The Indianapolis Colts bounced back from their Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams with an impressive 40-6 blowout victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, to improve to 4-1 on the season.
The Colts‘ 32-point win is their largest margin of victory on the year, and the second-most points they have scored all season. Indianapolis’ defense held the Raiders to their lowest points score of the year.
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Jonathan Taylor led the way with a 66-yard rushing performance and three rushing touchdowns, his second game this season with a hat trick of touchdowns. He also racked up three receptions for 20 yards and logged 88 all-purpose yards in the win.
Daniel Jones threw for his fifth straight game as a Colt with 200+ passing yards, and the first of his career in Indianapolis with 2+ passing touchdowns. The Colts’ signal caller finished the game with 212 passing yards and two touchdowns, completing 20-of-29 attempts. He avoided a sack for the third time this season and also recorded a single carry for two yards.
Tyler Warren scored his first receiving touchdown of his career, and joined Michael Pittman Jr. in the endzone as the only two players to catch touchdowns. Warren recorded four receptions for 44 yards, and Pittman tallied three catches for 39 yards.
After the Raiders scored first – a 24-yard field goal to start the game- the Colts scored six unanswered touchdowns, and even converted a two-point conversion due to the loss of kicker Spencer Shrader.
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To take a look back at Sunday’s win, here are the best highlights from the Colts’ performance.
Colts vs. Raiders Week 5 highlightsJonathan Taylor records his second hat trick of the season
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts vs. Raiders: Highlights, game recap from Week 5 win