Josh Downs — Week 8: The Colts' Only Touchdown
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 2
Downs caught 4 of 5 targets for 23 yards and his first touchdown of the season against the Jaguars, the Colts' only score, in Indianapolis's 42-7 loss.
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Josh Downs scored his first touchdown of the season against the Jaguars: 5 targets, 4 catches, 23 yards and +3.3 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. Down 35-0 with 4:05 left in the third, after two Jonathan Taylor runs from the 3 had lost 3 yards, it was third and 6 at the Jacksonville 6; Daniel Jones threw short left and Downs caught it in the end zone, +3.0 EPA. His other catches went for 4, 5 and 8 yards, and his one incompletion was a deep throw on first and 10 at 35-0. He returned a punt 20 yards to the Indianapolis 42.
The rate was above his season. Through Week 7 he had 46 targets, 26 catches, 307 yards, no touchdowns and +11.4 EPA, +0.25 a target; here it was +0.65.
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