INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Taylor took the handoff and did a split-second survey of the field. The Indianapolis Colts' All-Pro running back saw only a sea of white jerseys -- the ones donned by the New England Patriots.
There were eight of them in the tackle box, each defender focused squarely on Taylor. With the Colts protecting a 3-point lead with two minutes remaining, and with his only running lane occupied by two awaiting defenders, Taylor was left to improvise. He planted hard in one direction to make one tackler miss, then juked the other way to free him from the second.