Nick Chubb Fantasy Football Week 18: Stats and Projections vs. Colts

Nick Chubb and the Houston Texans will face the Indianapolis Colts and their sixth-ranked run defense (99.9 yards allowed per game) in Week 18, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Chubb a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Colts? More stats and info can be found below, so check it out.

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Nick Chubb Week 18 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts
• Game Date: January 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 4.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 5.1
• Projected Rushing Yards: 27.63
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.21
• Projected Receiving Yards: 5.40
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.04

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Chubb Fantasy Performance

• With 75.3 fantasy points in 2025 (5.0 per game), Chubb is the 46th-ranked fantasy player at his position and 182nd overall.
• In his last three games, Chubb has put up 4.6 fantasy points (1.5 per game), rushing for 37 yards and scoring zero touchdowns on eight carries.
• Chubb has totaled 15.5 fantasy points (3.1 per game) in his last five games, as he's run for 87 yards with one touchdown on 23 attempts.
• The highlight of Chubb's fantasy campaign was a Week 2 performance versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a game when he went off for 43 rushing yards and one TD on 12 carries (for 13.2 total fantasy points). As a pass-catcher, he grabbed two balls (on two targets) for 29 yards.
• From a fantasy perspective, Nick Chubb disappointed his fantasy managers against the Los Angeles Chargers last week, when he managed only 0.1 fantasy points (1 carry, 1 yard). It was his worst fantasy effort of the year.

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Colts Defensive Performance

• Indianapolis has allowed four players to register more than 300 yards passing in a game this season.
• A total of 11 players have thrown for at least one TD versus the Colts this season.
• Indianapolis has allowed six players to pass for two or more TDs in a game this year.
• The Colts have allowed four players to pass for at least three TDs in a game this year.
• Indianapolis has allowed eight players to amass more than 100 yards receiving in a game this season.
• The Colts have allowed a TD reception by 22 players this season.
• Indianapolis has given up at least two receiving touchdowns to just one player this year.
• The Colts have allowed just two players to amass more than 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• Indianapolis has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing TD against them this year.
• A total of Four players have run for more than one TD against the Colts this year.

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