Josh Downs Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Broncos

Josh Downs and the Indianapolis Colts will meet the Denver Broncos -- whose pass defense was ranked 19th in the NFL last season (220.7 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Is Downs a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Broncos? More stats and information can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Josh Downs Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos
• Game Date: September 14, 2025
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 4.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 6.2
• Projected Receiving Yards: 33.88
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.19

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Downs 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 111.5 fantasy points (8.0 per game) in 2024, Downs ranked 130th in the NFL and 38th at his position.
• Downs accumulated 12 yards receiving, on two catches (three targets), with zero touchdowns and 1.2 fantasy points in his one game so far this year.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 8 against the Houston Texans -- Downs accumulated 18.2 fantasy points. His stat line: four catches, 109 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 11 versus the New York Jets, Downs put up 14.4 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), with these numbers: five receptions, 84 yards and one touchdown.
• Downs picked up 0.3 fantasy points -- one catch, three yards, on three targets -- in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins, which was his poorest game of the year.
• Downs recorded 2.2 fantasy points -- three catches, 22 yards, on five targets -- in Week 3 versus the Chicago Bears, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Broncos Defensive Performance

• Last season, Denver allowed just two quarterbacks to record more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Broncos allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Denver allowed at least two passing touchdowns to five opposing QBs.
• Versus the Broncos last year, only three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Denver let six players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass D, the Broncos allowed a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Against Denver last year, three players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Broncos gave up more than 100 rushing yards to only three players last season.
• Against Denver last season, eight players ran for at least one TD.
• In the running game, the Broncos allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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