Some more good news for the Indianapolis Colts, with wide receiver Josh Downs active for Sunday’s Week 6 game against the Tennessee Titans.
Downs was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report after dealing with a toe injury this week that popped up in the Week 5 Jacksonville game, according to Nate Atkins of the Indy Star.
Downs did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday but was a full participant in Friday’s practicing–providing added hope that he would be able to play in this divisional matchup.
Downs missed the first two games of the season working through a high-ankle sprain, but over these last two games in particular, he’s become the focal point of the Colts’ passing game.
Providing some much-needed stability to the Colts’ short to intermediate passing games–which have been quite inconsistent this season–Downs has caught 17-of-21 passes during this two game span, with 151 yards and a touchdown.
In that stretch, Downs ranks first on the team in targets and receptions and is second in yards. League-wide, Downs is tied for first in targets from the slot, he’s first in receptions, and second in yards, according to Pro Football Focus.
Downs’ availability obviously provides a big boost for the offense. Before suffering the ankle injury in training camp, he was a favorite target of Anthony Richardson’s in those practices.
He very much looks poised to make that Year 2 jump that so many successful NFL players make.