D.K. Metcalf Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Falcons

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver D.K. Metcalf will take on the team with last year's 13th-ranked pass defense, the Atlanta Falcons (200.4 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more details on Metcalf, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming matchup against the Falcons.

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D.K. Metcalf Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 52.30
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.47

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Metcalf 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Metcalf was 20th at his position, and 94th overall, with 128.2 fantasy points (8.5 per game) last year.
• Metcalf picked up 18.6 fantasy points -- five catches, 126 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, Metcalf posted 15.5 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with this stat line: four receptions, 95 yards and one touchdown.
• Metcalf picked up 0.6 fantasy points -- two receptions, six yards, on four targets -- in his worst game of the season, Week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts.
• Metcalf picked up 3.2 fantasy points -- three receptions, 32 yards, on five targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills.

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Last season, Atlanta allowed only one quarterback to record over 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Falcons allowed at least one passing touchdown to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Atlanta allowed two or more passing touchdowns to nine opposing QBs.
• Versus the Falcons last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Atlanta last season, four players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Falcons last season, 24 players caught a TD pass.
• Atlanta allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only three players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Falcons allowed just two players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Atlanta allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Falcons allowed only two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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