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He had a 14 percent target share, his lowest of the season, despite running the most routes of any Colts receiver. The Colts had an early lead and didn't have to pass much in the second half. Downs did most of his work in the first half, seeing three of his four targets before halftime. This was more of an outlier with a game script issue, not a Josh Downs issue.
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Downs' low target share was game-script driven; elite route rate suggests role stability.

Week 4 was likely a fluke for Downs, who had a 14 percent target share (his lowest of the season) despite running the most routes of any Colts receiver. The source attributes this to game script: the Colts had an early lead and didn't have to pass much in the second half (Daniel Jones attempted 12 passes in the second half vs. 22 in the first), and Downs saw three of his four targets before halftime. This is a game script issue, not a Downs issue, and opens a buy-low window.

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