Tez Johnson Week 8 Preview vs. the Falcons

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

Johnson's 15 targets have led to nine catches for 178 yards (and an average of 25.4 per game) and one score.

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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 rack up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2026 season.
• 10 players have caught a TD pass against the Falcons this year.
• Only one opposing player has caught at least two TD passes in matchups with Atlanta on the season.
• The 255.6 passing yards per game allowed by the Falcons defense makes them the NFL's 29th-ranked pass defense.
• The Falcons have the No. 18 defense in the NFL in passing TDs allowed, conceding 11 this season (1.6 per game).

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Johnson Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Johnson has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 75.0% of his games (three of four).
• Johnson has 7.3% of his team's target share (15 targets on 205 passing attempts).
• He has averaged 11.9 yards per target (178 yards on 15 targets).
• Johnson, in seven games this year, has caught one touchdown pass.
• He has one touchdown this season (7.1% of his team's 14 offensive TDs).
• Johnson (three red zone targets) has been targeted 10.3% of the time in the red zone (29 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Johnson's Recent Performance