INDIANAPOLIS — In the heat of battle on Sunday, as the Colts threw pass after pass after pass and a lead over the defending champion Buccaneers was slipping away, Quenton Nelson approached Frank Reich with a plea.
"When the defense stops them here," the Colts' All-Pro left guard said, "Can we get a straight run call? JT (Jonathan Taylor) is hungry."
Reich nodded and said, "Yep. OK, got it."
Then Reich kept his word, calling eight runs in 10 plays as Taylor gashed the Buccaneers for 5, 15 and 10 yards in chunks for a game-tying touchdown.