Joe Flacco Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Cleveland Browns QB Joe Flacco will take on the team with last year's 21st-ranked pass defense, the Cincinnati Bengals (223.5 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Flacco's next game versus the Bengals, should you consider him for your DFS roster? See below for more stats and information.

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Joe Flacco Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.4
• Projected Passing Yards: 247.74
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.45
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.05
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.04

Projections provided by numberFire

Flacco 2024 Fantasy Performance

• In 2024, Flacco was 33rd at his position (and 147th overall) in fantasy points, with 99.2 (14.2 per game).
• Flacco picked up 26.6 fantasy points -- 33-of-44 (75%), 359 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 3 carries, 22 yards -- in his best game last season (Week 5 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars).
• Flacco recorded 15.3 fantasy points (26-of-38 (68.4%), 330 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) in Week 17 against the New York Giants, his second-best game last year.
• Flacco picked up 3.1 fantasy points -- 16-of-27 (59.3%), 179 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT -- in Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, in his worst game of the year.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 10.9 -- was in Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills, when Flacco put together this stat line: 26-of-35 (74.3%), 272 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Last season, Cincinnati allowed only two quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Bengals allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Cincinnati gave up two or more passing touchdowns to 10 opposing QBs.
• In the passing game, the Bengals gave up three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against Cincinnati last season, six players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass defense, the Bengals allowed a touchdown reception to 28 players last season.
• Cincinnati gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only two players last season.
• Looking at run D, the Bengals gave up more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• On the ground, Cincinnati allowed 17 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Just two players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Bengals last year.

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