2026 season · Week 6 · 2026-10-20

Chase posts the week's high score, Nate moves to 5-1, and Conor's Nacua Matata finally wins one.

A four-team bye dragged the league average under 100 for the first time this season, five teams are 3-3, and Johnny lost by 2.1 with a zero in his lineup.

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What happened this week, for fantasy purposes

Bye-week football was ugly and close. Thursday night, Sam Darnold threw 51 passes, got sacked five times and threw the overtime interception that set up Wil Lutz's 53-yarder in a 17–14 Broncos win, on a night Bo Nix threw for 107 yards and Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes. In London, Ka'imi Fairbairn's 49-yarder beat the Jaguars 34–31 as time expired after C.J. Stroud threw for 312 and three scores and Travis Hunter did something nobody had done in 40 years: a receiving touchdown and an interception in the same game. Arizona beat the Rams 18–16 on six Chad Ryland field goals and zero touchdowns, Cleveland beat Baltimore 13–10 on Deshaun Watson's fourth game-winning drive of the year, and the 49ers held off Washington 23–17 on Monday night to stay 6-0, with Christian McCaffrey scoring twice.

Caleb Williams came back from his hamstring and went 30 of 36 for 305 in Chicago's 31–23 win in Atlanta, which finally produced a useful Colston Loveland game (6 for 65 and a score) while Bijan Robinson managed 61 yards on nine carries and minus eight receiving. Tyler Shough threw four touchdowns without a pick as the Saints scored 34 straight on the Giants, who benched Jameis Winston for J.J. McCarthy; Malik Nabers caught 12 passes for 165 in the loss. Kenneth Walker III ran for 128 and two scores in Kansas City's 22–6 win over the winless Chargers, James Cook had 153 scrimmage yards as the Bills beat the Raiders 33–30, Chuba Hubbard carried 28 times for 120 as Carolina handed the Eagles a fourth straight loss, and rookie Germie Bernard caught 11 passes and the overtime winner for Pittsburgh.

The big injury news is Jalen Hurts. The Eagles put him on injured reserve with what was first called a superficial blood clot in his calf, and further testing found clots in his lungs. He's on blood thinners, the team says the prognosis for a full recovery is very good, and he is expected to miss the rest of the season. Tanner McKee started in his place. Will Shipley partially tore his plantar fascia, Romeo Doubs hurt his shoulder on his own touchdown, Lamar Jackson and Rashee Rice sat out again, Rams kicker Blake Grupe hurt a knee, and Quinshon Judkins was ruled out, which one owner in this league found out the hard way.

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Quick hits

Biggest blowouts. Not many this week. Chiefs 22–6 over the 0-6 Chargers. Panthers 25–14 over an Eagles team that rushed for 35 yards. Packers 23–13 over Dallas. The Bears led the Falcons 31–7 before Atlanta scored 16 in the fourth.
Closest calls. Broncos 17–14 in overtime. Texans 34–31 on the walk-off in London. Cardinals 18–16 with no touchdowns. Browns 13–10. Steelers 26–19 in overtime from 13 down. Bills 33–30, 49ers 23–17, Patriots 26–19.
Breakouts. Travis Hunter's two-way game. Jaylin Noel's 4-107-1. Germie Bernard's 11 catches. Carnell Tate's first career touchdown. Colston Loveland's first real week, and Shough's four-touchdown road game.
Duds. Bijan (61 yards, minus eight receiving). Mahomes in a 22–6 win. Winston, benched. A.J. Brown's 3 for 27 with drops on 10 targets. Derrick Henry's 4.5 with a fumble. Ashton Jeanty's 22 yards. Bo Nix's 107 in a win.
Injuries to watch. Jalen Hurts (blood clots, likely out for the season), Will Shipley (plantar fascia), Romeo Doubs (shoulder), Lamar Jackson (ankle, out again), Rashee Rice (hamstring), Quinshon Judkins (out), Blake Grupe (knee).

