Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tee Higgins will be up against the team with last season's 12th-ranked pass defense, the Cleveland Browns (212.4 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Higgins' next game versus the Browns, should you consider him for your daily fantasy lineup? See below for more stats and info.

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Tee Higgins Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 70.02
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.50

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Higgins 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 149.1 fantasy points (12.4 per game), Higgins was 19th at his position (and 77th in the league).
• In his best game last season, Higgins picked up 29.1 fantasy points -- via 11 receptions, 131 yards and three touchdowns. That was in Week 17 against the Denver Broncos.
• In his second-best performance last season, Higgins picked up 20.8 fantasy points -- via nine receptions, 148 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 11 versus the Los Angeles Chargers.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 14 versus the Dallas Cowboys -- Higgins ended up with 2.3 fantasy points. His stat line was: two catches, 23 yards, on five targets.
• Higgins picked up 3.9 fantasy points -- three receptions, 39 yards, on six targets -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was Week 3 against the Washington Commanders.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Looking at last season, Cleveland did not let a QB record more than 300 passing yards against them in a game.
• Last year, the Browns allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Cleveland allowed 10 players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Browns allowed just one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Against Cleveland last season, seven players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Browns allowed 25 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Against Cleveland last year, one player caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, two players put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Browns last season.
• In terms of run defense, Cleveland gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 17 players last season.
• The Browns gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last year.

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