David Montgomery Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Houston Texans RB David Montgomery will be up against the team with last season's 32nd-ranked rushing defense, the Cincinnati Bengals (147.1 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Thinking about Montgomery for your DFS lineup, with his next game versus the Bengals? We've got stats and information for you in this article.

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David Montgomery Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• Projected Rushing Yards: 64.87
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.68
• Projected Receiving Yards: 11.64
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.07

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Montgomery 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Montgomery picked up 142.9 fantasy points (8.4 per game), 27th at his position and 75th in the NFL.
• Montgomery accumulated 25.9 fantasy points in his single game this season. He had 20 carries for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
• Montgomery accumulated 28.4 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 151 yards, 2 TDs -- in Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Montgomery had another strong showing with 17.2 fantasy points, thanks to 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD.
• Montgomery picked up 1.2 fantasy points -- 9 carries, 12 yards -- in Week 4 versus the Cleveland Browns, which ended up being his worst game of the year.
• In his second-worst fantasy showing of the year, Montgomery picked up 1.4 points (4 carries, 14 yards) in Week 16 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Against Cincinnati last year, one player recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Bengals allowed 18 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Cincinnati gave up at least two touchdown passes to nine opposing QBs.
• Versus the Bengals last year, five players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Cincinnati last season, four players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Bengals allowed 30 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Cincinnati allowed only three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Bengals yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to six players last season.
• On the ground, Cincinnati allowed 15 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Only three players ran for multiple scores in a game against the Bengals last year.

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