Geno Smith Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Patriots

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith will be up against the team with last season's 10th-ranked passing defense, the New England Patriots (211.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Daily fantasy players, is Smith worth considering for his next matchup against the Patriots? See below, because we can help you make the correct call.

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Geno Smith Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 242.53
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.25
• Projected Rushing Yards: 12.30
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.09

Projections provided by numberFire

Smith 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Smith picked up 266.1 fantasy points (15.7 per game), 14th at his position and 19th in the NFL.
• Smith picked up 26.3 fantasy points -- 20-of-27 (74.1%), 223 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 18 versus the Los Angeles Rams, which was his best game last year.
• In his second-best game of the season -- Week 5 versus the New York Giants -- Smith finished with 22.6 fantasy points. His stat line: 28-of-40 (70%), 284 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs; 4 carries, 72 yards.
• In Week 15 versus the Green Bay Packers, Smith finished with a season-low 4.5 fantasy points, thanks to this stat line: 15-of-19 (78.9%), 149 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.
• In Week 8 versus the Buffalo Bills, Smith posted his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 8.1 points, via these numbers: 21-of-29 (72.4%), 212 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• Last year, New England allowed only two quarterbacks to register more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Patriots surrendered at least one passing TD to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, New England allowed eight players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Patriots last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• New England let six players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Patriots allowed a touchdown reception to 24 players last season.
• New England allowed two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to just three players last season.
• Looking at run D, the Patriots allowed more than 100 rushing yards to six players last season.
• In terms of run defense, New England allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 14 players last season.
• The Patriots gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only two players last season.

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