Jonathan Taylor’s fumble was “an early Christmas present,” leaving Broncos players all in smiles in the locker room after the win.

Denver knows the Colts' TD coming off the scoreboard was a gift, but also capitalized by scoring 24 unanswered points afterward.

The Denver Broncos trailed the Indianapolis Colts 13-7 in the third quarter of their eventual 31-13 win. Indianapolis appeared to take a 19-7 lead on a Jonathan Taylor run. But upon further review, Taylor had dropped the ball before crossing the goal line.

We know how much the NFL script-writers love drama, right? Broncos-Colts was a screwball comedy. Certifiably Looney Tunes from start to finish.

Broncos head coach Sean Payton was honest when talking about how important Jonathan Taylor's fumbled touchdown was on Sunday.

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has made a career out of turning short gains into big plays. But, in an important game on Sunday with playoff implications, the running back committed a cardinal sin that may come back to haunt his team.

After breaking away for a big-time run that would've taken the Colts up 20-7 in the second half, Taylor fumbled the ball at the goal line effectively erasing the massive play, giving possession to the Broncos, and snowballing into a catastrophic ending for Indianapolis that took them to a 6-8 record on the season.

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Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor cost his team six points with a 3rd quarter fumble at the goal line

In a game that somebody had to win, the Denver Broncos overcame three Bo Nix interceptions on Sunday for a high-stakes victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The Broncos stifled Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and were gifted a pair of massive Colts blunders en route to a 31-13 win.

This is not the first time we've seen this in the NFL. In fact, it's not the first time we saw it on Sunday. Yet somehow, it still keeps happening.

A fumble on a costly mistake by Jonathan Taylor early in the third quarter took a touchdown off the board for the Indianapolis Colts, which at the time, would have extended their lead over Denver to two scores. “You just can’t do it,” Taylor said after the game. “That just can’t happen.”