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2024 Week 6 recaps, observations and reactions

Recaps, observations and analysis from around the fantasy football world in Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season.

Caleb Williams had a breakout game in London and Will Levis had another flop. Derrick Henry is keeping the train running while Dak Prescott completely derailed. Jared Goff continues to float around on Cloud 9 waiting to come back to earth while the Browns just keep Browning around.

49ers 36, Seahawks 24: The Niners, still sans Christian McCaffrey, finally got the train moving again with a thorough thrashing of their division rival. The Niners had 228 rushing yards largely accumulated by Isaac Guerendo (99), Jordan Mason (73), and Brock Purdy (19). Purdy also threw for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns. Deebo Samuel caught 3 balls 102 yards and a touchdown. George Kittle added 5 catches for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ken Walker rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown while catching 8 balls for 37 yards. Geno Smith had 312 passing yards, a touchdown and two picks. Tyler Lockett led the team with 4 receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown. Jaxon Smith-Njigba and DK Metcalf had modest days with 53 yards and 48 yards, respectively.

Bears 35, Jaguars 16: Rookie Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes in a complete dismantling of the Jaguars in London. Williams also rushed for 56 yards in the victory. D’Andre Swift led the team with 91 yards and a touchdown while also catching 4 balls for 28 yards. Cole Kmet caught 5 balls for 70 yards and 2 scores while Keenan Allen added 5 grabs for 41 yards and 2 touchdowns as well. Trevor Lawrence threw for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns. Evan Engram caught 10 balls for 102 yards. Gabe Davis hauled in 5 balls for 45 yards and 2 scores.

Packers 34, Cardinals 13: The Packers tallied the first four scores of the game and got out to a 24-0 lead, coasting the rest of the way against a sliding Cardinals team. Jordan Love threw for 258 yards and 4 touchdowns. Josh Jacobs rushed for 62 and caught 3 balls for 28 yards. Christian Watson had 3 catches for 68 yards and a score, Romeo Doubs caught 3 balls for 49 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jayden Reed caught 6 passes for 28 yards and a touchdown. Kyler Murray had 214 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Trey Benson managed just 26 yards on 5 carries while James Conner added 24 yards on 7 attempts. Trey McBride led the way with 96 yards on 8 receptions. Michael Wilson had 21 yards and a touchdown on 2 receptions.

Colts 20, Titans 17: The Colts eked out a close divisional victory over the Titans behind the leadership of veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. The old man threw for 189 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tyler Goodson rushed for 51 yards. Josh Downs had 7 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. Michael Pittman added 3 receptions for 35 yards and a score. Will Levis — who’s still playing and killing the Titans — threw for just 95 yards, a touchdown and a pick. Tony Pollard rushed for 93 yards and a score. DeAndre Hopkins had 4 catches for 54 yards and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine caught one ball for a score.

Texans 41, Patriots 21: The Texans pounded the feeble Patriots, who are well on their way to another high draft pick in next year’s draft. C.J. Stroud threw for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win. Joe Mixon had a big day with 102 rushing yards and a touchdown. Dameon Pierce added one on the ground as well. Stefon Diggs caught 6 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Tank Dell snagged 7 balls for 57 yards and a score. Mixon added 2 receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Drake Maye tossed for 243 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 picks. Maye also led the team in rushing with 38 yards. DeMario Douglas caught 6 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. Kayshon Boutte had 3 receptions for 59 yards and a score. Hunter Henry snagged 3 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Buccaneers 51, Saints 27: In yet another divisional matchup, the Buccaneers obliterated the Saints behind a shaky effort from Baker Mayfield. Although he tossed 325 yards and 4 touchdowns, he also threw 3 picks. Sean Tucker rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while Bucky Irving added 81 yards and a score. Chris Godwin caught 11 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tucker caught 3 balls for 56 yards and another score. Cade Otton added 2 receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown. Spencer Rattler threw for 243 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. He also rushed for 27 yards. Alvin Kamara had 40 yards and a touchdown on the ground and added 5 receptions for 24 more yards. Foster Moreau had 2 receptions for 54 yards. Bub Means caught 5 balls for 45 yards and a touchdown.

Eagles 20, Browns 16: The Browns continued to Browns themselves in a close loss to the Eagles. Jalen Hurts had 264 passing yards and 2 touchdowns while adding 33 more yards on the ground. A.J. Brown caught 6 balls for 116 yards and a touchdown. DeVonta Smith added 3 receptions for 64 yards and a score. Something called a Grant Calcaterra had 4 receptions for 67 yards. Deshaun Watson had 168 passing yards. Yay. Amari Cooper caught 4 balls for 42 yards. Nobody else matters.

