David Montgomery Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

David Montgomery and the Houston Texans will play the Cincinnati Bengals -- whose rushing defense was ranked 32nd in the league last season (147.1 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

With Montgomery's next game against the Bengals, should you consider him for your DFS roster? See below for more stats and information.

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David Montgomery Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 12.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.8
• Projected Rushing Yards: 64.88
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.70
• Projected Receiving Yards: 11.70
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.07

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Montgomery 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 75th overall and 27th at his position, Montgomery picked up 142.9 fantasy points (8.4 per game) in 2025.
• In his one game this year, Montgomery accumulated 25.9 fantasy points. He rushed for 60 yards on 20 carries, with two touchdowns.
• In Week 3 last year versus the Baltimore Ravens, Montgomery put up a season-high of 28.4 fantasy points, with this stat line: 12 carries, 151 yards, 2 TDs.
• Montgomery accumulated 17.2 fantasy points in Week 5 versus the Cincinnati Bengals (18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD) in his second-best game last season.
• In Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns, Montgomery put up a season-low 1.2 fantasy points, courtesy of these numbers: 9 carries, 12 yards.
• Montgomery accumulated 1.4 fantasy points -- 4 carries, 14 yards -- in Week 16 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, his second-worst performance of the year.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Against Cincinnati last season, one player registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 18 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Bengals last season.
• In the passing game, Cincinnati allowed nine players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Bengals allowed five players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Cincinnati let four players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Bengals last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Cincinnati last year, three players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run defense, the Bengals allowed six players to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Cincinnati last season, 15 players rushed for at least one TD.
• Only three players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Bengals last year.

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