Patrick Mahomes II Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Lions

Patrick Mahomes II and the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Detroit Lions -- whose passing defense was ranked 30th in the league last year (245.8 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Thursday at 8:20 PM ET.

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

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Mahomes vs. Lions Game Info

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions
• Game Day: September 7, 2023
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 22.34
• Projected Passing Yards: 301.86
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.26
• Projected Rushing Yards: 19.47
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.19

Mahomes 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Mahomes had 416.4 fantasy points (24.5 per game), and that was the best number in the NFL.
• In Week 1 last year against the Arizona Cardinals, Mahomes posted a season-best 34.9 fantasy points, with these numbers: 30-of-39 (76.9%), 360 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In his second-best game of the season, Mahomes accumulated 34.1 fantasy points -- 43-of-68 (63.2%), 446 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD -- in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 18 against the Las Vegas Raiders -- Mahomes finished with 15.0 fantasy points. His stat line was: 18-of-26 (69.2%), 202 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs; 3 carries, 29 yards.
• In his second-worst game of the year (Week 2 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars), Mahomes finished with 16.6 fantasy points -- 22-of-30 (73.3%), 195 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Against Detroit last year, six players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Lions allowed 16 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Detroit allowed eight players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Lions allowed three or more passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Detroit allowed nine players rack up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Lions allowed 23 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Detroit gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to three players last season.
• On the ground, six players picked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Lions last season.
• On the ground, Detroit allowed 19 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Three players rushed for multiple scores in a game versus the Lions last year.

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