Jahmyr Gibbs Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions will face the New Orleans Saints -- whose rushing defense was ranked 19th in the league last season (120.6 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For more information on Gibbs, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article before his upcoming game versus the Saints.

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Jahmyr Gibbs Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 23.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 25.0
• Projected Rushing Yards: 129.50
• Projected Rushing TDs: 1.00
• Projected Receiving Yards: 29.32
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.24

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Gibbs 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Gibbs picked up 44.4 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 219 yards, 2 TDs; 11 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last year, in Week 12 versus the New York Giants.
• In Week 10 versus the Washington Commanders, Gibbs put up 35.2 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), via this stat line: 15 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs; 3 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD.
• Gibbs picked up 2.8 fantasy points -- 9 carries, 25 yards -- in Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, which ended up being his worst game of the season.
• Gibbs picked up 4.4 fantasy points -- 17 carries, 41 yards; 2 receptions, 23 yards -- in Week 17 versus the Minnesota Vikings, his second-worst performance of the season.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• Against New Orleans, no quarterbacks registered more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Saints last season.
• Through the air last season, New Orleans allowed two or more touchdown passes to nine opposing QBs.
• Versus the Saints last year, just three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, New Orleans' defense did not allow a player to amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Saints allowed 22 players to catch a TD pass against them last season.
• New Orleans allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just three players last season.
• In terms of run D, the Saints allowed four players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against New Orleans last season, 11 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Saints gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last season.

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