Tua Tagovailoa Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Panthers

Atlanta Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa will be up against the team with last year's 15th-ranked pass defense, the Carolina Panthers (203.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more information on Tagovailoa, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, check out this article before his upcoming matchup against the Panthers.

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Tua Tagovailoa Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 13.1
• Projected Passing Yards: 223.15
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.28
• Projected Rushing Yards: 6.70
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.07

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Tagovailoa 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Tagovailoa picked up 160.6 fantasy points (11.5 per game), 25th at his position and 57th in the league.
• In Week 8 last year against the Atlanta Falcons, Tagovailoa posted a season-best 24.2 fantasy points, with this stat line: 20-of-26 (76.9%), 205 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs.
• Tagovailoa recorded 22.7 fantasy points (27-of-36 (75%), 256 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) in Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers, his second-best game last year.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 7 against 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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Panthers Defensive Performance

• Looking at last year, Carolina did not let a QB put up over 300 passing yards against them in a game.
• 13 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Panthers last year.
• In the passing game, Carolina allowed five players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Panthers allowed three or more passing touchdowns to just two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Carolina let five players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Panthers allowed 19 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Carolina gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to just one player last season.
• In the ground game, four players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Panthers last season.
• Against Carolina last season, 16 players rushed for at least one TD.
• In the running game, the Panthers allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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