Kirk Cousins Fantasy Football Week 18: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons will play the New Orleans Saints and their fifth-ranked pass defense (180.4 yards allowed per game) in Week 18, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Cousins a DFS option for you this week, as he plays the Saints? More stats and info can be found below, so take a look.

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Kirk Cousins Week 18 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: January 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 13.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 224.60
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.51
• Projected Rushing Yards: 0.00
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.00

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Cousins Fantasy Performance

• With 94.4 fantasy points in 2025 (10.5 per game), Cousins is the 36th-ranked fantasy player at his position and 157th overall.
• During his last three games, Cousins has piled up 696 passing yards (64-of-99) for six passing TDs with one pick, leading to 53.6 fantasy points (17.9 per game) during that period. On the ground, he's contributed -2 yards rushing on six carries with one touchdown.
• Cousins has connected on 100-of-162 passes for 1,092 yards, with seven touchdowns and three interceptions, in his last five games, resulting in 69.5 total fantasy points (13.9 per game). With his legs, he's added -2 rushing yards on six attempts with one TD.
• The peak of Cousins' fantasy season was a Week 15 outburst against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a matchup in which he tallied 26.9 fantasy points -- 30-of-44 (68.2%), 373 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
• From a fantasy perspective, Kirk Cousins disappointed his fantasy managers against the Carolina Panthers in Week 3, when he mustered only 1.2 fantasy points -- 5-of-7 (71.4%), 29 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. It was his worst fantasy effort of the campaign.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• New Orleans is yet to allow someone to register over 300 yards passing in a game this season.
• The Saints have allowed 11 players to pass for at least one TD in a game this year.
• A total of nine players have thrown for two or more touchdowns versus New Orleans this season.
• The Saints have given up at least three passing TDs to just three opposing QBs this year.
• New Orleans' defense has not allowed a player to put up more than 100 yards receiving in a game this season.
• The Saints have allowed a TD catch by 21 players this year.
• New Orleans has allowed two or more receiving TDs to only three players this year.
• The Saints have given up more than 100 yards on the ground to four players this year.
• New Orleans has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them this year.
• The Saints have allowed only one player to score more than one rushing touchdown in a game this season.

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