Rashod Bateman Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bills

Baltimore Ravens wideout Rashod Bateman will take on the team with last year's 24th-ranked passing defense, the Buffalo Bills (226.1 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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

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Rashod Bateman Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 46.05
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.34

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Bateman 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 109th overall and 30th at his position, Bateman accumulated 129.6 fantasy points (8.1 per game) in 2024.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 15 versus the New York Giants -- Bateman accumulated 20.0 fantasy points. His stat line: three catches, 80 yards and two touchdowns.
• In Week 7 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bateman posted 18.1 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), with these numbers: four receptions, 121 yards and one touchdown.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Bateman finished with 1.2 fantasy points -- one reception, 12 yards, on one target. That was in Week 17 versus the Houston Texans.
• In Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills, Bateman collected 2.3 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the season), via this stat line: one reception, 23 yards, on one target.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• Last year, Buffalo allowed just three quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Bills surrendered at least one passing TD to 15 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Buffalo last season, nine players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Bills gave up three or more passing touchdowns to only two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Buffalo last season, six players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass D, the Bills allowed a touchdown reception to 27 players last season.
• Buffalo gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
• Looking at run D, the Bills allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to just three players last season.
• Against Buffalo last season, 12 players rushed for at least one TD.
• On the ground, the Bills allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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