It is too early to call Indianapolis Colts rookie running back DJ Giddens a closer, yet that is exactly how the team used him in Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins. Some obvious reasons exist for that, though. The game was a blowout.
Indy won the game 33-8, and Miami looked awful. But one reason they did was because the Colts made them look that way. Indianapolis dominated on both sides of the ball, quarterback Daniel Jones was terrific, and the running game was impressive.
Starter Jonathan Taylor was strong and quick, as he always is. The team led so much that Indy didn't need Taylor to get much work in the second half.