession, holding the ball for 40:11 to the Colts 19:49. The Indianapolis offense also found themselves trailing by double-digits for a decent portion of the game as well.

Sermon got the first snap of the quarter, a puzzling decision considering the Colts ran a speed option to the left side. Quarterback Anthony Richardson tried to make Packers safety Xavier McKinney commit, then pitched the ball to Sermon and McKinney was able to redirect and drop Sermon for a 4-yard loss.

Taylor struggles in the passing game, but that's not a good enough reason to keep him off the field for the entire fourth quarter of a game.

The Colts are 0-2 as they head into this weekend's game against the Bears and two things jump out when you start looking at reasons why they've lost both their games.

Indianapolis Colts second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson is shouldering the blame for the team's 0-2 start to the 2024 season, but wise words from

Jonathan Taylor, who did not play a single snap in the Colts' loss to the Packers last Sunday, defended his coach on Thursday, citing the need to use the team's other running backs, and his own shortcomings in passing situations.