Joshua Downs Week 16 Preview vs. the 49ers

Joshua Downs will be up against the 22nd-ranked passing defense in the NFL when his Indianapolis Colts meet the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16, on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Josh Downs' stat line so far this year reveals 47 catches for 406 yards and four scores. He posts 31.2 yards per game, having been targeted 70 times.

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Downs vs. the 49ers

• Downs vs the 49ers (since 2021): No games
• Three players have racked up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against San Francisco in the 2025 season.
• The 49ers have surrendered a TD pass to 24 opposing players this year.
• San Francisco has allowed only one player to register at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The 227.6 passing yards per game yielded by the 49ers defense makes them the NFL's 22nd-ranked pass defense.
• So far this year, the 49ers have conceded 25 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.8 per game. That ranks 25th in the NFL.

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Downs Receiving Insights

• In six of 13 games this season, Downs has eclipsed his prop for receiving yards.
• Downs has been targeted on 70 of his team's 445 passing attempts this season (15.7% target share).
• He has been targeted 70 times, averaging 5.8 yards per target (115th in NFL).
• Joshua Downs has four games with a touchdown catch this season (out of 13 played). He hasn't scored multiple touchdowns in any game.
• He has 9.1% of his team's 44 offensive touchdowns this season (four).
• Downs (13 red zone targets) has been targeted 21.3% of the time in the red zone (61 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Downs' Recent Performance