League of Gangstars

Week 6 in the league

6 games · 1,178.3 total points · 98.2 per team

High score

128.30

Chase

Low score

66.98

Caleb

Biggest blowout

+41.8

Nick over Caleb

Closest game

2.1

Smalls over Johnny

Off In Church

Drew

92.06–128.30

proj 99.0 – 120.3

Game of the week

Lickity Split

Chase

The week's high score belonged to Chase, who got 26.2 from Christian McCaffrey's two-touchdown Monday night, 22.3 from Josh Allen, 19.4 from Smith-Njigba's 12-catch Thursday, 18.6 from Chuba Hubbard's 120 yards and a 16-point Carnell Tate on his first career touchdown. Harold Fannin (1.4) was the only miss. Drew got 20.1 from Jonathan Taylor and a touchdown catch from Blake Corum, but Deshaun Watson threw for 9.46 in a 13-point win and Tyler Allgeier and Jake Ferguson combined for 7.6. Lickity Split is 4-2 and leads the league in points by 72; Off In Church is 3-3.

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Off In Church

RB	Jonathan Taylor RB · IND	20.1	18.2
WR	Tetairoa McMillan WR · CAR	11.6	13.3
WR	Emeka Egbuka WR · TB	14.3	9.1
RB/WR	Blake Corum RB · LAR	13.0	8.4
TE	Jake Ferguson TE · DAL	2.3	5.5
RB	Tyler Allgeier RB · ARI	5.3	11.1
K	Ryan Fitzgerald K · CAR	10.0	8.4
D/ST	Panthers D/ST D/ST	6.0	5.9
QB	Deshaun Watson QB · CLE	9.5	19.1
Bench		8.9

Lickity Split

RB	Christian McCaffrey RB · SF	26.2	19.2
WR	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA	19.4	16.2
QB	Josh Allen QB · BUF	22.3	28.5
WR	Garrett Wilson WR · NYJ	6.4	11.7
RB/WR	Carnell Tate WR · TEN	16.0	8.7
TE	Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE	1.4	8.2
RB	Chuba Hubbard RB · CAR	18.6	13.7
K	Ka'imi Fairbairn K · HOU	11.0	8.3
D/ST	Buccaneers D/ST D/ST	7.0	5.8
Bench		33.5

Gimme Yo Change!

Ethan

104.54–112.12

proj 112.8 – 106.5

Upset

Slim Pickens

Shane

Shane's second win came from the backfield: D'Andre Swift (21.0) scored twice in Atlanta, J.K. Dobbins (12.1) scored on Thursday, Aaron Rodgers (20.02) brought the Steelers back from 13 down, and the Steelers defense added 11. Ethan got 22.24 from Jordan Love and 17 apiece from DeVonta Smith and Tyler Bass, but Bucky Irving (5.9) and Denzel Boston (2.0) left him short by 7.58. Gimme Yo Change is 3-3 and slips a spot in the predictor.

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Gimme Yo Change!

RB/WR	DeVonta Smith WR · PHI	17.0	11.0
RB	Bucky Irving RB · TB	5.9	14.8
TE	George Kittle TE · SF	15.4	12.4
RB	Woody Marks RB · HOU	9.1	10.5
WR	Mike Evans WR · SF	10.9	12.6
WR	Denzel Boston WR · CLE	2.0	11.5
QB	Jordan Love QB · GB	22.2	25.7
K	Tyler Bass K · BUF	17.0	9.1
D/ST	Colts D/ST D/ST	5.0	5.3
Bench		21.9

Slim Pickens

RB	Ashton Jeanty RB · LV	13.8	17.0
RB	D'Andre Swift RB · CHI	21.0	13.8
WR	George Pickens WR · DAL	10.3	11.0
TE	Tucker Kraft TE · GB	6.2	9.8
WR	Jalen Coker WR · CAR	12.7	11.3
D/ST	Steelers D/ST D/ST	11.0	7.0
RB/WR	J.K. Dobbins RB · DEN	12.1	9.7
QB	Aaron Rodgers QB · PIT	20.0	18.0
K	Eddy Pineiro K · SF	5.0	9.0
Bench		29.4

