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

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

Is Goff a DFS option for you this week, as he plays the Bills? More stats and information can be found in this article, 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: 16.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 261.11
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.72
• Projected Rushing Yards: 3.94
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.04

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Goff 2025 Fantasy Performance

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

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Bills Defensive Performance

• In last year's action, Buffalo did not allow a quarterback to throw for more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Bills last year.
• Against Buffalo last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Bills allowed only one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Buffalo gave up over 100 receiving yards to just three players last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Bills allowed a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Buffalo allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Bills allowed five players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Buffalo gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• In the ground game, the Bills allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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