Jacoby Brissett Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chargers

Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals will face the Los Angeles Chargers -- whose passing defense was ranked fifth in the league last season (179.9 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

For more details on Brissett, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, check out this article before his upcoming game against the Chargers.

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Jacoby Brissett Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 238.62
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.25
• Projected Rushing Yards: 7.92
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.09

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Brissett 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Brissett was 16th at his position (and 25th overall) in fantasy points, with 227.4 (16.2 per game).
• Brissett accumulated 24.8 fantasy points -- 21-of-31 (67.7%), 261 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 5 carries, 4 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last year (Week 9 versus the Dallas Cowboys).
• In another good fantasy showing last season, Brissett finished with 21.9 points -- 47-of-57 (82.5%), 452 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs in Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 0.2 -- was in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, when Brissett put together this stat line: -of-0 (0%), 0 yards, 0 TDs, INTs.

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Chargers Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Los Angeles did not allow a quarterback to register more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Chargers last year.
• Through the air last season, Los Angeles allowed at least two touchdown passes to four opposing QBs.
• Through the air, the Chargers didn't give up more than two passing touchdowns to an opposing quarterback last year.
• Versus Los Angeles last season, three players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Chargers last season, 15 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Los Angeles last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Chargers yielded more than 100 rushing yards to only three players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Los Angeles allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players last season.
• In the ground game, the Chargers allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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