Sam LaPorta Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bills

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta will take on the team with last season's top-ranked passing defense, the Buffalo Bills (156.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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

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Sam LaPorta Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
• Game Date: September 17, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 9.2
• Projected Receiving Yards: 48.16
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

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LaPorta 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 211th overall and 25th at his position, LaPorta accumulated 66.9 fantasy points (7.4 per game) in 2025.
• LaPorta accumulated 48 yards receiving, on five catches (eight targets), with zero touchdowns and 4.8 fantasy points in his one game so far this season.
• In his best game last year, LaPorta picked up 15.7 fantasy points -- via six receptions, 97 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 9 versus the Minnesota Vikings.
• In his second-best performance last year, LaPorta picked up 15.2 fantasy points -- via five receptions, 92 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 5 versus the Cincinnati Bengals.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- LaPorta ended up with 1.5 fantasy points. His stat line was: three catches, 15 yards, on three targets.
• In his second-worst game of the season, LaPorta ended up with 2.6 fantasy points -- three receptions, 26 yards, on four targets -- in Week 2 versus the Chicago Bears.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• In last season's action, Buffalo did not allow a quarterback to throw for more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Bills allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Buffalo gave up two or more passing touchdowns to five opposing QBs.
• Versus the Bills last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Versus Buffalo last season, three players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass defense, the Bills allowed a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Against Buffalo last year, one player hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Bills gave up more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• On the ground, Buffalo allowed 18 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Six players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Bills last year.

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