Jared Goff Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bills

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions will face the Buffalo Bills -- whose pass defense was ranked first in the NFL last year (156.9 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Is Goff a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Bills? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Jared Goff Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
• Game Date: September 17, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 21.2
• Projected Passing Yards: 341.09
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.28
• Projected Rushing Yards: 2.22
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.02

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Goff 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 297.1 fantasy points (17.5 per game) in 2025, Goff ranked 11th in the league and ninth at his position.
• Goff accumulated 16.4 fantasy points in his one game this year. He connected on 26 of 39 passes for 206 yards, throwing for two touchdowns with zero interceptions.
• Goff picked up 34.0 fantasy points -- 23-of-28 (82.1%), 334 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 2 versus the Chicago Bears, which was his best game last year.
• Goff recorded 26.5 fantasy points (34-of-54 (63%), 364 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) in Week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, his second-best game last year.
• Goff accumulated 2.1 fantasy points -- 18-of-29 (62.1%), 197 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs -- in his worst game last year. That was in Week 17 versus the Minnesota Vikings.
• In his second-worst game of the season (Week 7 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Goff finished with 10.3 fantasy points -- 20-of-29 (69%), 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• Against Buffalo, no quarterbacks posted more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Bills last season.
• Against Buffalo last season, five players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Bills surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Against Buffalo last season, three players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass D, the Bills gave up a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Buffalo allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only one player last season.
• On the ground, five players put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bills last season.
• In terms of run defense, Buffalo gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• On the ground, the Bills allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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