Jahmyr Gibbs Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Bills

Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs will be up against the team with last year's 28th-ranked run defense, the Buffalo Bills (136.2 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Is Gibbs a DFS option for you this week, as he faces the Bills? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Jahmyr Gibbs Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
• Game Date: September 17, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.4
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.1
• Projected Rushing Yards: 24.95
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.22
• Projected Receiving Yards: 39.88
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.29

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Gibbs 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Gibbs was among the top fantasy players at his position, with 289.9 points (17.1 per game) -- fourth at his position, 13th in the NFL.
• Gibbs picked up 28.6 fantasy points in his single game this season. He had 29 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns, plus 30 receiving yards on five catches (five targets).
• Gibbs picked up 44.4 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 219 yards, 2 TDs; 11 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last season, in Week 12 versus the New York Giants.
• In Week 10 versus the Washington Commanders, Gibbs put up 35.2 fantasy points (his second-best total last year), via this stat line: 15 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs; 3 receptions, 30 yards, 1 TD.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 9 versus the Minnesota Vikings -- Gibbs accumulated 2.8 fantasy points. His stat line was: 9 carries, 25 yards.
• Gibbs picked up 4.4 fantasy points -- 17 carries, 41 yards; 2 receptions, 23 yards -- in Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, his second-worst performance of the year.

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Bills Defensive Performance

• Looking at last year, Buffalo did not allow a QB to total over 300 passing yards against them in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Bills last year.
• Against Buffalo last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Bills gave up at least three passing touchdowns to just one opposing quarterback last year.
• Against Buffalo last season, three players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Bills allowed 18 players to catch a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Buffalo allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Bills yielded more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• On the ground, Buffalo allowed 18 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Bills allowed six players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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