Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor’s quest to win the N.F.L.’s Most Valuable Player Award may be doomed to failure because of semantics.
Taylor leads the N.F.L. with 1,518 rushing yards, 1,854 scrimmage yards and 19 rushing and receiving touchdowns. No other player is within 424 rushing yards or 370 scrimmage yards of him, giving Taylor what amounts to a three-game lead over his peers. Taylor rushed for 170 yards and one touchdown against the seemingly impregnable New England Patriots defense in a 27-17 victory in Week 15, which moved the Colts toward the front of the A.