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Malcolm McMillan (@McLateralFF)
The Lateral Editor
Welcome to Week 6. Welcome to cheerio weeks.
The kickoff v weeks had been a fun ride , but this is where fantasy football game gets serious. Been enjoying the Cordarelle Patterson gravy train? Well , though. He stays on your bench spell the Atlanta Falcons rest at home. George Kittle? No die if the San Francisco 49ers exercise non cause got to present upwards to work. These studs you lot cause got been relying on have to live replaced for the week. Hopefully , you lot cause got replacements waiting on the bench , but if non The Lateral has you lot covered. Go add together these players forthwith , as well as hence you lot are non left fighting the other fantasy football game managers for them inward your league come upwards Week 6.
Note: All finishes are per FantasyData , as well as injuries volition e'er live a push.
A Week Too Early Waiver Wire: Week 5 Moves for Week 6
Bye Weeks: Atlanta Falcons , New Orleans Saints , New York Jets , San Francisco 49ers
Week four Successes: PPR RB21 Damien Williams (Chicago Bears) , PPR WR36 Quintez Cephus (Detroit Lions) , K6 Randy Bullock (Tennessee Titans)
Week four Failures: QB21 Zach Wilson (New York Jets) , PPR TE42 Pat Freiermuth (Pittsburgh Steelers) , DST20 New York Giants
Week four Pushes: None
Record: 7-12-2
Quarterback
Key Matchups: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team (1 pm ET Sunday)
Who to add: Taylor Heinicke (Washington Football Team) [11.5% ESPN/13% Yahoo]
Look , Herms warned fantasy football game managers to teach Taylor Heinicke inward The Lateral's waiver wire article yesterday , as well as I genuinely told you lot to scoop him up all the way dorsum inward Week 2. Heinicke has been the QB8 since taking over every bit the starting quarterback for the Washington Football Team inward Week 2 as well as shows no signs of slowing down. Plus , the Kansas City Chiefs defence strength represents an first-class matchup for Heinicke inward Week 6.
Running Back (PPR)
Key Matchups: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles (8:20 pm ET Thursday)
Who to add: Kenneth Gainwell (Philadelphia Eagles) [32.8% ESPN/38% Yahoo]
Is this matchup the best? No. It is arguably 1 of the worst. However , this is point-per-reception (PPR) fantasy football game , which way targets are really valuable. Opposing coaches cause got targeted their running backs 34 times as well as hence far this flavour when playing the Tampa Bay Buccanneers , as well as Kenneth Gainwell is the atomic number 82 target with the Philadelphia Eagles' running backs. He has likewise seen his targets increase calendar week over calendar week , as well as gets used consistently inward the ruddy zone. Dallas Cowboys running dorsum Tony Pollard scored 8.3 PPR fantasy football game points inward his Week 1 matchup against the Tampa Bay run defence strength , with slightly lower usage to what Gainwell could come across inward Week 6. A touchdown would position Gainwell into top-24 running dorsum territory for sure.
Wide Receiver (PPR)
Key Matchups: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (1 pm ET Sunday)
Who to add: Randall Cobb (Green Bay Packers) [17.3% ESPN/13% Yahoo]
Week four may cause got lastly been the start of something beautiful. Or rather the re-start of something beautiful. After having specifically requested him inward the offseason , Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers lastly reconnected with onetime (now current) broad receiver Randall Cobb inward a large way. Cobb finished every bit the PPR WR6 with ii touchdowns from v catches on half-dozen targets. While the touchdowns are clearly non sustainable , those targets might be. Especially with swain broad receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling still out against the Chicago Bears inward Week 6 , who have been a positive fantasy football game matchup for broad receivers as well as hence far this season.
Tight End (PPR)
Key Matchups: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (1 pm ET Sunday)
Who to add: Mo Alie-Cox (Indianapolis Colts) [0.4% ESPN/1% Yahoo]
Tight halt is withal a flake of a wasteland , but Indianapolis Colts caput autobus Frank Reich still likes to throw to them. That is why it was non necessarily a daze to come across Mo Alie-Cox have an first-class performance inward Week four against the Miami Dolphins. The Houston Texans are an fifty-fifty amend fantasy football game matchup for tight ends than the Dolphins , as well as the targets are trending inward the correct direction for Cox. Is at that topographic point the jeopardy that Jack Doyle is the Colts tight halt that takes wages of this matchup? Absolutely. However , Alie-Cox seems to live ascending inward the seat grouping as well as is the tight halt I would prefer to bet on.
Defense/Special Teams
Key Matchups: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars (9:30 am ET Sunday)
Who to add: Miami Dolphins DST [26% ESPN/18% Yahoo]
The Cincinnati Bengals were the kickoff defense/special teams (DST) unit of measurement not to complete inward the top-12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. However , despite the similar degree of functioning as well as hence far this flavour , I await the Miami Dolphins to capitalize where the Bengals roughshod short. The Dolphins have been tertiary inward the NFL inward fumbles recovered , as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars were averaging ii fumbles a game until Week 4. Odds are that the Dolphins tin teach about points on the board for fantasy football game managers through turnovers inward Week 6.
Kicker
Key Matchups: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (1 pm ET Sunday)
Who to add: Rodrigo Blankenship (Indianapolis Colts) [21.3% ESPN/50% Yahoo]
Rodrigo Blankenship just makes the cutting for this column , as well as hence fantasy football game managers amend scoop upwards the Indianapolis Colts kicker spell they withal can. Blankenship is forthwith K9 on the flavour as well as has been scoring at to the lowest degree 10 points a game over the past times 3 games. Expect him to come across enough of opportunities against the Houston Texans , as well as for him to already live rostered inward a bulk of leagues past times this fourth dimension adjacent week.
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