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Alec Pierce Week 2 Injury Update: What His Heel Injury Means for Josh Downs and the Colts' Fantasy Football Value - Sports Illustrated

Alec Pierce is out with a heel injury, per Sports Illustrated, which bumps Josh Downs into a larger role for the Colts against Kansas City.

Alec Pierce Week 2 Injury Update: What His Heel Injury Means for Josh Downs and the Colts' Fantasy Football Value Sports Illustrated
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Sharp SixStartWrong · −6.9

Pierce is out, and that means one thing for your lineup: Downs gets more targets in a 46.5-point game. He's rostered everywhere already, so this isn't a waiver story, it's a start/sit bump. Downs was quiet in Week 1 but volume solves that. Plug him in as a flex with confidence, not excitement.

Confidence60%
  • start sit
  • waiver

Our read on Sports Illustrated’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.

Players: Alec Pierce, Bub Means, Josh Downs

Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders

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