1) Jones-led offense scoring at higher rate than any Colts team from Manning era
The Colts lead the NFL with 103 points through three weeks. That’s right, the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL is led by Daniel Jones.
Those 103 points are more than any Peyton Manning-led Colts team ever scored through the first three games of a season.
On top of that, Indianapolis has punted just once, the fewest punts through three games by any team in the Super Bowl era. The only clubs to start 3-0 and punt fewer than five times while doing so are the 2025 Colts and the 2007 Patriots. it’s still to be determined if Jones texted Rigoberto Sanchez anything about not needing to punt much this year, but if he did, that has aged pretty well so far.
Speaking of the man under center for the record-breaking Colts, the Giants (and briefly Vikings) castoff has looked like the perfect fit in Shane Steichen’s system. Through three weeks, Jones has three passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns and — most importantly — zero giveaways. No player in the Super Bowl era has ever began a season hitting those marks.
Jonathan Taylor, who paces the NFL with 431 scrimmage yards and four touchdowns, ran in one of those TDs against the Titans from 46 yards out. It was the 26-year-old former rushing champion’s ninth career touchdown run of at least 45 yards. That tied Derrick Henry and Chris Johnson for the most such touchdowns by any player prior to their 27th birthday.