Ravens 30, Commanders 23: Jayden Daniels got a real test this weekend against a tough Ravens defense. Although he played well, the Ravens still walked away with the victory. Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards, a touchdown and a pick. He added 40 yards on the ground. Derrick Henry rushed for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns. Zay Flowers caught 9 balls for 132 yards. Mark Andrews caught 3 balls for 66 yards and a score. Daniels threw for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for 22 more. Zach Ertz caught 4 balls for 68 yards, Noah Brown added 4 receptions for 58 yards, and Terry McLaurin finished with 6 receptions for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Chargers 23, Broncos 16: Justin Herbert led the Chargers to a big division win over the Broncos. Herbert threw for 237 yards and a touchdown. J.K. Dobbins rushed for 96 yards and a score. A human being somehow named Simi Fehoko had 2 catches for 44 yards. Ladd McConkey added 4 receptions for 43 yards. Kimani Vidal caught 2 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown. Bo Nix threw for 216 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick. He also added 61 yards on the ground. Cortland Sutton caught 4 balls for 53 yards and a touchdown. Troy Franklin added 2 receptions for 31 yards and a score.

Steelers 32, Raiders 13: Justin Fields and Najee Harris tag-teamed their way to a big victory over the Raiders. Fields threw for 145 yards and rushed for 59 and 2 touchdowns. Harris rushed for 106 yards and a score. George Pickens had 3 grabs for 53 yards. Aidan O’Connell had a whopping 227 yards, a touchdown and a pick. Good for him. Alexander Mattison rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, while catching 5 balls for 32 yards. Brock Bowers caught 9 balls for 71 yards while Kristian Wilkerson — is that a football player? — had 2 catches for 18 yards and a score.

Lions 47, Cowboys 9: Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy must have revealing photos of owner Jerry Jones because I’d have fired McCarthy after this debacle if I were Jones. Actually, I’d have fired McCarthy years ago, but that’s a separate story. Jared Goff threw for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns — continuing to prove that offensive coordinator Ben Johnson needs a head coaching gig. David Montgomery rushed for 80 yards and 2 scores Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 63 yards and caught 3 balls for 28 more. Jameson Williams had 3 receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown, Sam LaPorta caught one pass for a 52-yard touchdown, and Amon-Ra St. Brown had 4 receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown. Dak Prescott threw for 178 yards and 2 picks. Good job, Dak. CeeDee Lamb had 7 receptions for 89 yards to salvage a fantasy day.

Falcons 38, Panthers 20: The Panthers might not find another victory on their schedule the rest of the season as they took another beating this week, this time at the hands of the Falcons. Kirk Cousins threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Allgeier rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown. Bijan Robinson added 95 yards and 2 scores. Drake London caught 6 balls for 74 yards and a touchdown. Kyle Pitts finished with 3 catches for 70 yards. Andy Dalton had 221 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 picks. Chuba Hubbard rushed for 92 yards. Diontae Johnson caught 6 balls for 78 yards and a touchdown and Xavier Legette added 3 receptions for 23 yards and a score.

Bengals 17, Giants 7: It was not the prettiest of games, but Joe Burrow and the Bengals outlasted the Giants. Burrow threw for 208 yards and rushed for 55 more plus a touchdown. Chase Brown had 53 yards and a score. Tee Higgins caught 7 balls for 77 yards. Ja’Marr Chase added 5 receptions for 72 yards. Daniel Jones threw for 205 yards and rushed for 56 more. Tyrone Tracy Jr. rushed for 50 yards and a score while catching 6 balls for 57 yards. Darius Slayton totalled 6 receptions for 57 yards while Wan’Dale Robinson caught 5 balls for 50 yards.

Bills 23, Jets 20: The Jets somehow think they have the pieces to be a good team, but their latest loss drops them to 2-4 on the season. Josh Allen threw for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for 18 more and a score. Ray Davis tallied 97 rushing yards and caught 3 balls for 55 more. Dalton Kincaid caught 6 balls for 51 yards. Dawson Knox and Mack Hollins each caught a touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers threw for 294 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick. Breece Hall rushed for 113 yards. Allen Lazard caught 6 balls for 114 yards and a touchdown. Garrett Wilson caught 8 balls for 107 yards and a score.