Geno Smith Fantasy Week 2: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Lions

Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks will play the Detroit Lions -- whose pass defense was ranked 30th in the NFL last season (245.8 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

For more details on Smith, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy lineup, check out this article before his upcoming game against the Lions.

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Smith vs. Lions Game Info

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
• Game Day: September 17, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.65
• Projected Passing Yards: 258.50
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.67
• Projected Rushing Yards: 16.28
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.13

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Smith 2022 Fantasy Performance

• In his one game this season, Smith accumulated 9.1 fantasy points. He finished 16-of-26 for 112 yards, with one touchdown and zero interceptions.
• Smith picked up 31.7 fantasy points -- 23-of-30 (76.7%), 320 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last season (Week 4 versus the Detroit Lions).
• In Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints, Smith recorded 24.0 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the year), with these numbers: 16-of-25 (64%), 268 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In Week 2 versus the San Francisco 49ers, Smith finished with a season-low 6.1 fantasy points, thanks to this stat line: 24-of-30 (80%), 197 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the year, Smith finished with 12.2 points -- 25-of-40 (62.5%), 215 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. That was in Week 16 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Last season, Detroit allowed six quarterbacks to rack up over 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Lions gave up at least one passing TD to 16 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Detroit allowed at least two touchdown passes to eight opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Lions gave up at least three passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against Detroit last season, nine players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Lions last season, 23 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Detroit last year, three players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Lions allowed more than 100 rushing yards to six players last season.
• Against Detroit last season, 19 players ran for at least one TD.
• Three players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Lions last year.

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