We break down the latest fantasy football news around the NFL for week six and discuss the fantasy implications. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. For all of this week’s action and highlights, check out our Week 6 StoryStream.
Brandon Marshall Fantasy Recap: Dolphins WR Avoids Ejection In Monday Night Football
Marshall’s performance was big but in reality it could have been much bigger. He missed a touchdown catch and ran out of bounds on a big play when he seemingly could have continued for more yards. We don’t know exactly what the balancing act was going down the line, but it seemed just a bit off.
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Read Article >Santonio Holmes Fantasy Recap: Jets WR Takes Advantage Of Limited Mark Sanchez Targets
Sanchez is not exactly a great fantasy quarterback, and it appears to drag down Holmes to some extent. Holmes is talented enough to retain much of his fantasy value, but as long as Sanchez is not targeting him more, he will not be a fantastic fantasy option. Good enough that you have to start him every week, but you won’t get many monster performances. It’s not the end of the world, but it can be a little frustrating.
For more on the Jets, check out Gang Green Nation. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Jimmy Graham, Marques Colston Fantasy Recap: Saints Passing Game Explosive In Defeat
Graham has emerged as an impressive fantasy prospect at the tight end position and is a must start moving forward. Colston has been recovering his a collarbone injury and showed that he is in fact 100% and good to go. He should be reinserted into your lineup on a regular basis.
For more on the Saints, check out Canal Street Chronicles. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Fred Davis Fantasy Recap: Redskins Tight End Continues Breakout Season
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Read Article >Earnest Graham Fantasy Recap: LeGarrette Blount Replacement Looks Sharp
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Read Article >Rashard Mendenhall Fantasy Recap: Steelers Running Back Returns From Obscurity
For more on the Steelers, check out Behind The Steel Curtain. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Josh Freeman Fantasy Recap: Bucs QB Rebounds Versus Saints
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Read Article >Cam Newton Fantasy Recap: Superman Is All Over The Place
Cam Newton will have his share of passing struggles as a rookie, but his raw athleticism allows him to overcome that to some extent with his rushing game. He may eventually become a more disciplined scrambler, but he is doing some serious damage at this point, which is a boon for fantasy owners.
For more on the Panthers, check out Cat Scratch Reader. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Matt Forte Fantasy Update: Chicago Bears RB Has No Problems Running Against Minnesota Vikings
Forte is ranked third on Fake Teams’ week 6 running back rankings.
For more on Forte and the state of the Bears’ offense, check out Windy City Gridiron, SB Nation’s Chicago Bears community. Also be sure to check out all of our fantasy football news and video highlights of the best Week 6 action.
Read Article >Donovan McNabb Fantasy Update: Minnesota Vikings QB
McNabb was averaging 170 passing yards a game with 849 passing yards on the season and four touchdowns with two interceptions through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. McNabb’s passing yards per game is down nearly 100 yards per game.
McNabb was ranked by Yahoo! as the twenty third quarterback heading into Week 6 with the taking on the Chicago Bears who rank 27th against the pass.
Read Article >Jay Cutler Fantasy Update: Chicago Bears QB Throws Two Touchdowns In 1st Half
Cutler was averaging 241 passing yards a game with 1,209 passing yards on the season and six touchdowns with four interceptions through his first three games of the 2011 NFL season. Cutler’s passing yards per game is up nearly 30 yards per game.
Cutler was ranked by Yahoo! as the eighteenth quarterback heading into Week 6 with the taking on the Minnesota Vikings who rank 25th against the pass.
Read Article >Adrian Peterson Fantasy Update: Minnesota Vikings RB Struggles In 1st Half Against Chicago Bears
Adrian Peterson has struggled through the first half of the Minnesota Vikings game against the Chicago Bears. He has just eight carries for 16 yards. This is a far cry from last week’s three touchdown runs in the first quarter. Can he make this more of a game in the second half? The Bears lead at halftime, 26-3.
Read Article >Kevin Walter Fantasy Update: Matt Schaub’s Top Option Nets Just 52 Yards Through Air
Walter was averaging 130 receiving yards a game with 222 receiving yards on the season and two touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Walter’s receiving yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game. Walter was ranked by Yahoo! as the 36th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Houston Texans who rank 8th against the pass.
Read Article >Michael Bush Fantasy Update: Oakland Raiders RB Quiet Against Cleveland Browns
Bush was the No. 32 running back, according to Yahoo!‘s Week 6 fantasy rankings. That’s a 31-spot gap between he and teammate Darren McFadden, the top back entering Week 6.
