Kyle Pitts Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts will take on the team with last year's 29th-ranked pass defense, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (243.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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

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Kyle Pitts Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 41.84
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.26

Projections provided by numberFire

Pitts 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 12th at his position and 179th overall, Pitts picked up 84.2 fantasy points (5.0 per game) last season.
• Pitts picked up 21.1 fantasy points -- four catches, 91 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was his best game last season.
• In his second-best performance last season, Pitts picked up 10.4 fantasy points -- via four receptions, 44 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 17 versus the Washington Commanders.

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last year, three players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Buccaneers last year.
• In the passing game, Tampa Bay allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Buccaneers last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Tampa Bay allowed over 100 receiving yards to seven players last season.
• Against the Buccaneers last season, 22 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Tampa Bay allowed five players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the ground game, two players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Buccaneers last season.
• On the ground, Tampa Bay allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Buccaneers allowed only one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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