Jake Ferguson Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Giants

Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson will be up against the team with last season's 14th-ranked passing defense, the New York Giants (214 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:20 PM ET on Sunday.

For more information on Ferguson, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, scroll down prior to his upcoming matchup against the Giants.

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Ferguson vs. Giants Game Info

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 3.52
• Projected Receiving Yards: 23.40
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.20

Ferguson 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 294th overall and 47th at his position, Ferguson picked up 29.4 fantasy points (2.7 per game) in 2022.
• Ferguson accumulated 10.0 fantasy points -- four catches, 40 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 8 against the Chicago Bears, Ferguson picked up 6.1 fantasy points, with this stat line: one reception, one yard and one touchdown. That was his second-best showing of the season.
• In Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, Ferguson finished with a season-low -0.1 fantasy points, via this stat line: two receptions, -1 yards, on two targets.
• Ferguson accumulated 0.4 fantasy points -- one reception, four yards, on one target -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 18 versus the Washington Commanders).

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Last season, New York allowed two quarterbacks to register more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Giants allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the passing game, New York allowed seven players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Giants allowed one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• New York let six players pick up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Giants allowed 18 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New York allowed three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Giants allowed five players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 13 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Giants gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to two players last season.

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