For more on this matchup, visit our Raiders blog Silver and Black Pride and our Browns blog Dawgs By Nature. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Anquan Boldin Fantasy Update: Ravens Wide Receiver Picked Up 132 Yards In Victory
Boldin was averaging 56 receiving yards a game with 222 receiving yards on the season and one touchdown through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Boldin’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 5 yards per game.
Boldin was ranked by Yahoo! as the 18th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Houston Texans who rank 6th against the pass.
Read Article >Earnest Graham Fantasy: Buccaneers RB Has Solid Start With 109 Yards
Yahoo!‘s Week 6 rankings had him as the No. 21 back entering the weekend, making him a decent secondary start.
For more on Graham and this matchup, visit our Bucs blog Bucs Nation and our Saints blog Canal Street Chronicles. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Marques Colston Fantasy Update: New Orleans Saints WR Finishes With 118 Yards
Colston was averaging 53 receiving yards a game with 158 receiving yards on the season and zero touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Colston’s receiving yards per game is down nearly 15 yards per game.
Read Article >Pierre Garcon Fantasy Update: Colts WR Caught 8 Passes, But Compiled Few Yards
Garcon caught the most balls of any Colts receiver as he hauled in eight receptions, but those eight catches translated into just 52 yards. Making matters worse, he also lost a fumble, costing his owners a few points in most standard scoring leagues.
Garcon was averaging 84 receiving yards a game with 420 receiving yards on the season and four touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Garcon’s yards per game is up nearly 30 yards per game from last season.
Read Article >Pierre Thomas Fantasy Update: New Orleans Saints RB Barely A Factor
Fantasy owners found Thomas as the No. 33 running back in Yahoo!‘s Week 6 NFL fantasy rankings, the last among Saints backs. Darren Sproles was No. 16 and Mark Ingram was No. 25.
For more on this game, check out our Saints blog Canal Street Chronicles and our Buccaneers blog Bucs Nation. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.
Read Article >Deion Branch Fantasy Update: Patriots WR Had One Big Catch, But No Touchdowns In Win
Branch was averaging 60 receiving yards a game with 300 receiving yards on the season and two touchdowns through his first five weeks of the 2011 NFL season. Branch’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 5 yards per game.
Branch was ranked by Yahoo! as the 22nd ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Dallas Cowboys who rank 14th against the pass.
Read Article >Jimmy Graham Fantasy: New Orleans Saints TE Puts Up 124 Receiving Yards
Graham entered Sunday’s contest as the team’s leading receiver with 32 receptions for 496 yards and three touchdowns. He did that on the strength of three straight 100-plus yard receiving yard performances. In those games he had 100, 132 and 129 yards through the air. He had just one of his three touchdown catches during that span, but fantasy owners shouldn’t be complaining much.
Graham is the elite of the elite tight ends in Week 6, taking the No. 1 spot in Yahoo!‘s fantasy rankings.
Read Article >Evan Moore Fantasy Update: Browns Tight End Struggled With Stats On Sunday
Moore had two receptions for 12 yards as his quarterback threw 45 passes, but McCoy completed just 21 of his attempts -- to eight different receivers. If anyone was counting on Moore’s statistics, it’s probably time to look at around the waiver wire this week as McCoy isn’t consistently completing enough passes to the third-year pro.
Moore was averaging 21 receiving yards a game with 85 receiving yards on the season and two touchdowns through his first five weeks of the 2011 NFL season. Moore’s receiving yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game.
Read Article >Jermaine Gresham Fantasy: Cincinnati Bengals TE Has Quiet Day With 23 Receiving Yards
Gresham was averaging 42 receiving yards a game with 208 receiving yards on the season and three touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Gresham’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 10 yards per game.
Gresham was ranked by Yahoo! as the 7th ranked tight end heading into Week 6 taking on the Indianapolis Colts who rank 19th against the pass.
Read Article >Ed Dickson Fantasy Update: Baltimore Ravens TE A Non-Factor On Sunday
Dickson was averaging 45 receiving yards a game with 180 receiving yards on the season and one touchdown through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Dickson’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 35 yards per game.
Dickson was ranked by Yahoo! as the 17th ranked tight end heading into Week 6 taking on the Houston Texans who rank 6th against the pass.
Read Article >Kellen Winslow Fantasy Update: Tampa Bay TE Helps Bucs To Victory With 40 Yards
Winslow was averaging 43 receiving yards a game with 217 receiving yards on the season and zero touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Winslow’s receiving yards per game is down nearly 2 yards per game.
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