INDIANAPOLIS — The worst gaffe of Jonathan Taylor’s career turned last season’s game against Denver.
The Colts were dominating, getting ready to build a commanding lead and Taylor dropped the ball a moment before crossing into the end zone, changing the momentum entirely in a game Indianapolis had to have.
Denver is back on the schedule this week. Indianapolis hosts the Broncos at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, another big game for two teams hoping to get off to a fast start after winning the season opener.
But Taylor isn’t thinking about last year’s mistake as he gets ready for Denver.
“No,” Taylor said. “I’m somebody, I think if you need other things to motivate you — I’m intrinsically motivated — so if you don’t want to go out there every single game and be the best player on the field, I don’t know what to tell you.”
Denver will be a test.
The Broncos gave up just 133 yards in the season opener.
When Taylor looks at the opponent this week, he sees a tough team to beat.
“That’s just my mentality every single game, every single week,” Taylor said. “Knowing it’s a great defense, it’s almost like a challenge. It’s a challenge for the offense to say ‘How good can we really be?’”
Joel A. Erickson covers the Colts all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Colts Insider newsletter.