DeAndre Hopkins Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Bears

Tennessee Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins will take on the team with last year's 25th-ranked passing defense, the Chicago Bears (237.8 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Is Hopkins a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Bears? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Hopkins vs. Bears Game Info

• Matchup: Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.04
• Projected Receiving Yards: 52.62
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.31

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Hopkins 2023 Fantasy Performance

• With 148.6 fantasy points (8.7 per game) in 2023, Hopkins ranked 75th in the NFL and 20th at his position.
• Hopkins picked up 30.8 fantasy points -- four receptions, 128 yards and three touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons.
• In Week 14 against the Miami Dolphins, Hopkins picked up 18.4 fantasy points, with this stat line: seven receptions, 124 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best showing of the year.
• In what was his worst game of the season, Hopkins finished with 2.0 fantasy points -- two receptions, 20 yards, on four targets. That was in Week 16 versus the Seattle Seahawks.
• In Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens, Hopkins collected 2.0 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the season), via these numbers: one reception, 20 yards, on five targets.

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Chicago surrendered more than 300 passing yards to four QBs last season.
• Last year, the Bears allowed 17 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Chicago gave up at least two passing touchdowns to 10 opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Bears allowed four players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Chicago let four players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Bears allowed a touchdown reception to 28 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Chicago allowed three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Bears allowed one player to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Chicago last season, eight players ran for at least one TD.
• In terms of run D, the Bears didn't give up more than one rushing touchdown to any opposing players last year.

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