Week 6 Fire & Ice: who to start/sit in fantasy football

Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier (25) runs the ball against the New Orleans Saints in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Week six is upon us! And one week removed from dropping 500 yards on the Tampa Bay Bucs, Kirk Cousins finds himself with another tasty matchup.
The Panthers have allowed two quarterbacks to eclipse the 20-point barrier (Derek Carr in week one with 21, Caleb Williams in week 5 with 24), and they don’t seem like they will be putting up much of a fight in week six.

Speaking of the Buccaneers, they have an interesting matchup this week versus the New Orleans Saints, who will be featuring Spencer Rattler in his first career start. With the Kansas City Chiefs on a bye, Rattler with a decent matchup may be a suitable replacement for Patrick Mahomes this week, who hasn’t really been lighting the fantasy football world up in this young 2024 season. If you are looking for a running back to fill a spot with four teams on bye, you can go right back to the Falcons vs Panthers matchup and roll Tyler Allgeier out, as this game is an expected blowout, and the Falcons love to use Allgeier in 2nd half mop-up duty to salt away the clock. Listen in for all of your week six fire and ice goodness, including several options from what is expected to be the highlight matchup of the week: The Washington Commanders at the Baltimore Ravens.

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