Josh Allen Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Cardinals

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will play the Arizona Cardinals -- whose passing defense was ranked 13th in the NFL last year (212.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

With Allen's next game versus the Cardinals, should you consider him for your DFS lineup? Scroll down for more stats and information.

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Allen vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Matchup: Buffalo Bills vs. Arizona Cardinals
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 23.27
• Projected Passing Yards: 271.78
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.00
• Projected Rushing Yards: 34.39
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.54

Projections provided by numberFire

Allen 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Allen picked up 392.9 fantasy points (23.1 per game), first at his position and first overall in the league.
• In his best game last year -- Week 12 against the Philadelphia Eagles -- Allen accumulated 39.7 fantasy points. His stat line: 29-of-51 (56.9%), 339 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 9 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs.
• Allen recorded 36.5 fantasy points (21-of-25 (84%), 320 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs; 4 carries, 17 yards, 1 TD) in Week 4 versus the Miami Dolphins, his second-best game last year.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 1 versus the New York Jets -- Allen finished with 9.0 fantasy points. His stat line was: 29-of-41 (70.7%), 236 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs; 6 carries, 36 yards.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 13.9 -- was in Week 6 versus the New York Giants, when Allen put together this stat line: 19-of-30 (63.3%), 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT.

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Cardinals Defensive Performance

• Last season, Arizona allowed three quarterbacks to rack up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Cardinals allowed at least one passing TD to 17 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Arizona allowed nine players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Cardinals allowed four players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Versus Arizona last season, six players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Cardinals last season, 25 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Arizona last year, six players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Cardinals gave up more than 100 rushing yards to eight players last season.
• Against Arizona last season, 15 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Cardinals gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to two players last season.

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