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Zach Crutcher (@ZackyNFL)
The Lateral Contributor
Whether it is cheerio calendar week troubles , a belatedly injury , or waiting on a rookie stash to finally larn an chance , sometimes a warm torso inward the FLEX spot is all yous need. Enter: It's A Match! These waiver recommendations are strictly to live considered plays for this week only. If they travel out longer term than that , great. But that is non the expectation.
Also , all players are rostered inward 50% or less of ESPN leagues. If at that spot are improve players nevertheless available inward your leagues , larn begin them instead.
It's A Match! Three Matchups to Exploit inward Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team (1pm Sunday)
Who to add: Taylor Heinicke , Quarterback [Washington Football Team] (26% ESPN)
Taylor Heinicke took over equally quarterback for the Washington Football Team early on inward Week 1 afterward a terrible injury to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Since hence , he has done an fantabulous job. Heinicke currently ranks eighth inward rushing yards for quarterbacks and has run for at to the lowest degree twoscore yards inward his previous 2 matchups. His underrated rushing gives him a prophylactic flooring too is a large argue why Heinicke was QB12 from weeks 2-5. Currently , only Jalen Hurts , Patrick Mahomes , too Tom Brady have to a greater extent than top-12 finishes at the quarterback seat than Heinicke. In Week 6 , the Kansas City Chiefs come upward to town , too when Patrick Mahomes is involved yous tin give notice bet on a high-scoring affair. Fortunately for Heinicke too the Football Team , Kansas City mightiness live equally bad on defence equally they are incredible on offense. The Chiefs defense is allowing 7.1 yards per play so far this flavour , which is the worst inward NFL history. They are allowing a TD on 41.7% of drives , which is 8.4% to a greater extent than than whatsoever other team. In a potential shootout against a pitiful defence , at that spot is a existent chance for Heinicke to explode inward Week 6.
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (1pm Sunday)
Who to add: David Johnson , Running Back [Houston Texans] (36% ESPN)
After finishing equally the RB21 overall inward exclusively 12 games in 2020 , David Johnson is dorsum to doing what he does best inward 2021—catching passes. In the past times 2 games , Johnson has seen 10 targets for 8 receptions and offers a prophylactic flooring at the running dorsum position. His 21.7% target share leads all running backs over the past times 2 weeks too is playing over 50% of snaps. Plus , the Houston Texans just lost their best offensive lineman , Laremy Tunsil , to injury for at to the lowest degree a month. Without Tunsil , the Texans volition demand to throw the ball to a greater extent than , too rookie quarterback Davis Mills volition thin on Johnson equally a security valve when pressure level arrives early. In Week 6 , the Texans caput to Indianapolis to play the Colts , whose defence has struggled compared to lastly year. They are allowing 25.6 points per game too merely blew a 19-point atomic number 82 against the Baltimore Ravens on Mon night.
Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants (1pm Sunday)
Who to add: Kadarius Toney , Wide Receiver [New York Giants] (47% ESPN)
Last Lord's Day afternoon against the Dallas Cowboys , 20th-overall draft pick Kadarius Toney exploded for 189 receiving yards on 10 catches prior to existence ejected amongst 6 minutes left inward the 4th quarter. Toney's champaign awareness too powerfulness to create separation are extremely good , too he should decease on to run into fourth dimension on the champaign amongst the New York Giants' injury woes. This Lord's Day , the Los Angeles Rams brand the trip to the Meadowlands. The Rams convey allowed 421.7 yards per game over the lastly 3 weeks. Their formerly fearsome defence has allowed far to a greater extent than explosive plays than inward years past times , too these issues are quite visible on the field. The chance for Toney to exercise separation too interruption off a huge play—or more—is really existent too worth fantasy football game managers adding him to their rosters.
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