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Taylor's 1.18 yards before contact is career-low; defenses stacking box at 38.6% rate.

Taylor is averaging just 1.18 yards before contact in 2026, the lowest mark of his career. He's faced eight defenders in the box on 38.6 percent of his runs in 2026, 7 percent higher than last year. Last week against Pittsburgh, the Steelers had eight men in the box on 80 percent of Taylor's runs, the second-highest mark of any regular-season game in his career, and he finished with a season-low 45 yards on 15 carries.

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