Loop There It Is

Nate

111.24–78.52

proj 114.1 – 117.4

Upset

God Hates Jags

Kevin

Nate had the QB of the week in Trevor Lawrence (35.34, in a loss), the Player of the Week in Kenneth Walker III (26.9 on 128 yards and two scores) and 22.8 from James Cook, and that covered a zero from Cam Skattebo, who played six snaps without a touch. Kevin ran into the bye week: his bench scored exactly 0.0, Bijan Robinson was the Dud of the Week at 6.3, Dak Prescott threw two picks (13.02), Davante Adams had 5.4 and the Jaguars defense finished at minus two. God Hates Jags posted a season-low 78.52. Loop There It Is is 5-1 for the third time in franchise history.

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Loop There It Is

RB	James Cook III RB · BUF	22.8	18.5
RB	Kenneth Walker III RB · KC	26.9	21.9
WR	Jaylen Waddle WR · DEN	4.4	7.4
WR	Christian Watson WR · GB	7.9	13.7
QB	Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX	35.3	21.3
TE	Mark Andrews TE · BAL	0.9	6.8
RB/WR	Cam Skattebo RB · NYG	0.0	8.3
K	Tyler Loop K · BAL	3.0	9.1
D/ST	Ravens D/ST D/ST	10.0	7.1
Bench		62.5

God Hates Jags

RB	Bijan Robinson RB · ATL	6.3	21.3
TE	Trey McBride TE · ARI	8.8	13.3
WR	Davante Adams WR · LAR	5.4	13.9
WR	Luther Burden III WR · CHI	13.5	10.3
QB	Dak Prescott QB · DAL	13.0	20.4
RB	Tony Pollard RB · TEN	7.6	13.3
D/ST	Jaguars D/ST D/ST	-2.0	5.6
K	Matt Gay K · LV	12.0	10.7
RB/WR	Alvin Kamara RB · NO	13.9	8.6
Bench		0.0

SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

Nick

108.76–66.98

proj 95.8 – 100.4

Upset

CHEF CALE

Caleb

The biggest margin of the week, 41.78, and the lowest score of the season. Nick got 32.96 from Tyler Shough (four touchdowns, no picks, the first Saints quarterback to do that on the road since Drew Brees in 2020), 20.2 from waiver pickup Germie Bernard's 11-catch day and 14 from the Chiefs defense. Caleb's 66.98 is his low mark of the year: Jameis Winston (8.48) was benched for J.J. McCarthy, Rhamondre Stevenson had 3.6, the Jets defense 3.0, and 57.94 points sat on the bench, nine of them Caleb's own fault. SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS is 4-2 and jumps four spots to third in the predictor.

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SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

RB	Omarion Hampton RB · LAC	5.9	8.3
WR	Chris Olave WR · NO	12.3	13.9
RB	Jaylen Warren RB · PIT	8.8	13.3
K	Brandon Aubrey K · DAL	1.0	10.2
QB	Tyler Shough QB · NO	33.0	20.0
D/ST	Chiefs D/ST D/ST	14.0	7.3
WR	Khalil Shakir WR · BUF	11.4	9.4
TE	Tyler Higbee TE · LAR	2.2	5.7
RB/WR	Germie Bernard WR · PIT	20.2	7.8
Bench		10.0

CHEF CALE

WR	Nico Collins WR · HOU	9.4	13.9
RB	Javonte Williams RB · DAL	12.0	15.6
RB/WR	Rome Odunze WR · CHI	5.4	8.8
RB	Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE	3.6	11.9
K	Jason Myers K · SEA	7.0	6.8
TE	Dalton Kincaid TE · BUF	7.3	7.0
WR	Xavier Worthy WR · KC	10.8	9.3
D/ST	Jets D/ST D/ST	3.0	5.2
QB	Jameis Winston QB · NYG	8.5	22.0
Bench		57.9

