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Josh Downs Comes on with Joe Flacco

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Mon, 30 Sep 2024, 6:16 AM EDT
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Colts WR Josh Downs tallied a team-high 8 receptions for 82 yards and a TD on 9 targets in Sunday's win over the Steelers. Downs caught an 11-yard pass from Anthony Richardson before the QB left with a first-quarter hip injury. But then he caught a 4-yard TD on Joe Flacco's first pass attempt and drew a target on four of the QB's first seven attempts. Downs' 9 targets tied Pittman for the team lead in that category.

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

It was just Downs' second game back from a high ankle sprain. And his Week 3 return found him playing just 57% of snaps -- less than his typical 2023 role.

Richardson started well in his brief stint Sunday before leaving. We'll have to see whether that was signal of improved passing now that the WR corps is back to full strength.

We'll see about Richardson's status for Week 5. It would likely be better for Downs' fantasy outlook if Joe Flacco starts for a strongly positive matchup with the Jaguars.

Downs could be a low-WR3 or flex candidate for that spot -- especially with four teams on bye.

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Matt Schauf, Editor
Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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