Tua Tagovailoa Fantasy Football Week 16: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins will meet the Cincinnati Bengals and their 28th-ranked pass defense (245.9 yards allowed per game) in Week 16, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For more information on Tagovailoa, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy roster, scroll down prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Bengals.

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Tua Tagovailoa Week 16 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: December 21, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 13.3
• Projected Passing Yards: 202.44
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.60
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.78
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.06

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Tagovailoa Fantasy Performance

• At the QB position, Tagovailoa is currently the 22nd-ranked fantasy player (43rd overall), putting up 160.6 total fantasy points (11.5 per game).
• Over his last three games, Tagovailoa has tallied 30.0 fantasy points (10.0 per game), as he's amassed 537 yards on 47-of-72 passing with three touchdowns and two picks. As a runner, he's tacked on five rushing yards on six carries.
• Tagovailoa has compiled 47.6 fantasy points (9.5 per game) in his last five games, completing 76-of-113 passes for 881 yards, with five touchdowns and four interceptions. He's added four rushing yards on eight carries.
• The high point of Tagovailoa's season as a fantasy producer came against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8, as he tallied 24.2 fantasy points by running for zero yards on zero attempts.
• From a fantasy perspective, Tua Tagovailoa had his worst performance of the season in Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns, when he tallied -1.4 fantasy points -- 12-of-23 (52.2%), 100 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Cincinnati has allowed more than 300 yards passing to only one player this season.
• The Bengals have given up at least one passing TD to 17 opposing QBs this year.
• Cincinnati has allowed two or more passing TDs to eight opposing QBs this year.
• The Bengals have given up at least three passing TDs to five opposing QBs this season.
• Cincinnati has given up more than 100 yards receiving to four players this season.
• The Bengals have allowed 28 players to catch a TD pass versus them this season.
• Cincinnati has allowed three players to catch two or more touchdown passes in a game this year.
• Six players have collected more than 100 yards rushing in a game against the Bengals this season.
• A total of 12 players have run for at least one TD against Cincinnati this year.
• The Bengals have allowed at least two rushing TDs to three players this year.

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