T Smalls

Smalls

105.50–103.40

proj 111.9 – 92.6

Johnny Football Club

Johnny

The closest game of the week, and it turned on a lineup slot. Johnny started Quinshon Judkins, who had been ruled out, and got a zero from the spot in a game he lost by 2.1. Everything else worked: Michael Penix Jr. (29.1), picked up after Jalen Hurts went on IR with blood clots, threw two touchdowns to Kyle Pitts; Malik Nabers (22.5) caught 12 passes for 165; Matthew Golden (19.4) went for 106 and a score; and Dameon Pierce added 13.0. Brock Bowers (9.0) was held to two catches and Justin Jefferson sat on the bench on a bye week. Smalls got 29.8 from Drake Maye's third straight three-touchdown game, 22.7 from Bhayshul Tuten and 20.9 from Isaiah Likely, and survived a 4.5 and a fumble from Derrick Henry. T Smalls is 3-3 after an 0-2 start. Johnny is 1-5 and plays Conor next week in the battle of the 1-5s; he leads the all-time series 13-4 but lost the last one.

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T Smalls

RB	Derrick Henry RB · BAL	4.5	17.6
RB	Bhayshul Tuten RB · JAX	22.7	11.7
WR	Michael Wilson WR · ARI	5.2	11.4
TE	Isaiah Likely TE · NYG	20.9	12.0
QB	Drake Maye QB · NE	29.8	24.2
D/ST	Rams D/ST D/ST	2.0	7.3
WR	Josh Downs WR · IND	6.7	7.9
RB/WR	Devaughn Vele WR · NO	5.7	9.0
K	Dominic Zvada K · NYG	8.0	10.9
Bench		38.2

Johnny Football Club

TE	Brock Bowers TE · LV	9.0	16.2
WR	Malik Nabers WR · NYG	22.5	14.6
RB	Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE	0.0	0.0
WR	Matthew Golden WR · GB	19.4	13.3
D/ST	Eagles D/ST D/ST	1.0	4.5
RB/WR	Dontayvion Wicks WR · PHI	3.4	7.2
K	Cameron Dicker K · LAC	6.0	7.7
RB	Dameon Pierce RB · PHI	13.0	11.4
QB	Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL	29.1	17.8
Bench		4.2

Nacua Matata

Conor

93.58–73.28

proj 114.7 – 109.3

The Washington C-Words

Mike

Conor renamed the team Nacua Matata and immediately won a game. Matthew Stafford (20.88), a 15.5 from Colston Loveland in his first useful week of the season, and DK Metcalf's 11 catches (14.8) were enough, even with Puka Nacua at 11.0 and Kyren Williams (8.2) now splitting work with Blake Corum. Mike had his worst week of the year at 73.28: Patrick Mahomes scored 10.48 in a 22–6 win, Juwan Johnson had a zero, Tyjae Spears 1.3, and nobody on The Washington C-Words cracked 12. Conor is 1-5, Mike is 3-3, and Conor's reward is a date with Johnny next week.

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Nacua Matata

WR	Puka Nacua WR · LAR	11.0	19.2
RB	Kyren Williams RB · LAR	8.2	19.2
WR	DK Metcalf WR · PIT	14.8	9.6
RB/WR	MarShawn Lloyd RB · GB	1.0	10.1
TE	Colston Loveland TE · CHI	15.5	7.0
QB	Matthew Stafford QB · LAR	20.9	24.4
K	Cam Little K · JAX	9.0	7.4
D/ST	Packers D/ST D/ST	8.0	3.8
RB	Emanuel Wilson RB · SEA	5.2	14.0
Bench		57.1

The Washington C-Words

WR	CeeDee Lamb WR · DAL	11.5	14.9
WR	Drake London WR · ATL	10.2	12.8
RB/WR	Parker Washington WR · JAX	8.4	13.0
QB	Patrick Mahomes QB · KC	10.5	22.6
TE	Juwan Johnson TE · NO	0.0	8.6
RB	Braelon Allen RB · NYJ	11.4	13.2
K	Spencer Shrader K · IND	9.0	11.0
D/ST	Broncos D/ST D/ST	11.0	5.7
RB	Tyjae Spears RB · TEN	1.3	7.4
Bench		21.8

Hardware

Awards of the week

Player of the week is the top non-QB starter. Dud is the starter who fell furthest below projection. Difference maker is the biggest over-projection on a winning team.

