Bo Nix Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chiefs

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will be up against the team with last year's 12th-ranked pass defense, the Kansas City Chiefs (195.8 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Considering Nix for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Chiefs? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Bo Nix Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Date: September 14, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 13.9
• Projected Passing Yards: 228.72
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.32
• Projected Rushing Yards: 5.87
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.06

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Nix 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Nix picked up 304.8 fantasy points (17.9 per game) -- seventh at his position, ninth in the NFL.
• Nix picked up 40.0 fantasy points -- 27-of-50 (54%), 279 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 5 carries, 48 yards, 2 TDs -- in his best game last year (Week 7 against the New York Giants).
• Nix recorded 29.1 fantasy points (23-of-34 (67.6%), 302 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs) in Week 15 versus the Green Bay Packers, his second-best game last season.
• In his worst game of the year, Nix ended up with 5.8 fantasy points -- 16-of-28 (57.1%), 150 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs. That was in Week 10 versus the Las Vegas Raiders.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 6.8 -- was in Week 1 versus the Tennessee Titans, when Nix put together this stat line: 25-of-40 (62.5%), 176 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs.

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Kansas City surrendered more than 300 passing yards to only two QBs last season.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Chiefs last year.
• Against Kansas City last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Chiefs allowed just one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Kansas City let just three players pick up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Chiefs last season, 17 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Kansas City last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run defense, the Chiefs allowed only two players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Kansas City last season, 12 players ran for at least one TD.
• Only two players rushed for multiple TDs in a game against the Chiefs last year.

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