An Unbelievable Start for JT

After another phenomenal performance this past Sunday, Wisconsin's very own Jonathan Taylor has cemented himself as the NFL's best running back this season. 

When it comes to touchdowns, JT is well accustomed to them as he currently leads all running backs with 12 rushing touchdowns and 14 total touchdowns for the 7-1 Indianapolis Colts. Not only does Taylor lead the touchdown category, but he also leads all running backs with 850 rushing yards as well. 

After JT's three touchdown performance against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, he became the first player in NFL history to score three times in three consecutive games against the same team. Only 8 weeks into the NFL season, Taylor is on pace to shatter a lot of other records as well. 

Taylor's superb start to the season has entered his name into the MVP conversation which is very rare for a running back. Since the NFL started awarding the MVP in 1957, only 16 running backs have taken home this trophy compared to a whopping 50 quarterbacks.  

The last running back to be awarded the MVP was Adrian Peterson with the Minnesota Vikings back in 2012. Taylor has a chance to break the 13 year long drought if he keeps up his unbelievable start to the 2025 NFL season. 

Jonathan Taylor also has a chance to be the first Indianapolis Colt to win the Most Valuable Player award since Peyton Manning back in 2009. Additionally, this is the best start to the season for the Colts since they also started 7-1 in 2009 when Manning was awarded the MVP. 

While these MVP conversations are worth noting, Jonathan Taylor is focused on bringing home the Lombardi Trophy to Indianapolis for the first time since 2007. Indianapolis will head to Pittsburgh this Sunday to take on the Steelers and try to improve their AFC-best record to 8-1. 

Pandemonium in Seattle

The Seattle Mariners are just two wins away from their first ever World Series appearance. The run they have been on throughout 2025 has been inspiring and is giving the city of Seattle hope for their first major championship since 2014. 

How did the Mariners get here? They got here by winning their first AL West title since 2001, when they won an MLB record 116 games. After a gritty series against the Detroit Tigers, the Mariners boarded a flight to Toronto and stole the first two games of the ALCS from them. 

They are lead by potential AL MVP Cal Raleigh, who racked up 60 home runs during the season. Their pitching staff has been unbelievable and has done a great job for them at all times. There aren't many better pitching trios than Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, and Luis Castillo. Oh and by the way they also have George Kirby who is the Game 3 starter tonight. 

In my opinion, Seattle is a much better all around team than Toronto is, and this is what is going to propel them to their first World Series appearance. To add a cherry on top, Seattle is doing all of this in their first full season with their manager Dan Wilson.

Wilson was first hired as the Seattle manager in August of last season assembled his American League leading squad in no time. In addition, Seattle did a great job during the trade deadline as they bolstered both corners of the infield. 

They got Josh Naylor from the Guardians to take over first basemen duties and re-acquired Eugenio Suarez to take the other corner over at third. The middle of Seattle's lineup at one point wasn't the best, but the addition of these guys has taken it to a new level.

It is fair to say that Seattle is pretty excited. To go from not seeing your team win their division in 24 years to now competing for a chance to play for the World Series. The sky is the limit for the Mariners as they head into Game 3 tonight.