If Colts running back Jonathan Taylor could face the Titans every week, he’d rewrite the entire record book.
In his last three games against Tennessee, Taylor has 510 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns. He has three in each game.
Via NBC Sports research, Taylor is the only player in NFL history to have three straight games with three or more touchdowns scored against a single opponent. Only two players have had four non-consecutive three-touchdown games against a single opponent.
Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson did it four times in his career against the Broncos, and Hall of Fame receiver Don Hutson did it four times against the Rams.
Taylor’s next touchdown will give him 83 for his career, moving him past receiver Reggie Wayne for third on the Colts’ all-time list.
The bigger issue for the Titans, regardless of whatever Taylor does, is an NFL-leading 11 straight losses in the division.
Signs have pointed to Bears quarterback Caleb Williams making his return from a hamstring injury all week and it became official on Sunday morning.
Williams is active for the team’s 1 p.m. ET game in Atlanta. Williams missed three games after being injured in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to the Vikings and was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report, but he was a full participant in practice all this week and he posted a comeback-themed video to social media on Friday night.
Michael Penix will be the other quarterback on Sunday. Penix was forced out of last weekend’s loss to the Ravens with injured ribs, but he was also a full practice participant and he had no injury designation.
Bears at Falcons
Bears: RB Kyle Monangai, CB Tyrique Stevenson, LB T.J. Edwards, LB Keyshaun Elliott, OL Jordan McFadden, DL Jayden Loving, QB Case Keenum
Falcons: QB Cooper Rush, QB Jack Strand, CB C.J. Henderson, DB Malcolm DeWalt, LB Christian Harris, OL Ethan Onianwa, DE Drake Jackson
Ravens at Browns
Ravens: QB Lamar Jackson, C Cam Jurgens, DT Broderick Washington, TE Matt Hibner, WR Elijah Sarratt, G Andrew Vorhees, S K’Von Wallace
Browns: RB Quinshon Judkins, QB Taylen Green, CB Noah Igbinoghene, DT Mike Hall Jr., C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins, DT Mason Graham
Titans at Colts
Titans: CB Alontae Taylor, S Kevin Winston, OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE Kylen Granson, RB Nick Singleton, DL Jackie Marshall, DL Jordan Elliott
Colts: LB Jaylon Carlies, WR Ashton Dulin, QB Riley Leonard, G Dalton Tucker, TE Tyler Warren
Jets at Patriots
Jets: RB Breece Hall, DL Jack Heflin, WR Adonai Mitchell, LB Joseph Ossai, G Dylan Parham, CB Nahshon Wright
Patriots: QB Behren Morton, TE Tanner Arkin, OT Dametrious Crownover, CB Carlton Davis, CB Karon Prunty, CB Channing Canada
Saints at Giants
Saints: QB Zach Wilson, LB Anfernee Jennings, S Mike Reid, LB Kaden Elliss, DL Nathan Shepherd, DL John Ridgeway
Giants: CB Colton Hood, QB Jake Haener, S Tyler Nubin, OT Jermaine Eluemunor, TE Theo Johnson, DL C.J. Okoye
Panthers at Eagles
Panthers: OT Monroe Freeling, TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, QB Haynes King, RB AJ Dillon, G Torricelli Simpkins, OT Albert Reese, DT TeRah Edwards
Eagles: WR Hollywood Brown, QB Joe Milton, RB Saquon Barkley, DB Michael Carter, LB A.J. Epenesa, LB Jalyx Hunt
Steelers at Buccaneers
Steelers: WR Ben Skowronek, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, RB Eli Heidenreich, CB Terell Smith, DL Kevin Jobity
Buccaneers: DL DeMonte Capehart, G Luke Haggard, QB Baker Mayfield, CB Benjamin Morrison, G Billy Schrauth, RB Sean Tucker, S Antoine Winfield Jr.
The NFL confirmed that Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was fined for his hit on a defenseless KC Concepcion in the Jets’ Week 5 win over the Browns and they announced five other players were fined for the player safety fouls that count toward potential suspensions.
Fitzpatrick said this week that he plans to appeal the $17,911 fine for the hit, which knocked Concepcion out of the game with a concussion. Concepcion has cleared concussion protocol and is set to play against the Ravens in Week 6.
Fitzpatrick was also fined $11,941 for tackling Concepcion by the facemask earlier in the game.
Colts linebacker Austin Ajiake and 49ers safety Malik Mustapha were also fined for hits on defenseless players. Ajiake’s fine was $5,583 and Mustapha’s was $6,998.
Ravens defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike ($17,911), Lions defensive end D.J. Wonnum ($12,611), and Titans cornerback Micah Robinson ($5,583) were all fined for hip-drop tackles.
It is the first infraction for each player. Any player who is fined three times for one of five player safety rules — horse-collar tackles, launching and blindside blocks are the others — is subject to a one-game suspension.
The Colts added quarterback Daniel Jones’s most frequent target to their injury report on Friday.
Tight end Tyler Warren was limited in the team’s final practice of Week 6 because of a groin injury. Warren is listed as questionable to play against the Titans on Sunday.
Warren has 30 catches for 214 yards and two touchdowns so far this season. He also has a touchdown run.
Linebacker Jayden Carlies (ribs) and wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring) did not practice at all this week. Both players have been ruled out for Sunday.
Tight end Will Mallory (thumb) joins Warren in the questionable category. Jones (ankle) and wide receiver Josh Downs (hamstring) do not have injury designations.
The Darius Slayton experiment in Indianapolis has come to an end.
The Colts announced on Friday that the team has released Slayton, ending the veteran wideout’s short stint with the club.
Indianapolis had signed Slayton after Alec Pierce went down early in the season with the hope that he could fill in as a deep threat.
But nearly a month later, Slatyon had yet to see the field. Now, the Colts have moved on.
Last season, Slayton caught 37 passes for 538 yards with one touchdown in 14 games for the Giants last year.
