Daniel Jones — Week 9: A 55-Yard Score, Then an Interception
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Jones completed 20 of 34 passes for 180 yards, a 55-yard touchdown and an interception against the Cowboys, and his last drive ended in a third-and-22 interception, in Indianapolis's 27-23 loss at home.
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Daniel Jones lost the first half against the Cowboys and could not make up for it: 20 of 34 for 180 yards, a touchdown and an interception, sacked twice, plus 3 carries for 11 yards. Over 36 dropbacks he was worth -8.6 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position, -0.24 per dropback. His 15 first-half dropbacks cost -8.7 of it.
His best throw came down 20-10 with 1:27 left in the third. Second and 5 at his own 45, he threw short left to Ashton Dulin, who went 55 yards for the touchdown, +4.6 EPA and 16.6 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win. That one throw accounted for 55 of his 180 yards.
The last drive went the other way. Down 27-23 with 1:03 left, first and 10 at his own 26, he was flagged for intentional grounding, a 12-yard loss and a 10-second runoff, -14.2 points. On third and 22 at his own 14, he threw deep over the middle for Keenan Allen and Caleb Downs intercepted at the 37, -2.5 EPA.
It was a little below his season rate. Through Week 8 he was at -0.20 per dropback, -58.2 EPA on 289 dropbacks, with a completion percentage over expected (CPOE), how often he completed passes against what their difficulty predicted, of -3.7; here it was -9.5. He has thrown an interception in 8 of his 9 games.
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