Josh Downs — Week 9: Three Catches for 24 Yards

2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9

Downs caught 3 of 6 targets for 24 yards against the Cowboys, and his third-down target with 1:45 left fell incomplete before Indianapolis's go-ahead field goal, in a 27-23 loss at home.

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Josh Downs had a quiet game against the Cowboys: 6 targets, 3 catches, 24 yards and +0.5 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. His longest catch went 9 yards. Tied 20-20 with 1:45 left, third and 8 at the Dallas 32, Daniel Jones threw short over the middle for him and it fell incomplete; Spencer Shrader kicked the 50-yard field goal on the next snap.

Through Week 8 he had 30 catches on 51 targets for 330 yards, a touchdown and +14.7 EPA, +0.29 a target; here it was +0.08.

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