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The Cincinnati Bengals, who upset the Pittsburgh Steelers with a prime-time shootout back in Week 7, found themselves on the wrong end of a similarly high-scoring affair. The Drake Maye-led New England Patriots stayed hot to win their sixth game in eight weeks.
Taylor's 12 rushing touchdowns through the first eight games ranks tied for seventh in NFL history behind Holmes, Shaun Alexander, Terrell Davis Emmitt Smith and Terry Allen, who each recorded 13-14 rushing touchdowns over their first eight games. Holmes accomplished this twice.
Jonathan Taylor's three-touchdown performance on Sunday may have just put him in the conversation for one of the highest NFL honors.
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Jonathan Taylor becomes 1st in league history to score 3 TDs in 3 straight games against same team
Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor became the first player in NFL history to score three touchdowns in three consecutive games against the same team Sunday when the Colts faced the Tennessee Titans.
Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler completed a short pass to wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, who had the ball punched out by Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean when the wide receiver turned upfield. Antoine Winfield Jr. scooped the ball up and raced nearly 50 yards for what looked like a touchdown that would have given Tampa Bay a two-score lead.
Jonathan Taylor is the NFL's leading rusher by more than 100 yards, with 697 on the season going into Week 8. More importantly with regards to the purpose of this article, he also leads the league with 10 touchdowns on the ground.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 981 scrimmage yards (516 receiving, 465 rushing) this season