Lamar Jackson Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Chiefs

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will take on the team with last season's fourth-ranked pass defense, the Kansas City Chiefs (176.5 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:20 PM ET on Thursday.

For more information on Jackson, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article before his upcoming game against the Chiefs.

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Jackson vs. Chiefs Game Info

• Matchup: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Day: September 5, 2024
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 19.44
• Projected Passing Yards: 220.15
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.36
• Projected Rushing Yards: 52.51
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.31

Projections provided by numberFire

Jackson 2023 Fantasy Performance

• In Week 17 last season against the Miami Dolphins, Jackson posted a season-best 36.3 fantasy points, with this stat line: 18-of-21 (85.7%), 321 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs; 6 carries, 35 yards.
• In his second-best game of the year -- Week 2 against the Houston Texans -- Jackson finished with 36.1 fantasy points. His stat line: 16-of-22 (72.7%), 152 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 11 carries, 100 yards, 2 TDs.
• Jackson accumulated 6.6 fantasy points -- 17-of-22 (77.3%), 169 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT; 6 carries, 38 yards -- in Week 1 versus the Houston Texans, in his worst game of the year.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 9.9 -- was in Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, when Jackson put together this stat line: 22-of-38 (57.9%), 236 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT; 6 carries, 45 yards.

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Against Kansas City, no quarterbacks posted more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• The Chiefs gave up at least one passing touchdown to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Kansas City allowed four players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Chiefs last year, two players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Kansas City allowed two players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Chiefs last season, 18 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Kansas City last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• On the ground, two players put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Chiefs last season.
• On the ground, Kansas City allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• One player ran for multiple scores in a game versus the Chiefs last year.

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