Joe Burrow Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow will be up against the team with last year's sixth-ranked pass defense, the Houston Texans (183.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Burrow a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Texans? More stats and information can be found below, so check it out.

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Joe Burrow Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 19.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 320.80
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.97
• Projected Rushing Yards: 5.75
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.04

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Burrow 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 134.4 fantasy points (16.8 per game), Burrow was 29th at his position (and 85th in the NFL).
• In his one game this season, Burrow picked up 14.2 fantasy points. He finished 25-of-35 for 254 yards, with one touchdown and one interception and has rushed for 20 yards on five carries.
• Burrow picked up 29.0 fantasy points -- 25-of-32 (78.1%), 309 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs -- in his best game last season (Week 16 versus the Miami Dolphins).
• Burrow recorded 23.4 fantasy points (25-of-36 (69.4%), 284 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs) in Week 14 against the Buffalo Bills, his second-best game last year.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens -- Burrow finished with 5.5 fantasy points. His stat line was: 25-of-39 (64.1%), 225 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 7.0 -- was in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, when Burrow put together this stat line: 7-of-13 (53.8%), 76 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• Against Houston, no quarterbacks recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Texans last year.
• Against Houston last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Texans last year, only one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Houston let five players put up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass defense, the Texans gave up a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Houston allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just two players last season.
• Looking at run D, the Texans allowed more than 100 rushing yards to only two players last season.
• On the ground, Houston allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• On the ground, the Texans allowed only one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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