Ja'Marr Chase Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

Cincinnati Bengals wideout Ja'Marr Chase will take on the team with last season's sixth-ranked pass defense, the Houston Texans (183.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more info on Chase, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, check out this article before his upcoming matchup against the Texans.

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Ja'Marr Chase Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 15.2
• Projected Receiving Yards: 82.89
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.58

Projections provided by numberFire

Chase 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Chase picked up 12 yards receiving, on two catches (four targets), with zero touchdowns and 1.2 fantasy points in his one game so far this year.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 5 against the Detroit Lions -- Chase accumulated 23.0 fantasy points. His stat line: six catches, 110 yards and two touchdowns.
• In Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chase put up 22.5 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), with this stat line: 14 receptions, 165 yards and one touchdown.
• In what was his worst game of the season, Chase finished with 2.3 fantasy points -- five receptions, 23 yards, on eight targets. That was in Week 4 against the Denver Broncos.
• Chase accumulated 2.6 fantasy points -- two receptions, 26 yards, on five targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Houston did not allow a quarterback to throw for more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Texans surrendered at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Houston allowed at least two touchdown passes to seven opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Texans allowed just one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Versus Houston last season, five players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Texans last season, 18 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Houston allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Texans yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to just two players last season.
• Against Houston last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Texans allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last season.

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