Fantasy football Projections, Week 6: Saints vs. Patriots featuring Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham and Tom Brady

The Week 6 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots features two of the league's best teams. We've got all the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.

As is often the case in fantasy football, quarterback Drew Brees is having another bang-up season for the Saints. With coach Sean Payton back on the sidelines, Brees not only has the Saints undefeated after five games, but he is doing it with big numbers, averaging 344.4 passing yards per game. If he can sustain that average all season long it would break his own NFL record of 342.25 set back in 2011.

There is no question nowadays that tight end Jimmy Graham has supplanted wide receiver Marques Colston as Brees' favorite target. Through five games this year, Graham is averaging over 118 receiving yards per game and is on pace to score more than 16 touchdowns this season. Both of those marks would be new career highs for Graham, and it's obvious that he can go as far as Brees will take him, which is a good sign for fantasy owners of either player.

The bad news for the Patriots is that tight end Rob Gronkowski (arm, back) is still listed as doubtful for Sunday's game. Fantasy owners have long awaited his return, and because the Patriots keep things so tight lipped when it comes to injuries, the truth is it's never certain from week to week as to whether he will play or not. Although the Patriots still only have one loss this season and look like contenders, there is no doubt injuries to the team's receiving corps has affected the fantasy production of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.

In Week 5, the Cincinnati Bengals kept Brady from throwing a touchdown pass the entire game. Brady had thrown a touchdown pass in 52 straight games, a trend that signified finding the end zone in every game for over three years. Brady will no doubt have to find the end zone in Week 6 if the Patriots hope to overcome Brees and the Saints in what should be quite the fantasy matchup.