Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans
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Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts suffered defeat for the first time in three games on Sunday. After back-to-back wins over the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Colts took a loss in Week 13, falling to the Houston Texans, 20-16.
Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. shoves Indianapolis Colts center Tanor Bortolini into the lap of quarterback Daniel Jones forcing an incomplete pass on third down.
Fantasy Impact: Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reports Kincaid is labeled as "week-to-week." Fellow tight end Dawson Knox played 77% of the team's offensive snaps in each game Kincaid has missed this season but did not see more than three targets in either game. Fantasy managers probably are best looking elsewhere for help through byes this week.
However, his last three performances have all fallen short of his Week 13 projection of 17.2 points and his season average of 19. He scored 14.08 in Week 9 vs. the Steelers, 15.5 vs. the Falcons, and 16.84 vs. the Chiefs (the Colts had a Week 11 bye). Given his recent struggles and injury concerns, Daniel Jones should be sat this week.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones rips a 19-yard toss over the middle to wide receiver Alec Pierce against the Houston Texans.
Moving on to Jones' old team in New York, Jaxson Dart has cleared concussion protocol, the team announced on Friday. Dart has missed the Giants’ past two games while in concussion protocol. He was injured in Week 10 against the Chicago Bears. Jameis Winston started in a pair of seven-point losses in Dart’s absence.
What a difference a year has made for Jones, who linked up with the Vikings late in the 2024 season after being released by the Giants following a rocky five-plus seasons at the helm. The 28-year-old quarterback then bet on himself in free agency, agreeing to a one-year, $14 million deal with the Colts.
New York Giants fan Will Somerindyke didn’t think Daniel Jones would become the next Tom Brady. But he scrounged up every Jones rookie card as if that might happen during the COVID sports card boom in 2020 and 2021.