Tua Tagovailoa Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Steelers

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will take on the team with last year's 29th-ranked passing defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers (243.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

With Tagovailoa's next game against the Steelers, should you think about him for your daily fantasy roster? See below for more stats and information.

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Tua Tagovailoa Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.6
• Projected Passing Yards: 209.37
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.06
• Projected Rushing Yards: 6.77
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.06

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Tagovailoa 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 160.6 fantasy points (11.5 per game), Tagovailoa was 25th at his position (and 57th in the league).
• Tagovailoa picked up 24.2 fantasy points -- 20-of-26 (76.9%), 205 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 8 versus the Atlanta Falcons, which was his best game last year.
• In his second-best game of the season, Tagovailoa accumulated 22.7 fantasy points -- 27-of-36 (75%), 256 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs -- in Week 5 versus the Carolina Panthers.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 7 versus the Cleveland Browns -- Tagovailoa finished with -1.4 fantasy points. His stat line was: 12-of-23 (52.2%), 100 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs.
• In his second-worst game of the year (Week 13 against the New Orleans Saints), Tagovailoa finished with 4.7 fantasy points -- 12-of-23 (52.2%), 157 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.

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Steelers Defensive Performance

• Against Pittsburgh last year, five players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Steelers allowed at least one passing TD to 16 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Pittsburgh allowed nine players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Steelers allowed five players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Pittsburgh let 10 players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass defense, the Steelers gave up a touchdown reception to 25 players last season.
• Pittsburgh allowed two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to five players last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Steelers yielded more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• On the ground, Pittsburgh allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Steelers allowed only one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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