Darnell Mooney Fantasy Football Week 3: Stats and Projections vs. Panthers

Atlanta Falcons WR Darnell Mooney will be up against the team with last season's 23rd-ranked passing defense, the Carolina Panthers (224.7 yards conceded per game), in Week 3 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Thinking about Mooney for your DFS roster, with his next game versus the Panthers? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Darnell Mooney Week 3 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
• Game Date: September 21, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 45.71
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.29

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Mooney 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 31st at his position and 110th overall, Mooney picked up 129.2 fantasy points (8.1 per game) last season.
• In his one game this year, Mooney accumulated 2.0 fantasy points. He had 20 receiving yards on two catches (four targets) and zero touchdowns.
• In his best game last year, Mooney picked up 22.5 fantasy points -- via nine receptions, 105 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• In Week 9 against the Dallas Cowboys, Mooney put up 14.8 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), with this stat line: five receptions, 88 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 1 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mooney collected 1.5 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the season), via this stat line: one reception, 15 yards, on three targets.

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Panthers Defensive Performance

• Carolina allowed over 300 passing yards to just three QBs last season.
• 17 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Panthers last year.
• Against Carolina last season, 11 players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Panthers gave up at least three passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Carolina let five players pick up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass D, the Panthers gave up a touchdown reception to 29 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Carolina allowed six players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Panthers gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to 10 players last season.
• Against Carolina last season, 20 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Panthers allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last season.

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