Nick Chubb Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Nick Chubb and the Houston Texans will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- whose run defense was ranked fourth in the league last season (97.8 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

For more information on Chubb, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, read this piece before his upcoming game versus the Buccaneers.

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Nick Chubb Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: September 15, 2025
• Game Time: 7 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.9
• Projected Rushing Yards: 69.01
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.51
• Projected Receiving Yards: 10.71
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.06

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Chubb 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 58.3 fantasy points (7.3 per game), Chubb was 53rd at his position (and 242nd in the NFL).
• In his one game so far this year, Chubb had 60 rushing yards on 13 attempts and zero touchdowns, ending up with 6.0 fantasy points.
• Chubb picked up 18.0 fantasy points -- 20 carries, 59 yards, 2 TDs -- in Week 12 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was his best game last season.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 13 against the Denver Broncos -- Chubb picked up 10.5 fantasy points. His stat line: 9 carries, 21 yards; 2 receptions, 24 yards, 1 TD.
• In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Chubb put up a season-low 2.1 fantasy points, courtesy of this stat line: 9 carries, 41 yards.
• In his second-worst performance of the year -- Week 9 against the Los Angeles Chargers -- Chubb had 3.5 fantasy points. His stat line: 15 carries, 39 yards.

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Against Tampa Bay last season, three players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Buccaneers allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Tampa Bay allowed seven players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Buccaneers allowed at least three passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Tampa Bay allowed seven players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass D, the Buccaneers gave up a touchdown reception to 22 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Tampa Bay allowed five players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Buccaneers allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to just two players last season.
• Against Tampa Bay last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• On the ground, the Buccaneers allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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