INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor ran for 170 yards and scored on a 67-yarder with 2:01 left to help the Indianapolis Colts seal a 27-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Saturday night.
The Colts (8-6) solidified their playoff hopes by winning for the fifth time in six games — and ending an eight-game losing streak to the rival Patriots (9-5).
Taylor has run for a touchdown in 11 straight games to tie Hall of Famer Lenny Moore for the longest streak in Colts franchise history.
New England had won seven straight and started the weekend in the top spot of the AFC playoff chase. But the Patriots could not overcome a 20-0 deficit because of too many uncharacteristic mistakes, including Taylor's game-clinching run.
Follow along in the live game blog below:
11:03 p.m. - Taylor does what he does best, runs the ball for 67 yards and a touchdown. Colts are up 26-17 with 2:01 left.
11:02 p.m. - New England calls its third timeout with 2:11 left in the fourth quarter.
11:01 p.m. - Folk kicks 54 yards to Indianapolis 11 yard line. Himes runs the ball up to the Indianapolis 31.
10:59 p.m. - Jones passes to Henry for a touchdown and Folk's extra point is good. Colts lead 20-17.
10:56 p.m. - Jones passes to Henry for a 43 yard gain plus a penalty is called against Indianapolis for 8 yards. The Patriots are now on the Indianapolis 15 yard line.
10:55 p.m. - Jones passes to Meyers for a 4 yard gain. Colts' Stallworth was injured in the play. 3:16 left in the fourth.
10:54 p.m. - Jones' pass to Bourne is incomplete.
10:54 p.m. - Jones passes to Bourne at the New England 38 for a gain of 20 yards.
10:53 p.m. - Sanchez punts 41 yards to the New England 18 yard line.
10:50 p.m. - New England calls its second timeout. 4:00 in the fourth quarter
10:29 p.m. - Folk's 25-yard field goal is good. Indianapolis leads 20-10 with 8:57 left in the fourth quarter.
10:37 p.m. - 5-yard penalty called against Onwenu for a false start.
10:35 p.m. - Bourne runs 18 yards to the Indianapolis 4 yard line.
10:24 p.m. - Wentz's pass to Pascal is intercepted by McCourty at the New England 47. 13:25 left in the fourth quarter.
10:20 p.m. - Wentz passes to Hilton who ran for 19 yards to the Indianapolis 46 yard line.
10:17 p.m. - Henry with a 12 yard touchdown. Indianapolis now leads 20-7 at the beginning of the 4th quarter.
10:15 p.m. - Indianapolis leads 20-0 at the end of the third quarter.
10: 14 p.m. - Jones passes to Bolen for 13 yards at the Indianapolis 12 yard line. :31 left in the third quarter.
10:14 p.m. - 5-yard penalty against Wynn for a false start. New England is on the Indianapolis 20 yard line.
10:13 p.m. - New England gets a 10 yard penalty and has to restart their first down at the Indianapolis 10 yard line.
10:13 p.m. - Jones passes to Henry at the Indianapolis 12 yard line for 11 yards. 1:54 left in the third.
10:11 p.m. - Jones passes across the line to Henry for eight yards.
10:05 p.m. - A penalty is called on Pittman and Dugger for fighting. They have been ejected.
9:59 p.m. - Taylor runs 6 yards to the New England 38.
9:58 p.m. - Wentz's pass to Pittman is incomplete. 8:12 left in the third.
9:53 p.m. - 10 yard penalty against the Patriots.
9:50 p.m. - Leonard fumbles at the New England 33 yard line. It's recovered by Smith. 10:32 left in the third quarter.
9:48 p.m. - Stevenson runs 5 yards to the New England 30 yard line.
9:47 p.m. - Sanchez kicks 65 yards to the New England endzone.
9:46 p.m. - Badgley's 41-yard field goal is good. Colts lead 20-0.
9:45 p.m. - Badgley's 46-yard field goal is no good. A penalty is called on New England's Brandon King.
9:44 p.m. - Wentz is sacked at the New England 28 yard line for -8 yards. 12:48 left in the third.
9:43 p.m. - Wentz's pass to Pittman is incomplete.
9:40 p.m. - Jones passes to Bolden and it's intercepted by Okereke at the New England 36 yard line. Okereke runs 16 yards to the New England 20. 13:38 left in the third.
9:39 p.m. - Sanchez kicks 65 yards from the Indianapolis 35 to the end zone.
9:25 p.m. - The Colts lead 17-0 at halftime.
9:20 p.m. - Jones' pass to Henry is intercepted by Leonard at the Indianapolis 6 yard line.
9:19 p.m. - Indianapolis calls its first time out.
9:18 p.m. - Penalty against New England's Jonnu Smith for a false start. 2:00 left in the second quarter.
9:10 p.m. - Badgley's 25-yard field goal is good. Colts lead 17-0 with 4:34 left in the second quarter.
9:08 p.m. - Wentz throws to Cox in the end zone. Pass incomplete. Colts will kick.
9:08 p.m. - On 2nd and Goal Taylor runs up the middle to the New England 7.
9:07 p.m. - Taylor runs the ball to the New England 11 yard line. First down Colts.
9:06 p.m. - Colts bring in an extra offensive lineman for 3rd and 1.
9:05 p.m. - Patriots use their first timeout. 7:38 left.
9:04 p.m. - Taylor runs 7 yards. The Colts are now on the New England 13 yard line.
9:02 p.m. - Wentz runs 11 yards to the New England 20. First down Colts. 8:56 left in the second quarter.
9:00 p.m. - Wentz passes for 23 yards to Pascal at the New England 23 yard line.
8:50 p.m. - Colts lead 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Colts take on Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium
8:46 p.m. - Bailey's punt is blocked by Adams. The ball is recovered by Colts' E.J. Speed in the end zone for a touchdown. Colts lead 14-0.
8:45 p.m. - Jones with an incomplete pass. 0:26 left in the first.
8:40 p.m. - Sanchez kicks 65 yards from the Indianapolis 35 yard line to the New England 0. The ball is returned to the New England 20 yard line.
8:37 p.m. - Wentz passes to Hines who ran for 8 yards and a touchdown. Colts are on the scoreboard first with 3:53 left in the first quarter.
8:36 p.m. - Taylor runs up the middle to the New England 8 yard line. 4:38 left in the first quarter.
8:35 p.m. - Taylor runs to the New England 20 for 6 yards. 6:47 left in the first quarter.
8:33 p.m. - Taylor runs to the New England 26 for 4 yards
8:32 p.m. - Taylor runs to the New England 30 for 11 yards.
8:30 p.m. - Bailey puts 46 yards to the Indianapolis 22 yard line. 8:51 left in the first quarter.
8:30 p.m. - Leonard returns to play.
8:25 p.m. - 5-yard penalty against New England for delay of game. There's 10:36 left in the first quarter.
8:24 p.m. - Colts' Darius Leonard was injured during a play but walked off the field without help.
8:20 p.m. - Sanchez punts 46 yards to the New England 21 yard line.
8:15 p.m. - Bailey kicks 60 yards from the New England 35 yard line to the Indianapolis 5 yard line for 21 yards.
4:30 p.m. - The Colts activated linebacker Zaire Franklin from the COVID-19 reserve list and elevated defensive tackle Chris Williams to the active roster from the practice squad. The team also placed defensive tackle Antwaun Woods on the Injured Reserve list. Indianapolis' active roster is now at 54 players.
Danny Pinter will start at center for the Indianapolis Colts after the starter, Ryan Kelly was declared inactive. Kelly was listed on this week's injury report with a knee injury, illness and out of practice for a personal matter.