Joe Burrow Fantasy Football Week 18: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow will match up with the second-ranked passing defense of the Cleveland Browns (163.8 yards conceded per game) in Week 18, at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Burrow a DFS option for you this week, as he faces the Browns? More stats and information can be found below, so check it out.

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Joe Burrow Week 18 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: January 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 18.2
• Projected Passing Yards: 243.38
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.04
• Projected Rushing Yards: 11.71
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.12

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Burrow Fantasy Performance

• With 113.3 fantasy points in 2025 (16.2 per game), Burrow is the 34th-ranked player at the QB position and 118th among all players.
• In his last three games, Burrow has amassed 54.9 fantasy points (18.3 per game), completing 74-of-102 throws for 839 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions. He's added 13 rushing yards on seven carries.
• Burrow has accumulated 1,384 passing yards (123-of-184) with 12 TDs and four picks in his last five games, leading to 97.5 fantasy points (19.5 per game) during that stretch. On the ground, he's contributed 21 yards rushing on 10 carries.
• The highlight of Burrow's fantasy season came against the Miami Dolphins in Week 16, when he racked up 29.0 fantasy points with six rushing yards on two carries.
• From a fantasy perspective, Joe Burrow had his worst performance of the season in Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens, when he put up 5.5 fantasy points -- 25-of-39 (64.1%), 225 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Cleveland has not allowed a player to put up over 300 yards passing against them in a game yet this year.
• A total of 13 players have thrown for at least one TD against the Browns this season.
• A total of six players have thrown for at least two TDs versus Cleveland this season.
• Only two players have thrown for at least three touchdowns in a game versus the Browns this season.
• A total of one player has collected more than 100 yards receiving in a game versus Cleveland this year.
• The Browns have allowed 19 players to catch a touchdown pass against them this year.
• Cleveland has allowed just three players to catch two or more touchdown passes in a game this season.
• The Browns have allowed only three players to rack up more than 100 yards rushing in a game this year.
• Cleveland has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown versus them this year.
• The Browns have allowed just three players to score more than one rushing touchdown in a game this season.

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