Colts-Falcons Fantasy Football Fallout: Jonathan Taylor roars back from dud with another 3-TD game and nearly 50 points
- - Colts-Falcons Fantasy Football Fallout: Jonathan Taylor roars back from dud with another 3-TD game and nearly 50 points
Mo CastilloNovember 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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What more can you say about Johnathan Taylor? It's one thing to call him a league-winner. It's one thing to call him the fantasy football MVP of 2025 already. But it still feels like all those positive monikers don't capture just how incredible he's been this season.
Shoot, even "incredible" doesn't encompass it!
One week after his worst fantasy football game of the season (just 6.70 points), JT delivered his absolute best game of the season: 48.10 points and another three-touchdown game, treating the Berlin audience to a gem. It's also the highest scoring fantasy game by a player this season and the first time anyone has gone over the 40-point mark in 2025 in half-PPR scoring.
Yes, you read that player card correctly: Against a potent Falcons defense that did a good job against Daniel Jones and the Colts' passing game, Taylor rushed for 244 yards — the most by any RB this season — and finished with 286 total yards. He was the engine of the Colts offense as he's been so much this season, scoring over 30 fantasy points for the fifth time this season.
His third TD was a walk-off winner in overtime — and marked his fifth time scoring three in a game this season.
Usually, a team is what carries us to the fantasy football playoffs. Jonathan Taylor is one of those unique cases where a single player could be enough to take you to the promised land.
Bijan Robinson fails to match the star RB across from him; Drake London spoils Sauce Gardner's debut
Bijan Robinson (and his fantasy football managers) unfortunately got the Zach Charbonnet treatment today. Robinson had 19 total touches for 88 yards, but it was talented backup Tyler Allgeier who scored two touchdowns (in Allgeier's defense, he did rush for 57 yards on just 11 carries).
Suffice it to say, Robinson fantasy managers who hoped their guy would match Jonathan Taylor blow-for-blow were left wanting on a big way.
In the pass game, Drake London produced his fourth 20-fantasy-point game of the season, turning 8 targets into 6 catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. He also absolutely cooked new Colt CB1 Sauce Gardner on a 2-point conversion.
Now, it should be said that Gardner did not shadow London all day, and the Falcons motioned London a ton. That makes you wonder, will the Colts not use Gardner in island fashion? If not, that's good news for fantasy WR1s facing the Colts down the line.
Robinson, London and the Falcons take on the Panthers in Week 11.
Another rough game for Daniel Jones, but Alec Pierce continues to shine
Matt Harmon wrote on Indiana Jones and the Colts offense getting shocked by the Steelers defense last week and now, going up against another strong defense, the veteran QB was silenced yet again. He now has seven total turnovers in his last two games after throwing a pick and losing a fumble versus the Falcons. He did throw a 37-yard touchdown to Alec Pierce and helped Tyler Warren to his first double-digit fantasy game in three weeks (10 targets, 8 catches, 99 yards), but Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs were major busts on the week (the two combined for just 3 catches and 22 yards).
Is it time to start discussing Pierce as a must-start receiver in fantasy? He now has three double-digit-fantasy-point games over the last four weeks, proving that maybe he isn't just a deep threat.
Unfortunately, we may have to wait and see whether Pierce is more than just a flex option. The Colts will be on bye next week, then return for a pair of tough matchups, first against the Chiefs, then against the division rival Texans, who sport what could be the best defense in football.
Source: “AOL Sports”
