Joe Burrow Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- whose passing defense was ranked 27th in the NFL last year (238.2 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Daily fantasy players, is Burrow worth a look for his next game against the Buccaneers? Keep reading, because we can help you make the right decision.

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Joe Burrow Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 19.1
• Projected Passing Yards: 260.96
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.24
• Projected Rushing Yards: 7.18
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.09

Projections provided by numberFire

Burrow 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 29th at his position and 85th overall, Burrow picked up 134.4 fantasy points (16.8 per game) last year.
• Burrow accumulated 29.0 fantasy points -- 25-of-32 (78.1%), 309 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 16 against the Miami Dolphins, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 14 against the Buffalo Bills, Burrow recorded 23.4 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the year), with this stat line: 25-of-36 (69.4%), 284 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs.
• Burrow accumulated 5.5 fantasy points -- 25-of-39 (64.1%), 225 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs -- in Week 15 versus the Baltimore Ravens, in his worst game of the season.
• Burrow accumulated 7.0 fantasy points -- 7-of-13 (53.8%), 76 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last year, five players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Buccaneers gave up at least one passing touchdown to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Tampa Bay allowed 11 players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Buccaneers allowed four players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Tampa Bay allowed over 100 receiving yards to five players last season.
• The Buccaneers allowed 25 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Tampa Bay allowed four players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Buccaneers allowed only two players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Tampa Bay allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players last season.
• Four players rushed for multiple scores in a game against the Buccaneers last year.

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