Justin Jefferson Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Packers

Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson will be up against the team with last year's 11th-ranked pass defense, the Green Bay Packers (194.1 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more details on Jefferson, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy lineup, check out this article before his upcoming game against the Packers.

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Justin Jefferson 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: 9.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 70.85
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.45

Projections provided by numberFire

Jefferson 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Jefferson picked up 117.5 fantasy points (6.9 per game), 30th at his position and 120th in the NFL.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers -- Jefferson accumulated 12.6 fantasy points. His stat line: 10 catches, 126 yards.
• Jefferson accumulated 12.3 fantasy points in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns -- seven catches, 123 yards -- which was his second-best performance last year.
• In Week 13 versus the Seattle Seahawks, Jefferson finished with a season-low 0.4 fantasy points, via this stat line: two receptions, four yards, on six targets.
• In his second-worst game of the year, Jefferson ended up with 1.1 fantasy points -- two receptions, 11 yards, on four targets -- in Week 14 against the Washington Commanders.

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Packers Defensive Performance

• Green Bay allowed over 300 passing yards to just two QBs last season.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Packers last year.
• In the passing game, Green Bay allowed nine players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Packers allowed only two players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, Green Bay allowed more than 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
• The Packers allowed 22 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Against Green Bay last year, two players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Packers allowed just two players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Green Bay last season, 10 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Packers allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just three players last year.

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