Amon-Ra St. Brown Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions will face the New Orleans Saints -- whose passing defense was ranked fourth in the NFL last season (179.2 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is St. Brown a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Saints? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 15.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 83.22
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.62

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St. Brown 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In his best performance last season -- Week 2 against the Chicago Bears -- St. Brown accumulated 30.2 fantasy points. His stat line: nine catches, 115 yards and three touchdowns.
• In his second-best performance last season, St. Brown picked up 28.4 fantasy points -- via 13 receptions, 164 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Rams.
• In Week 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Brown collected 4.2 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the year), via this stat line: two receptions, 42 yards, on 12 targets.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• Against New Orleans, not a single quarterback totaled more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• The Saints allowed at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, New Orleans gave up at least two passing touchdowns to nine opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Saints surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to only three opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against New Orleans last season, no player put up over 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass defense, the Saints allowed a touchdown reception to 22 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New Orleans allowed just three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Saints gave up more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• On the ground, New Orleans allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Saints gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last season.

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