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Josh Downs running from the slot at a 70 percent rate and facing off against a Dallas secondary giving up the fifth highest EPA on target pass attempts (and being targeted via the slot at a high rate). The problem for Downs is that Keenan Allen -- our millennial king -- has asserted himself as the clear WR1 in the Indy offense. Allen is seeing a target on 28 percent of his routes; Downs is at 18 percent on the season.
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Downs faces Cowboys' elite slot matchup but trails Allen in target share (18% vs 28%).

Downs runs from the slot at a 70 percent rate and faces Dallas, which gives up the fifth highest EPA on target pass attempts to slot receivers. However, Keenan Allen has asserted himself as the clear WR1 in the Indy offense, seeing a target on 28 percent of his routes compared to Downs' 18 percent on the season. Downs is in a good spot matchup-wise: only three defenses allow more expected fantasy points per game on slot throws than the Cowboys, and no team has allowed more receiving yards to slot pass catchers.

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