Joe Burrow Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Patriots

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will play the New England Patriots -- whose passing defense was ranked 11th in the league last season (208.4 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

Thinking about Burrow for your DFS roster, with his next game against the Patriots? We've got stats and information for you in this article.

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Burrow vs. Patriots Game Info

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.90
• Projected Passing Yards: 249.52
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.83
• Projected Rushing Yards: 14.40
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.13

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Burrow 2023 Fantasy Performance

• With 147.2 fantasy points (14.7 per game) in 2023, Burrow ranked 77th in the NFL and 25th at his position.
• Burrow picked up 27.6 fantasy points -- 28-of-32 (87.5%), 283 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 6 carries, 43 yards -- in Week 8 versus the San Francisco 49ers, which was his best game last year.
• In his second-best game of the season -- Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals -- Burrow finished with 23.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 36-of-46 (78.3%), 317 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT.
• Burrow accumulated 3.2 fantasy points -- 14-of-31 (45.2%), 82 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns, in his worst game of the year.
• In Week 4 against the Tennessee Titans, Burrow put up his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 4.7 points, via these numbers: 20-of-30 (66.7%), 165 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• Last season, New England allowed three quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Patriots surrendered at least one passing touchdown to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, New England gave up two or more passing touchdowns to five opposing QBs.
• Versus the Patriots last year, one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, New England allowed more than 100 receiving yards to three players last season.
• The Patriots allowed 19 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• New England didn't allow more than one receiving TD to any opposing player last season.
• In the ground game, two players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Patriots last season.
• On the ground, New England allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Two players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Patriots last year.

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