Ja'Marr Chase Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Patriots

Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase will be up against the team with last season's 11th-ranked passing defense, the New England Patriots (208.4 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Is Chase a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he plays the Patriots? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Chase vs. Patriots Game Info

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.83
• Projected Receiving Yards: 81.84
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.59

Projections provided by numberFire

Chase 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Chase was 13th at his position, and 57th overall, with 162.7 fantasy points (10.2 per game) last season.
• In Week 5 last year versus the Arizona Cardinals, Chase posted a season-high 37.2 fantasy points, with this stat line: 15 receptions, 192 yards and three touchdowns.
• Chase accumulated 20.6 fantasy points in Week 13 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars -- 11 catches, 149 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last season.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Chase finished with 1.9 fantasy points -- four receptions, 19 yards, on six targets. That was in Week 18 versus the Cleveland Browns.
• Chase accumulated 2.9 fantasy points -- three receptions, 29 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 14 versus the Indianapolis Colts).

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Patriots Defensive Performance

• Last season, New England allowed three quarterbacks to register over 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Patriots allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against New England last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Patriots last year, one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against New England last season, three players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Patriots last season, 19 players caught a TD pass.
• Through the air, New England did not allow an opposing player to catch more than one touchdown pass against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Patriots gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to two players last season.
• Against New England last season, 12 players ran for at least one TD.
• The Patriots gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to two players last year.

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