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

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

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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: 64.88
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.68
• Projected Receiving Yards: 11.64
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.07

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Montgomery 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 75th overall and 27th at his position, Montgomery picked up 142.9 fantasy points (8.4 per game) in 2025.
• In his one game so far this year, Montgomery had 60 rushing yards on 20 attempts and two touchdowns, ending up with 25.9 fantasy points.
• Montgomery accumulated 28.4 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 151 yards, 2 TDs -- in Week 3 versus the Baltimore Ravens, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 5 versus the Cincinnati Bengals, Montgomery had another strong showing with 17.2 fantasy points, thanks to 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD.
• In Week 4 versus the Cleveland Browns, Montgomery posted a season-low 1.2 fantasy points, courtesy of this stat line: 9 carries, 12 yards.
• In his second-worst performance of the year -- Week 16 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers -- Montgomery had 1.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 4 carries, 14 yards.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Last year, Cincinnati allowed just one quarterback to rack up over 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Bengals allowed 18 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Cincinnati last season, nine players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Bengals allowed five players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Cincinnati allowed more than 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Bengals allowed a touchdown reception to 30 players last season.
• Cincinnati allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just three players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Bengals allowed six players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Cincinnati last season, 15 players ran for at least one TD.
• Only three players rushed for multiple TDs in a game versus the Bengals last year.

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