INDIANAPOLIS -- The enduring memory of Jonathan Taylor's 2023 season might ultimately be the games he has missed, rather than those in which he has played.
The Indianapolis Colts' star running back spent the first four weeks of the season on the physically unable to perform list. Now, he's been out of the lineup after undergoing thumb surgery on Nov. 29.
And his value has never been more obvious.
Sunday's epic struggles in the running game in a 34-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was a continuation of the previous week's underperformance against the Tennessee Titans -- a game that coincided with the start of Taylor's current absence.