Christian Watson Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Vikings

Green Bay Packers wideout Christian Watson will be up against the team with last season's second-ranked pass defense, the Minnesota Vikings (158.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Watson, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming game versus the Vikings.

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Christian Watson Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 63.21
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.40

Projections provided by numberFire

Watson 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 155th overall and 40th at his position, Watson picked up 97.4 fantasy points (9.7 per game) in 2025.
• Watson accumulated 20.9 fantasy points -- four catches, 89 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 14 against the Chicago Bears, which was his best game last season.
• In Week 17 versus the Baltimore Ravens, Watson picked up 17.3 fantasy points, with this stat line: five receptions, 113 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best output of the season.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 16 versus the Chicago Bears -- Watson ended up with 1.7 fantasy points. His stat line was: two catches, 17 yards, on six targets.
• Watson accumulated 2.9 fantasy points -- three receptions, 29 yards, on five targets -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 15 against the Denver Broncos).

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Vikings Defensive Performance

• Minnesota gave up over 300 passing yards to just one QB last year.
• Last season, the Vikings allowed nine QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Minnesota last season, four players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Vikings allowed just two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Against Minnesota last season, four players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Vikings last season, 14 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Minnesota allowed only one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Vikings yielded more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• Against Minnesota last season, 11 players rushed for at least one TD.
• Just two players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Vikings last year.

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