Josh Downs — Week 6: Eight Targets, 40 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Wednesday, Oct 21
Downs caught 4 of 8 targets for 40 yards against the Titans, including a fourth-down conversion, and was the target on a first-quarter interception, in a 26-20 home loss.
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Josh Downs drew 8 of Daniel Jones's 42 attempts against the Titans and turned them into 4 catches, 40 yards and +0.5 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. The tape charting splits the blame: 5 of the 8 were catchable, he caught 4 and dropped 1, his first drop of the season after none on 20 catchable targets through Week 5.
The costliest target came first. Scoreless, 2:44 left in the first quarter, second and 13 at the Tennessee 19: Jones threw short right for Downs and Amani Hooker intercepted at the 6. It cost -3.9 EPA and -11.1 points of win probability.
His most valuable catch was a 4-yarder. Up 13-3 in the third quarter, fourth and 2 at the Tennessee 42, he caught a short pass to the 38, +3.0 EPA. Down 20-13 in the fourth, he caught a 23-yard throw deep right to the Tennessee 49 on the drive Jonathan Taylor finished with the tying touchdown. Two of his targets were contested, a receiver and a defender arriving together, and he won 1.
Through Week 5 he had 34 targets, 20 catches, 249 yards and +11.7 EPA.
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_Data via nflverse. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse._
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