Michael Pittman Jr. Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Patriots

Michael Pittman Jr. and the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the New England Patriots -- whose passing defense was ranked ninth in the NFL last season (193.5 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Pittman a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Patriots? More stats and info can be found below, so take a look.

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Michael Pittman Jr. Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 41.86
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.22

Projections provided by numberFire

Pittman 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Pittman picked up 122.4 fantasy points (7.2 per game), 26th at his position and 110th in the league.
• In his one game this season so far, Pittman had three receptions on three targets, for 58 yards, and ended up with 5.8 fantasy points.
• In Week 8 last year against the Tennessee Titans, Pittman posted a season-high 15.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: eight receptions, 95 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, Pittman picked up 14.0 fantasy points, with these numbers: six receptions, 80 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best showing of the season.
• Pittman picked up 1.1 fantasy points -- two catches, 11 yards, on four targets -- in Week 18 against the Houston Texans, which was his poorest game of the season.
• Pittman accumulated 1.3 fantasy points -- one reception, 13 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 13 against the Houston Texans.

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• Last season, New England allowed only two quarterbacks to put up over 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Patriots gave up at least one passing TD to 15 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, New England gave up two or more passing touchdowns to seven opposing QBs.
• Last season, the Patriots allowed only three players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Against New England last season, five players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Patriots allowed 21 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• New England allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just three players last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Patriots allowed more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• In terms of run defense, New England gave up at least one rushing touchdown to nine players last season.
• Only two players rushed for multiple scores in a game against the Patriots last year.

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