Brian Thomas Jr. Week 2 Preview vs. the Bengals

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Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has a good matchup in Week 2 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), up against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are allowing the fifth-most passing yards in the NFL, 278.0 per game.

On 133 targets last season, Brian Thomas caught 87 passes for 1,282 yards (75.4 yards per game), the best mark on the Jaguars' roster. He also found the end zone 10 times.

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Thomas vs. the Bengals

  • Thomas vs the Bengals (since 2021): No games
  • Through the air, Cincinnati allowed over 100 receiving yards to six players last season.
  • The Bengals allowed 28 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
  • Looking at pass defense, Cincinnati allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
  • The Bengals were the NFL's 21st-ranked defense against the pass last season. They surrendered 223.5 passing yards per game.
  • The Bengals' defense was ranked 29th in the NFL at 1.8 passing TDs conceded per game last season.

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Thomas Receiving Insights

  • Thomas went over on his prop bets for receiving yards in 14 of 17 games last season (82.4%).
  • With 1,282 receiving yards on 133 targets last season, he was 16th in the NFL (9.6 yards per target).
  • Brian Thomas Jr. had a receiving touchdown in nine of 17 games last season, and multiple receiving TDs once.

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Thomas' Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Dolphins 9/8/2024 Week 1 4 TAR / 4 REC / 47 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Browns 9/15/2024 Week 2 4 TAR / 2 REC / 94 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bills 9/23/2024 Week 3 9 TAR / 5 REC / 48 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 9/29/2024 Week 4 9 TAR / 6 REC / 86 YDS / 1 TD 1 ATT / 13 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 10/6/2024 Week 5 8 TAR / 5 REC / 122 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 10/13/2024 Week 6 6 TAR / 3 REC / 27 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Patriots 10/20/2024 Week 7 5 TAR / 5 REC / 89 YDS / 1 TD 2 ATT / 2 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 10/27/2024 Week 8 4 TAR / 3 REC / 60 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Eagles 11/3/2024 Week 9 4 TAR / 2 REC / 22 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 11/10/2024 Week 10 3 TAR / 2 REC / 12 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 11/17/2024 Week 11 7 TAR / 5 REC / 82 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 4 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 12/1/2024 Week 13 10 TAR / 4 REC / 76 YDS / 1 TD 1 ATT / 11 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 12/8/2024 Week 14 12 TAR / 8 REC / 86 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 12/15/2024 Week 15 14 TAR / 10 REC / 105 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 12/22/2024 Week 16 13 TAR / 9 REC / 132 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 12/29/2024 Week 17 10 TAR / 7 REC / 91 YDS / 1 TD 1 ATT / 18 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 1/5/2025 Week 18 11 TAR / 7 REC / 103 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs