2016 NFL Week 1 Fantasy Points Projections

Along with the debut of the 2016 NFL regular season comes the thrilling return of fantasy football as well. And by now, you’ve probably held your drafts already and are itching to get your team onto the field this week to put up some sizzling numbers.

But before you lock in your roster, we strongly recommend that you first take a look below at the Week 1 fantasy points projections for all of the preliminary matchups on tap to equip yourself with the best possible starting lineup for that sweet, first ‘W’.

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Complete NFL Week 1 Fantasy Points Projections

**data courtesy of FantasyData.com (for standard league/non-PPR formats)

Thursday, September 8

Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos (8:30 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Carolina | Panthers D/ST | 10.3
QB | Cam Newton | 17.6
RB | Jonathan Stewart | 8.7
WR | Kelvin Benjamin | 8.3
TE | Greg Olsen | 8.4
Denver | Broncos D/ST | 7.2
QB | Trevor Siemian | 7.7
RB | CJ Anderson | 9.3
WR | Demaryius Thomas | 9.9
TE | Virgil Green | 3.7

Sunday, September 11

Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Buffalo | Bills D/ST | 5.5
QB | Tyrod Taylor | 16.4
RB | LeSean McCoy | 11.4
WR | Sammy Watkins | 10.3
TE | Charles Clay | 5.7
Baltimore | Ravens D/ST | 5.4
QB | Joe Flacco | 15.0
RB | Javorius Allen | 5.0
WR | Steve Smith | 6.6
TE | Crockett Gillmore | 4.7

Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Green Bay | Packers D/ST | 4.3
QB | Aaron Rodgers | 20.6
RB | Eddie Lacy | 11.1
WR | Jordy Nelson | 11.1
TE | Jared Cook | 5.2
Jacksonville | Jaguars D/ST | 5.8
QB | Blake Bortles | 16.8
RB | TJ Yeldon | 7.4
WR | Allen Robinson | 10.6
TE | Julius Thomas | 6.1

San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
San Diego | Chargers D/ST | 5.2
QB | Philip Rivers | 15.2
RB | Melvin Gordon | 7.7
WR | Keenan Allen | 9.3
TE | Antonio Gates | 6.5
Kansas City | Chiefs D/ST | 8.8
QB | Alex Smith | 16.4
RB | Jamaal Charles | 11.7
WR | Jeremy Maclin | 9.7
TE | Travis Kelce | 7.7

Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Oakland | Raiders D/ST | 2.2
QB | Derek Carr | 17.9
RB | Latavius Murray | 11.0
WR | Amari Cooper | 11.2
TE | Clive Walford | 5.6
New Orleans | Saints D/ST | 5.7
QB | Drew Brees | 19.8
RB | Mark Ingram | 11.7
WR | Brandin Cooks | 10.0
TE | Coby Fleener | 8.4

Chicago Bears at Houston Texans (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Chicago | Bears D/ST | 6.1
QB | Jay Cutler | 14.2
RB | Jeremy Langford | 8.1
WR | Alshon Jeffery | 9.7
TE | Zach Miller | 6.0
Houston | Texans D/ST | 7.4
QB | Brock Osweiler | 15.2
RB | Lamar Miller | 14.2
WR | DeAndre Hopkins | 12.6
TE | Ryan Griffin | 3.4

Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Cleveland | Browns D/ST | 6.3
QB | Robert Griffin III | 14.5
RB | Duke Johnson | 9.0
WR | Corey Coleman | 8.6
TE | Gary Barnidge | 7.7
Philadelphia | Eagles D/ST | 7.0
QB | Carson Wentz | 1.1
RB | Ryan Mathews | 9.6
WR | Jordan Matthews | 8.8
TE | Zach Ertz | 7.5

Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Minnesota | Vikings D/ST | 8.2
QB | Shaun Hill | 7.2
RB | Adrian Peterson | 13.8
WR | Stefon Diggs | 7.2
TE | Kyle Rudolph | 4.5
Tennessee | Titans D/ST | 5.6
QB | Marcus Mariota | 15.8
RB | DeMarco Murray | 9.4
WR | Rishard Matthews | 6.8
TE | Delanie Walker | 7.3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Tampa Bay | Buccaneers D/ST | 5.9
QB | Jameis Winston | 16.8
RB | Doug Martin | 12.6
WR | Mike Evans | 10.6
TE | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 4.2
Atlanta | Falcons D/ST | 5.4
QB | Matt Ryan | 17.4
RB | Devonta Freeman | 12.0
WR | Julio Jones | 15.2
TE | Jacob Tamme | 4.1

Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets (1:00 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Cincinnati | Bengals D/ST | 6.9
QB | Andy Dalton | 16.0
RB | Giovani Bernard | 7.9
WR | AJ Green | 11.0
TE | Tyler Kroft | 6.1
New York | Jets D/ST | 2.2
QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14.9
RB | Matt Forte | 9.0
WR | Brandon Marshall | 10.5
TE | Kellen Davis | 1.2

Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks (4:05 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Miami | Dolphins D/ST | 1.1
QB | Ryan Tannehill | 13.4
RB | Arian Foster | 7.3
WR | Jarvis Jandry | 9.1
TE | Jordan Cameron | 5.5
Seattle | Seahawks D/ST | 7.8
QB | Russell Wilson | 20.7
RB | Thomas Rawls | 9.9
WR | Doug Baldwin | 9.2
TE | Jimmy Graham | 6.7

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (4:25 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
New York | Giants D/ST | 7.2
QB | Eli Manning | 16.7
RB | Rashad Jennings | 7.9
WR | Odell Beckham Jr. | 13.5
TE | Will Tye | 4.4
Dallas | Cowboys D/ST | 5.8
QB | Dak Prescott | 10.3
RB | Ezekiel Elliott | 13.4
WR | Dez Bryant | 11.3
TE | Jason Witten | 6.7

Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts (4:25 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Detroit | Lions D/ST | 7.0
QB | Matthew Stafford | 17.4
RB | Ameer Abdullah | 8.5
WR | Golden Tate | 9.0
TE | Eric Ebron | 5.8
Indianapolis | Colts D/ST | 6.3
QB | Andrew Luck | 20.4
RB | Frank Gore | 9.0
WR | TY Hilton | 10.9
TE | Dwayne Allen | 6.4

New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals (8:30 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
New England | Patriots D/ST | 2.3
QB | Jimmy Garoppolo | 12.9
RB | LeGarrette Blount | 8.0
WR | Julian Edelman | 7.7
TE | Rob Gronkowski | 10.0
Arizona | Cardinals D/ST | 7.1
QB | Carson Palmer | 16.7
RB | David Johnson | 13.4
WR | Larry Fitzgerald | 8.7
TE | Darren Fells | 2.8

Monday, September 12

Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins (7:10 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Pittsburgh | Steelers D/ST | 6.9
QB | Ben Roethlisberger | 18.9
RB | DeAngelo Williams | 14.2
WR | Antonio Brown | 15.8
TE | Jesse James | 6.8
Washington | Redskins D/ST | 5.6
QB | Kirk Cousins | 16.5
RB | Matt Jones | 8.8
WR | DeSean Jackson | 8.7
TE | Jordan Reed | 9.2

Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers (10:20 PM ET)

TEAM/POSITION | PLAYER | PROJECTED POINTS
Los Angeles | Rams D/ST | 9.3
QB | Case Keenum | 5.0
RB | Todd Gurley | 15.3
WR | Tavon Austin | 7.0
TE | Lance Kendricks | 4.0
San Francisco | 49ers D/ST | 4.8
QB | Blaine Gabbert | 12.2
RB | Carlos Hyde | 9.7
WR | Torrey Smith | 7.3
TE | Vance McDonald | 4.3

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