There is a saying on #FootballTwitter that the wheel route is undefeated.
Rookie running back Jonathan Taylor provided yet more evidence in support of that position on this touchdown catch against the Houston Texans:
4th down? No problem.
👋 @JayT23
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Facing a fourth down the Indianapolis Colts align with Philip Rivers in the shotgun. They run a Mesh-Sit concept here, with crossing routes underneath and a deeper receiver curling over the middle of the field. Taylor, aligned next to Rivers in the backfield, runs the wheel route.
The Colts catch the Houston Texans in man coverage, and the traffic created underneath with the crossing routes leaves Taylor wide open.
This is a beautiful job by the Colts setting this play up, as their first touchdown of the game came on a Mesh concept with Rivers hitting T.Y. Hilton for the score:
Philip Rivers ➡️ @TYHilton13 … Touchdown @Colts!
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Wheel route remains undefeated.
