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

Sam LaPorta and the Detroit Lions will play the Buffalo Bills -- whose passing defense was ranked first in the league last season (156.9 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

With LaPorta's next game versus the Bills, should you think about him for your DFS roster? See below for more stats and info.

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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: 9.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 65.51
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.49

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LaPorta 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 66.9 fantasy points (7.4 per game), LaPorta was 25th at his position (and 211th in the league).
• 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.
• LaPorta accumulated 15.7 fantasy points -- six catches, 97 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 9 versus the Minnesota Vikings, which was his best game last season.
• LaPorta's 15.2 fantasy points in Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals -- five receptions, 92 yards and one touchdown -- were his second-highest amount last season.
• LaPorta picked up 1.5 fantasy points -- three receptions, 15 yards, on three targets -- in his worst game of the year, Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• LaPorta recorded 2.6 fantasy points -- three catches, 26 yards, on four targets -- in Week 2 versus the Chicago Bears, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• In last year's action, Buffalo did not allow a quarterback to record more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Bills surrendered at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Buffalo allowed five players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Bills last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Buffalo last season, three players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Bills last season, 18 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Buffalo allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
• In terms of run D, the Bills allowed five players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Buffalo gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• Six players rushed for multiple TDs in a game versus the Bills last year.

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