Baker Mayfield Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Cincinnati Bengals -- whose pass defense was ranked 26th in the NFL last year (233.8 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Considering Mayfield for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game against the Bengals? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Baker Mayfield Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.3
• Projected Passing Yards: 238.71
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.76
• Projected Rushing Yards: 3.95
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.03

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Mayfield 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Mayfield picked up 271.9 fantasy points (16.0 per game) -- 12th at his position, 16th in the NFL.
• In Week 5 last season versus the Seattle Seahawks, Mayfield posted a season-best 26.7 fantasy points, with this stat line: 29-of-33 (87.9%), 379 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.
• Mayfield recorded 22.9 fantasy points (28-of-43 (65.1%), 273 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) in Week 10 versus the New England Patriots, his second-best game last year.
• Mayfield accumulated 3.5 fantasy points -- 9-of-19 (47.4%), 41 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs -- in Week 12 versus the Los Angeles Rams, in his worst game of the season.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 4.1 -- was in Week 8 against the New Orleans Saints, when Mayfield put together this stat line: 15-of-24 (62.5%), 152 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Last year, Cincinnati allowed just one quarterback to amass more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Bengals allowed at least one passing touchdown to 18 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Cincinnati gave up at least two touchdown passes to nine opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Bengals allowed five players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Cincinnati let four players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Bengals last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Cincinnati allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only three players last season.
• In the run game, six players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bengals last season.
• In terms of run defense, Cincinnati allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 15 players last season.
• The Bengals allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only three players last season.

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