Isiah Pacheco Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Lions

Isiah Pacheco and the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Detroit Lions -- whose rushing defense was ranked 29th in the league last season (146.5 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Thursday at 8:20 PM ET.

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Pacheco vs. Lions Game Info

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions
• Game Day: September 7, 2023
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.41
• Projected Rushing Yards: 63.47
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.53
• Projected Receiving Yards: 8.81
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.06

Pacheco 2022 Fantasy Performance

• With 122.0 fantasy points (7.2 per game), Pacheco was 33rd at his position (and 91st in the league).
• In Week 12 last season against the Los Angeles Rams, Pacheco put up a season-high of 14.6 fantasy points, with these numbers: 22 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals -- Pacheco picked up 14.2 fantasy points. His stat line: 14 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD.
• Pacheco collected 0.6 fantasy points -- 2 carries, 6 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 2 versus the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Against Detroit last year, six players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 16 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Lions last year.
• Against Detroit last season, eight players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Lions last year, two players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Versus Detroit last season, nine players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass D, the Lions gave up a touchdown reception to 23 players last season.
• Detroit gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to three players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Lions allowed six players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Detroit allowed 19 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Three players rushed for multiple TDs in a game against the Lions last year.

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