Lamar Jackson Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Colts

Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson will take on the team with last season's 30th-ranked pass defense, the Indianapolis Colts (247.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Lamar Jackson Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 18.3
• Projected Passing Yards: 228.83
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.72
• Projected Rushing Yards: 29.17
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.15

Projections provided by numberFire

Jackson 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Jackson was 20th at his position, and 31st overall, with 214.8 fantasy points (16.5 per game) last season.
• In his best game last season -- Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills -- Jackson accumulated 29.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 14-of-19 (73.7%), 209 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 6 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD.
• Jackson recorded 27.0 fantasy points (21-of-27 (77.8%), 288 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 35 yards) in Week 3 versus the Detroit Lions, his second-best game last season.
• In his worst game of the season, Jackson ended up with 4.7 fantasy points -- 14-of-25 (56%), 193 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs. That was in Week 11 versus the Cleveland Browns.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 4.7 -- was in Week 16 versus the New England Patriots, when Jackson put together this stat line: 7-of-10 (70%), 101 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Colts Defensive Performance

• Indianapolis surrendered over 300 passing yards to four QBs last season.
• The Colts gave up at least one passing touchdown to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Indianapolis allowed two or more passing touchdowns to six opposing QBs.
• Versus the Colts last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Indianapolis gave up more than 100 receiving yards to eight players last season.
• Against the Colts last season, 23 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Indianapolis allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, two players collected more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Colts last season.
• Against Indianapolis last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Colts gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last season.

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