Ten Things We Learned From Week 6 (Fantasy Football)
Six weeks in, and the season keeps finding new ways to surprise us. The Giants outgained the Saints by 142 yards, the Seahawks outgained Denver by 185 yards, and the Colts outgained the Titans by 213 yards, and all three teams lost.
We all saw the Cardinals beating the Rams without scoring a TD, right? Most games were ugly, and some fantasy managers out there will get wins this week with some disgusting totals. But just like the Broncos and Titans, a win’s a win.
Let’s take a look at ten things we learned from Week 6:
Bo Nix is a Drop
Last season’s QB7 has not just been bad; he has been unwatchable. He’s making poor decisions and barely throwing the ball past the line of scrimmage. Josh Allen ran for more yards on Monday night than Nix threw for on Thursday night. He went 17-of-27 for 107 yards. Nix hasn’t thrown an interception in his last three games, but in those games, he was the QB19, QB27, and QB26. Sean Payton doesn’t care about individual stats when the team is winning, and Denver beat the defending champs 17-14 in overtime, so we could see plenty more ugly games from Nix that still result in a W for the Broncos. He is currently a game manager and the QB21 in fantasy this season.
Travis Hunter Has a Two-Way Breakout
Hunter became the first player in 24 years to record a receiving TD and an interception in the same game. He caught a seven-yard TD from Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter and celebrated like he didn’t think he’d score another one this year. Lawrence threw four TDs, two of them to RB Bhayshul Tuten, who ranks as the RB3 on the week. Hunter’s interception was C.J. Stroud’s first of the year. Most managers dropped Hunter weeks ago, and he will still be extremely difficult to trust – he only played nine offensive snaps to 62 on defense. But if you play in an IDP league (you sicko), this was the game you’ve been waiting for.
The Bears Offense Is Back With Caleb Williams
After turning it over five times against Green Bay, Chicago looked like a different team in a 31-23 win over Atlanta. Caleb Williams turned in a highly efficient showing in his return from injury. He looked just as dynamic as he did prior to straining his hamstring, and even more accurate. He connected on 83% of his 36 passes for 305 yards and one TD to Colston Loveland for the first time this season. D’Andre Swift ran for two TDs and Roschon Johnson added another.
Kenneth Walker Leads the League in Rushing
Ken Bone Walker has 665 yards on the ground, 24 more than second-ranked Bijan Robinson, in one less game. The Ballers have Walker as their RB2 for the rest of the season behind Jahmyr Gibbs, but the two of them are in a tier of their own. Walker is averaging 26.2 fantasy points per game. Gibbs is at 28, and Bijan is next at 19.7. Walker is tied with Robinson for the league lead with seven runs of 20+ yards. Seattle fans are left reminiscing about the good ol’ days while the Chiefs roll on to 6-0.
The Titans Are Winless No More
Tennessee finally got in the win column with a 26-20 victory in Indianapolis, and it was ugly. Cam Ward threw for 102 yards (five fewer than Bo Nix) on 11 completions, and the Titans managed just 186 total yards. Carnell Tate had 70 of those yards and the only offensive TD. The Colts outgained Tennessee 399 to 186 but turned the ball over three times, took six sacks, and blew a 13-0 lead. Jonathan Taylor and Keenan Allen had big days for the Colts, but Daniel Jones should not be rostered in one-QB leagues as he continues to struggle mightily. The only winless teams left now are the hapless Chargers and Dolphins.
Aaron Rodgers Trusts Rookie WR Germie Bernard
Bernard caught 11 of 12 passes thrown his way, including the game-winning TD in overtime to beat Tampa Bay 26-19. In limited time together, Rodgers and Bernard have built a connection that has produced fantasy points for managers who either drafted and hung on or grabbed him off waivers last week. With Roman Wilson currently out of the way, Bernard is taking advantage of the opportunity. DK Metcalf had a big game as well, catching 11 balls of his own on 15 targets. On a day where Rodgers chucked it 49 times, Metcalf (WR12) and Bernard (WR3) gobbled up a 55% target share. There was a discussion on the show last week about who to start between the two, and you’d be happy with either this week.
AJ Brown Has Some Rust to Shake Off
In his first game action since Week one, AJ Brown was targeted 10 times but ended with just three catches for 27 yards and no TDs. He had multiple egregious drops from Drake Maye that bounced right off his hands. Maye threw three more TDs in the 26-19 win over the Jets, but they went to Romeo Doubs (42 yards), Demario Douglas and Hunter Henry. Doubs also suffered an injury Sunday. This might be a buy window for Brown before he returns to form.
Double Nine Gets Time to Shine
JJ McCarthy put up 234 yards in the fourth quarter during the Giants’ attempted comeback against the Saints, and he looked good doing it. McCarthy found Isaiah Likely for a 24-yard TD, and New York cut it to 34-27 before coming up just short on a fourth-down, last-gasp end zone throw. In a game of wild swings, New Orleans scored 34 unanswered points to turn a 10-0 deficit into a 34-10 lead. Tyler Shough was brilliant, throwing three TDs (to Lance, Kamara and Olave) and ran in a fourth, while the Saints rushed for 175 yards on 38 carries. McCarthy didn’t have quite enough to get the victory in the end, but it may have been enough to secure the start next week.
CJ Stroud Has The Texans Rolling
Stroud went 24-of-34 for 312 yards and three TDs, with one interception, in Houston’s 34-31 win at Jacksonville, the team’s second straight victory after starting 0-4. Foster Moreau caught two of the TDs and Jalen Noel caught a 13-yarder. Noel is currently the WR7 on the week, and the second-year WR is becoming another weapon for Stroud in the passing game. Nico Collins is the number one, but the addition of Marvin Harrison (three grabs for 34 yards on just 12 snaps) should open things up even more for Stroud. He threw his first interception of the year in London, and now has a TD:Int ratio of nine to one.
The Ballers Best Starts of the Week
Andy: Matthew Golden came through again. This time as the WR4 (tied with JSN) going into Monday. He was a question mark going into 2026 after a disappointing rookie year. But the question mark has morphed into an exclamation point. He’s an every-week starter for fantasy.
Mike: TE Dalton Kincaid had a TD called back that would’ve made fantasy managers ecstatic compared to the previous three weeks. Instead he disappointed again in a high-scoring game, but the volume was there with seven catches on eight targets. To be fair, Mike brought a pair of steel underpants to make this call. So we’ll have to wait for his QB Start of the Week, Brock Purdy, on Monday night.
Jason: What a call with Tre Tucker! The Raiders deep threat was the WR30 on the season coming into this week. He caught two TDs from Captain Kirk Cousins in the loss to the Bills, coming through as the overall WR1 going into Monday.