D.K. Metcalf Fantasy Football Week 7: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers wideout D.K. Metcalf will match up with the 31st-ranked pass defense of the Cincinnati Bengals (258.5 yards allowed per game) in Week 7, at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.

For more info on Metcalf, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, scroll down prior to his upcoming matchup against the Bengals.

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D.K. Metcalf Week 7 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: October 16, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 61.77
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.46

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Metcalf Fantasy Performance

• With 59.6 fantasy points this season (11.9 per game), Metcalf is the 12th-ranked player at the WR position. He ranks 63rd among all players.
• During his last three games Metcalf has been targeted 18 times, with 12 receptions for 253 yards and three TDs. He has posted 43.3 fantasy points (14.4 per game) during that stretch.
• The high point of Metcalf's fantasy season was a Week 4 outburst against the Minnesota Vikings, a matchup in which he posted 18.6 fantasy points -- -of-0 (0%), 0 yards, 0 TDs, INTs.
• From a fantasy perspective, D.K. Metcalf's matchup versus the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 was his worst of the year, as he put up just 8.0 fantasy points. He tallied three receptions for 20 yards with one touchdown on the day.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Cincinnati has allowed only one player to amass more than 300 yards passing in a game this season.
• A total of Seven players have thrown for at least one TD versus the Bengals this season.
• A total of four players have thrown for at least two TDs against Cincinnati this year.
• The Bengals have allowed three or more passing touchdowns to two opposing QBs this year.
• Cincinnati has allowed only one player to put up over 100 yards receiving in a game this year.
• The Bengals have given up a TD catch by 13 players this season.
• Cincinnati has not given up more than one TD reception to an opposing player this season.
• The Bengals have allowed two players to put up more than 100 yards rushing in a game this year.
• Cincinnati has allowed six players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them this season.
• The Bengals have allowed two players to score more than one rushing TD in a game this season.

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