Kyler Murray Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Packers

Kyler Murray and the Minnesota Vikings will face the Green Bay Packers -- whose pass defense was ranked 11th in the league last year (194.1 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

For more details on Murray, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, read this piece prior to his upcoming game against the Packers.

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Kyler Murray 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: 17.6
• Projected Passing Yards: 211.24
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.58
• Projected Rushing Yards: 23.38
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.27

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Murray 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Murray was 38th at his position (and 186th overall) in fantasy points, with 77.8 (15.6 per game).
• In his best game last season -- Week 1 versus the New Orleans Saints -- Murray accumulated 18.3 fantasy points. His stat line: 21-of-29 (72.4%), 163 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 38 yards.
• In another good fantasy showing last season, Murray finished with 16.1 points -- 27-of-41 (65.9%), 200 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; 5 carries, 41 yards in Week 4 versus the Seattle Seahawks.
• Murray picked up 14.0 fantasy points -- 17-of-25 (68%), 220 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 7 carries, 32 yards -- in Week 2 versus the Carolina Panthers, in his worst game of the year.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 14.1 -- was in Week 3 versus the San Francisco 49ers, when Murray put together this stat line: 22-of-35 (62.9%), 159 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs; 6 carries, 37 yards.

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Packers Defensive Performance

• Against Green Bay last season, two players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Packers last season.
• In the passing game, Green Bay allowed nine players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• 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 recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Packers last season, 22 players hauled in 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 allowed more than 100 rushing yards to just 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 only three players last season.

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