“I think that’s one of the best traits of his that people really don’t look at,” said wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who has been on the receiving end of six of Taylor’s 10 longest completions this season, including the top three. “Yeah, he’s athletic, he can run the ball, but he can throw the deep ball. He can throw it 65 or 70 yards down the field.”

That was on display Sunday against Houston, when Taylor completed a pair of 53-yard completions to Watkins, both of which traveled basically the entire way in the air.

“We’re getting the right looks, and I think now, everybody trusts each other with making plays and going up for the ball and protecting the ball,” Watkins said. “I just tell him ‘throw it as far as you can – I’m going to go get it.’ That’s what he’s been doing. He’s just been looking the safety off, doing great with following through his reads and really just launching the ball, giving us a chance.”

Watkins’ six catches of 39-plus yards accounts for 300 of his 635 receiving yards on the year, nearly half his total.