Player of the week

Kenneth Walker III

RB · KC

started by Nate (Loop There It Is)

26.9

projected 21.9 · +5.0 vs projection · team won

19 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns against the Chargers. Walker has scored at least 20 points in all five games he's played this season, and Nate needed about none of it in a 33-point win.

QB of the week

Trevor Lawrence

QB · JAX

started by Nate (Loop There It Is)

35.3

projected 21.3 · +14.0 vs projection · team won

35.34 in a London game Jacksonville lost on a walk-off field goal, which tells you how fantasy works. Nate started him, and Nate is 3-1 this season when Lawrence clears 25.

Dud of the week

Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL

started by Kevin (God Hates Jags)

6.3

projected 21.3 · -15.0 vs projection · team lost

Nine carries for 61 yards and minus eight receiving yards in a home loss to the Bears, 6.3 points against a 21.34 projection. Kevin's bench scored zero, so there was no one to swap in anyway.

Difference maker

Tyler Shough

QB · NO

started by Nick (SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS)

33.0

projected 20.0 · +13.0 vs projection · team won

Last week's Dud of the Week threw four touchdowns without an interception on the road, 32.96 points and 13 over projection. Nick won by 41.78, so it wasn't close, but the team name survives another week.

Through week 6

Standings

Ties broken by points for.

Full standings →

#	Team	W	L	PF	PA
1	Loop There It IsNate	5	1	716.58	606.84
2	Lickity SplitChase	4	2	789.32	699.76
3	SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	4	2	667.14	647.24
4	CHEF CALECaleb	4	2	628.54	637.48
5	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	3	3	700.96	638.98
6	The Washington C-WordsMike	3	3	663.96	642.00
7	Off In ChurchDrew	3	3	658.92	650.08
8	God Hates JagsKevin	3	3	647.36	632.98
9	T SmallsSmalls	3	3	610.34	624.84
10	Slim PickensShane	2	4	618.00	700.14
11	Nacua MatataConor	1	5	576.66	687.00
12	Johnny Football ClubJohnny	1	5	574.58	685.02

Crystal ball

Playoff Predictor

Projected final regular-season order after week 6. Arrows show movement since last week.

Details →

#	Move	Team	Now	Proj. record	Playoffs	1st seed	Injured
1		Loop There It IsNate	5-1	10.1-3.9	99%	48%	healthy
2		Lickity SplitChase	4-2	9.4-4.6	97%	35%	Zach Charbonnet
3	4	SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	4-2	8.3-5.7	81%	7%	Tank Dell
4	1	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	3-3	7.8-6.2	79%	4%	Jadarian PriceDe'Von Achane
5	1	CHEF CALECaleb	4-2	7.8-6.2	66%	3%	Jacory Croskey-Merritt
6		God Hates JagsKevin	3-3	7.1-6.9	55%	1%	Davante AdamsMichael Pittman Jr.Jordyn Tyson
7	2	The Washington C-WordsMike	3-3	6.9-7.1	48%	1%	healthy
8	1	T SmallsSmalls	3-3	6.5-7.5	28%	0%	De'Zhaun Stribling
9	1	Off In ChurchDrew	3-3	6.4-7.6	28%	0%	Alec PierceDeebo Samuel Sr.
10		Slim PickensShane	2-4	5.8-8.2	16%	0%	Isiah Pacheco
11		Johnny Football ClubJohnny	1-5	4.2-9.8	2%	0%	Jalen HurtsTravis Etienne Jr.Jayden ReedJordan Mason
12		Nacua MatataConor	1-5	3.7-10.3	0%	0%	Terry McLaurinRomeo Doubs

Nate projects to finish 1st with about 10.1 wins. Nate (99%) and Chase (97%) are effectively locks. Nick jumped four spots to third after Caleb's 66.98, the five 3-3 teams are fighting for the last two spots, and Johnny and Conor sit at 1% each heading into their head-to-head.