Daniel Jones Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Dolphins

Indianapolis Colts QB Daniel Jones will take on the team with last year's ninth-ranked passing defense, the Miami Dolphins (210.7 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Jones' next game versus the Dolphins, should you think about him for your DFS roster? Scroll down for more stats and info.

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Daniel Jones Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Indianapolis Colts vs. Miami Dolphins
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.0
• Projected Passing Yards: 184.97
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.20
• Projected Rushing Yards: 21.17
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.20

Projections provided by numberFire

Jones 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 93rd overall and 27th at his position, Jones picked up 135.3 fantasy points (13.5 per game) in 2024.
• Jones picked up 24.4 fantasy points -- 20-of-26 (76.9%), 174 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last season (Week 9 against the Washington Commanders).
• In his second-best game of the season, Jones accumulated 22.1 fantasy points -- 23-of-34 (67.6%), 257 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 11 carries, 38 yards -- in Week 5 versus the Seattle Seahawks.
• Jones accumulated 4.9 fantasy points -- 22-of-42 (52.4%), 186 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs -- in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings, in his worst game of the year.
• Jones accumulated 6.0 fantasy points -- 14-of-21 (66.7%), 99 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Dolphins Defensive Performance

• Against Miami last year, three players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Dolphins allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Miami last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Dolphins allowed three or more passing touchdowns to just two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Miami last season, seven players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Dolphins last season, 20 players caught a TD pass.
• Miami allowed two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to only two players last season.
• Last season, the Dolphins defense didn't allow a player to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game.
• On the ground, Miami allowed 10 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Dolphins allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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