Week 10 served up everything from high-scoring shootouts to low-scoring defensive battles. The Denver Broncos’ defense set the tone on Thursday, powering a seventh straight win and a 10-game home streak. In Berlin, the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons were tied at 25 before Colts RB Jonathan Taylor delivered an 8-yard overtime touchdown to complete a historic performance. At home, the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions each topped 40 points in convincing wins.
Ahead of Monday Night Football’s Eagles-Packers matchup, fans cast their ballots for ESPN’s Week 10 “Himmy” Award. Final vote breakdown:
– Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts RB: 48%
– Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams QB: 20%
– TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots RB: 17%
– DeMarcus Lawrence, Seattle Seahawks DE: 15%
Why voters picked each nominee
Jonathan Taylor, Colts RB
Stats to know: 32 carries, 244 yards, 3 rushing TDs; 3 receptions, 42 yards
In the first regular-season NFL game played in Berlin, Taylor ripped off an 83-yard run — the longest rush in Colts history — and then finished the night with an 8-yard overtime walk-off touchdown. The performance marked his fourth game this season with at least three rushing TDs, tying him for the second-most such games in a single season in NFL history (one shy of LaDainian Tomlinson’s 2006 mark). Taylor also passed Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for the Colts’ career rushing-TD lead (66) and joined Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and Tomlinson as the only players with three career 200-yard rushing games that included two or more rushing TDs. The Colts piled up 323 rushing yards, the second-most in franchise history.
Matthew Stafford, Rams QB
Stats to know: 24-of-36, 280 yards, 4 TDs
Stafford became the first QB in NFL history to throw at least four TD passes in three straight games without an interception, and he’s only the sixth QB ever to post three consecutive games with four-plus TD passes. All four of his Sunday TDs came against the blitz. Over his last six games he has thrown 20 TDs with zero interceptions — an NFL first over that span, per ESPN Research. Stafford also evened his career record as a starter to 115-115-1, reaching .500 after a league-record 231 starts.
TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots RB
Stats to know: 14 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs
Henderson burst after halftime, gaining 125 of his 147 rushing yards in the second half, including touchdown runs of 55 and 69 yards. He became just the fourth rookie ever with multiple 50-plus rushing TDs in the same game, joining Doug Martin, Adrian Peterson and Lenny Moore. His 147 yards are the most by a Patriots rookie since Jonas Gray’s 201-yard outing in 2014. Henderson also totaled 82 rushing yards after contact in the second half — the most by any Patriots player in a second half since ESPN began tracking that metric in 2009.
DeMarcus Lawrence, Seahawks DE
Stats to know: 4 total tackles, 3 QB hits; 2 forced fumbles returned for TDs
Lawrence, who had only two career TDs in 148 games entering Sunday, matched that total in a single half versus the Arizona Cardinals, returning two forced fumbles for scores in a 44-22 Seattle win. Rookie linebacker Tyrice Knight forced the turnovers, and Lawrence became just the fourth player in NFL history with multiple fumble-return TDs in the same game. The Seahawks’ defense generated 22 quarterback pressures in the win and sits at 147 pressures through nine games, the most by any team in that span since ESPN began tracking the stat in 2009.
ESPN Research contributed to this story.