Kirk Cousins Fantasy Football Week 18: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins will take on the fifth-ranked passing defense of the New Orleans Saints (180.4 yards conceded per game) in Week 18, at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Cousins, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming matchup against the Saints.

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Kirk Cousins Week 18 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: January 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 13.7
• Projected Passing Yards: 226.02
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.54
• Projected Rushing Yards: 0.00
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.00

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Cousins Fantasy Performance

• Cousins has produced 94.4 fantasy points in 2025 (10.5 per game), which ranks him 36th at the QB position. Overall, he's the No. 155 player in fantasy football.
• Through his last three games, Cousins has completed 64-of-99 throws for 696 yards, with six passing touchdowns and one interception, resulting in 53.6 total fantasy points (17.9 per game). With his legs, he's added -2 rushing yards on six attempts with one TD.
• Cousins has compiled 1,092 passing yards (100-of-162) with seven TDs and three picks in his last five games, leading to 69.5 fantasy points (13.9 per game) during that stretch. On the ground, he's contributed -2 yards rushing on six carries with one touchdown.
• The high point of Cousins' season as a fantasy producer came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15, as he put up 26.9 fantasy points by rushing for zero yards on zero attempts.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Kirk Cousins stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 3 against the Carolina Panthers, throwing for 29 yards and zero touchdowns with zero interceptions (1.2 fantasy points).

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Saints Defensive Performance

• New Orleans is yet to allow a player to throw for over 300 yards passing in a game this year.
• The Saints have allowed at least one passing TD to 11 opposing QBs this year.
• New Orleans has given up at least two passing TDs to nine opposing QBs this season.
• The Saints have allowed three or more passing touchdowns to only three opposing QBs this season.
• New Orleans has not allowed more than 100 yards receiving to an opposing player this season.
• The Saints have allowed 21 players to catch a touchdown pass versus them this season.
• New Orleans has allowed only three players to catch two or more touchdown passes in a game this year.
• The Saints have given up more than 100 yards rushing to four players this year.
• New Orleans has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them this year.
• The Saints have allowed only one player to score more than one rushing touchdown in a game this year.

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