Jordan Mason Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Packers

Minnesota Vikings RB Jordan Mason will be up against the team with last season's 18th-ranked run defense, the Green Bay Packers (117.7 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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

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Jordan Mason Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 6.4
• Projected Rushing Yards: 30.32
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.25
• Projected Receiving Yards: 9.14
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.06

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Mason 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 123rd overall and 32nd at his position, Mason accumulated 114.9 fantasy points (7.2 per game) in 2025.
• Mason picked up 23.6 fantasy points -- 16 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs -- in Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, which was his best game last season.
• In his second-best fantasy performance last year, Mason finished with 11.7 points (15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD) in Week 7 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
• In Week 8 versus the Los Angeles Chargers, Mason put up a season-low 0.6 fantasy points, courtesy of this stat line: 4 carries, 3 yards.
• Mason collected 1.1 fantasy points -- 2 carries, 5 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 16 against the New York Giants.

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Packers Defensive Performance

• Against Green Bay last year, two players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Packers allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Green Bay allowed two or more passing touchdowns to nine opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Packers allowed only two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Against Green Bay last season, four players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Packers last season, 22 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Green Bay allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Packers yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to only two players last season.
• Against Green Bay last season, 10 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Packers gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just three players last year.

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