Chase Brown Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Cincinnati Bengals RB Chase Brown will be up against the team with last season's 21st-ranked rushing defense, the Cleveland Browns (129.7 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Brown a DFS option for you this week, as he plays the Browns? More stats and information can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Chase Brown Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 14.4
• Projected Rushing Yards: 68.16
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.52
• Projected Receiving Yards: 22.24
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.14

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Brown 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 201.0 fantasy points (12.6 per game), Brown was 12th at his position (and 34th in the NFL).
• In Week 15 last year against the Tennessee Titans, Brown put up a season-high of 23.3 fantasy points, with these numbers: 25 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 16 yards, 1 TD.
• In Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Brown posted 21.7 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), via this stat line: 27 carries, 120 yards; 5 receptions, 37 yards, 1 TD.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 1 versus the New England Patriots -- Brown accumulated 2.3 fantasy points. His stat line was: 3 carries, 11 yards.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs -- Brown had 3.1 fantasy points. His stat line: 4 carries, 31 yards.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Against Cleveland, not a single quarterback registered more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Browns last year.
• In the passing game, Cleveland allowed 10 players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Browns surrendered at least three passing touchdowns to only one opposing quarterback last year.
• Cleveland allowed seven players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Browns last season, 25 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Cleveland allowed only one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Browns allowed only two players to pick up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Cleveland gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 17 players last season.
• In the running game, the Browns allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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