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.

Unfortunately, choosing the player of the game wasn't all that difficult of a decision to make because in a game where very little went right for the Colts, options were limited. However, deserving of it was running back Jonathan Taylor,

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

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor said he didn't get enough preseason reps to determine how a Guardian cap would affect his play.

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.

Jonathan Taylor has never had fewer carries in a 100-yard game than he did against the Packers. Why wasn't the All-Pro on the field in the fourth?

For much of the game on Sunday, Indianapolis Colts' running back Jonathan Taylor was the lone spark for the offense against the Green Bay Packers. Taylor finished the game rushing for 103 yards on only 12 carries.