Xavier Worthy Fantasy Football Week 3: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will be up against the team with last season's eighth-ranked passing defense, the New York Giants (210.6 yards allowed per game), in Week 3 -- beginning at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Worthy a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Giants? More stats and info can be found below, so check it out.

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Xavier Worthy Week 3 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants
• Game Date: September 21, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 40.74
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.29

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Worthy 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 111th overall and 32nd at his position, Worthy picked up 128.2 fantasy points (8.0 per game) in 2024.
• In his one game this season, Worthy accumulated 0.0 fantasy points. He had zero receiving yards on zero catches (one target) and zero touchdowns.
• In his best game last year, Worthy picked up 27.7 fantasy points -- via eight receptions, 157 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
• In his second-best performance last season, Worthy picked up 18.8 fantasy points -- via two receptions, 47 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Worthy finished with -1.0 fantasy points -- zero receptions, zero yards, on two targets. That was in Week 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Worthy recorded 1.1 fantasy points -- one catch, 11 yards, on four targets -- in Week 10 versus the Denver Broncos, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Against New York last season, one player registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Giants allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the passing game, New York allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Giants last year, only one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, New York gave up over 100 receiving yards to just two players last season.
• The Giants allowed 20 players to secure a touchdown pass against them last season.
• New York gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to only three players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Giants allowed six players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 15 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• On the ground, the Giants allowed only three players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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