Melvin Gordon III Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Texans

Melvin Gordon III and the Baltimore Ravens will play the Houston Texans -- whose run defense was ranked 32nd in the NFL last season (170.2 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

Thinking about Gordon for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game against the Texans? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Gordon vs. Texans Game Info

• Matchup: Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 0.33
• Projected Rushing Yards: 1.46
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.00
• Projected Receiving Yards: 1.43
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.01

Gordon 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 51st at his position and 187th overall, Gordon picked up 62.1 fantasy points (6.2 per game) last season.
• In his best performance last year, Gordon finished with 11.5 fantasy points -- 12 carries, 26 yards, 1 TD; 5 receptions, 29 yards. That was in Week 3 against the San Francisco 49ers.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 8 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars -- Gordon picked up 11.2 fantasy points. His stat line: 9 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 23 yards.
• In his worst game of the year -- Week 4 against the Las Vegas Raiders -- Gordon accumulated -1.2 fantasy points. His stat line was: 3 carries, 8 yards.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers -- Gordon had 0.8 fantasy points. His stat line: 3 carries, 8 yards.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• Against Houston last year, three players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Texans allowed 10 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Houston allowed two or more touchdown passes to five opposing QBs.
• Against the Texans last year, no opposing QB threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Houston gave up over 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
• Against the Texans last season, 15 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Last year, no player caught more than one touchdown pass versus Houston.
• In terms of run D, the Texans allowed eight players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Houston gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 20 players last season.
• The Texans allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last year.

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