Derek Carr Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Panthers

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr will be up against the team with last season's third-ranked pass defense, the Carolina Panthers (171.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

For more information on Carr, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article before his upcoming matchup versus the Panthers.

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Carr vs. Panthers Game Info

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.32
• Projected Passing Yards: 234.25
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.44
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.74
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.05

Projections provided by numberFire

Carr 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 20th overall and 16th at his position, Carr picked up 241.1 fantasy points (14.2 per game) in 2023.
• In his best game last season -- Week 18 against the Atlanta Falcons -- Carr accumulated 27.2 fantasy points. His stat line: 22-of-28 (78.6%), 264 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In his second-best game of the year -- Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams -- Carr finished with 25.0 fantasy points. His stat line: 27-of-40 (67.5%), 319 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT.
• In Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carr finished with a season-low 3.2 fantasy points, thanks to this stat line: 23-of-37 (62.2%), 127 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In Week 10 versus the Minnesota Vikings, Carr put up his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 5.4 points, via this stat line: 13-of-18 (72.2%), 110 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Panthers Defensive Performance

• Against Carolina, no quarterbacks registered more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• Last year, the Panthers allowed 11 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Carolina allowed six players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Panthers gave up three or more passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Carolina last season, three players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Panthers allowed 17 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• Carolina allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to two players last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Panthers allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to four players last season.
• Against Carolina last season, 19 players ran for at least one TD.
• Six players ran for multiple TDs in a game against the Panthers last year.

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