Tez Johnson Week 8 Preview vs. the Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Tez Johnson has a good matchup in Week 8 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), playing the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are conceding the fourth-most passing yards in the league, 255.6 per game.

Johnson has 178 receiving yards on nine grabs (15 targets), with one TD, averaging 25.4 yards per game.

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Johnson vs. the Falcons

• Johnson vs the Falcons (since 2021): 2 GP / 0 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Atlanta has allowed three opposing receivers to pick up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2026 season.
• 10 players have hauled in a TD pass against the Falcons this year.
• Only one opposing player has hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with Atlanta on the season.
• The pass defense of the Falcons is allowing 255.6 yards per game this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
• The Falcons' defense ranks 18th in the NFL by giving up 1.6 passing touchdowns per game to their opponents (11 total passing TDs).

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Johnson Receiving Insights

• Johnson, in the receiving game, has gone over on his receiving yards prop in three of four games this season.
• Johnson has 7.3% of his team's target share (15 targets on 205 passing attempts).
• He averages 11.9 yards per target this season (178 yards on 15 targets).
• In one of seven games this year, Johnson has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, tallied a multiple-TD effort.
• He has 7.1% of his team's 14 offensive touchdowns this season (one).
• Johnson has been targeted three times in the red zone (10.3% of his team's 29 red zone pass attempts).

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Johnson's Recent Performance