INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts running back Zack Moss heard the talk all week.
Two-time NFL rushing champion Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans were coming back to Lucas Oil Stadium, a venue where they’d been dominant in recent seasons. Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor, the 2021 league rushing champ, was returning to game action for the first time since mid-December and doing so after agreeing to a new three-year contract.
Moss rewrote the script.
The 5-foot-9, 205-pounder upstaged the two big stars by running for a career-best 165 yards, scoring twice while helping backup quarterback Gardner Minshew and the Colts overcome the loss of injured rookie Anthony Richardson for a 23-16 victory Sunday in a matchup of AFC South Division rivals.
“I just don’t know how he keeps hitting that spin move,” an impressed Taylor said. “I’ve got to add it into my repertoire. You just see how dynamic he is. He’s a tough runner, and then you guys saw today, he has breakaway speed, too, so don’t sleep.”