Joshua Downs Week 2 Preview vs. the Chiefs

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Indianapolis Colts receiver Joshua Downs has a difficult matchup in Week 2 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), playing the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are allowing the fewest passing yards in the NFL, 115 per game.

Josh Downs saw 88 targets last year and hauled in 58 passes for 566 yards and four touchdowns, delivering 35.4 yards per game.

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Downs vs. the Chiefs

  • Downs vs the Chiefs (since 2021): 1 GP / 10 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
  • Kansas City let just three players pick up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
  • Against the Chiefs last season, 17 players hauled in a TD pass.
  • Kansas City gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
  • The 195.8 yards per game allowed by the Chiefs through the air last year were the 12th-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
  • The Chiefs' defense was ranked fourth in the league with 18 passing TDs allowed last year.

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Downs Receiving Insights

  • In six of his 13 games (46.2%) last season, Downs went over on receiving yards prop bets.
  • He averaged 6.4 yards per target last year (103rd in league), racking up 566 yards on 88 passes thrown to him.
  • Joshua Downs scored a receiving touchdown four times last year, out of 16 games played, but did not have multiple TD receptions in any of those games.

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Downs' Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Dolphins 9/7/2025 Week 1 3 TAR / 2 REC / 12 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Broncos 9/14/2025 Week 2 8 TAR / 6 REC / 51 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 9/21/2025 Week 3 3 TAR / 2 REC / 34 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 9/28/2025 Week 4 5 TAR / 4 REC / 24 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 10/5/2025 Week 5 8 TAR / 6 REC / 54 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 10/12/2025 Week 6 7 TAR / 6 REC / 42 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 10/26/2025 Week 8 3 TAR / 3 REC / 39 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Steelers 11/2/2025 Week 9 9 TAR / 6 REC / 57 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Falcons 11/9/2025 Week 10 2 TAR / 1 REC / 3 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 11/23/2025 Week 12 6 TAR / 2 REC / 10 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 11/30/2025 Week 13 6 TAR / 2 REC / 44 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 12/7/2025 Week 14 5 TAR / 4 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 12/14/2025 Week 15 5 TAR / 3 REC / 13 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 12/22/2025 Week 16 9 TAR / 5 REC / 65 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 3 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 12/28/2025 Week 17 5 TAR / 2 REC / 34 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 1/4/2026 Week 18 4 TAR / 4 REC / 61 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / -5 YDS / 0 TDs