Week 6 Bold Fantasy Predictions: Against the grain Published: Oct 13, 2017 at 11:05 AM All your favorite NFL analysts (and the other ones, too) spend all week pouring over data, slugging through hours of game Daniel Castro Jersey film and debating amongst each to give you the best advice on what to do with your fake football squads. In this space, however, as the work week comes to an end we'll crank up the heat a bit more than usual and go off the map. Every week, our analysts will drop their boldest predictions and inevitably dance around their desks with idiotic grins if they ever happen to come true. If said predictions go belly up, we shall never speak of them again. : will be a top-10 fantasy wideout The DeSean Jackson- experiment is off to a bit of a rocky start, but I like his chances of having a true breakout game this week. should shadow , which will open up space for DJax to roam. As I mentioned in my , DJax lines up at right wide receiver 48 percent of the time, a position where the have allowed 302 yards and four touchdowns to wide receivers on just 13 catches, for a league-high 23.23 yards per reception. : will outscore in Week 6 The idea that outscoring is a bold prediction qualifies as a #WelcomeTo2017 moment if there ever was one. But the secondary has played pretty well, which could make this a week where the lean on a little more. On the other side, KC's defensive backfield has certainly felt the lo Chris Rusin Jersey s of and opponents have noticed. Forget the narrative that Roethlisberger stinks on the road. This is Ben's time to shine. And after a week of hearing about whether or not he still "has it", this feels like a big spot for Ben to give the football world the proverbial middle finger and ball out. : goes off on the road vs Jags It's the trappiest of trap games for Jacksonville after they so thoroughly thrashed he literally had to question whether or not not he could play in this league. Trevor Story Jersey Putting aside narratives, Goff has been excellent throwing underneath, posting a 98.7 QB rating on pa ses of le s than 10 air yards, the 8th-best rating in this area of the field. Meanwhile if Jacksonville is "soft" anywhere it's in the underneath part of the field as they are in the bottom-half of the NFL in allowing a 87.9 QB rating on underneath throws. I can tell myself a BOLD story where Goff goes for 250 yards and two touchdowns against what is largely considered a shutdown defense. : The defense will score more fantasy points than Jay Cutler It's not very often that a defense scores more fantasy points than a quarterback, but then again most of them average more than the 5.77 points Cutler has averaged in the last two weeks. With standout wide receiver injured, Cutler will find it even harder to produce a nice stat line. Don't be shocked if the lead all defenses in fantasy points this week. : Week 6 is all about the rookies My bold predictions are all about rookies this week. First, three rookie running backs end up in Kyle Freeland Jersey the top 10 for the week: , and . Next, I'll add that to as a top-three quarterback (which is a little surprising given they are playing Cleveland and could likely be playing from ahead which can limit fantasy upside). And finally, a touchdown from both Juju Smith-Schuster and (if he plays) . This is what happens when I make my editor wait, I feel like I have to give a lot of notes to make up for it. : stalls out against the Cardinals : There will be over 39.5 pa s attempts recorded between the and QBs and one of the RBs will finish outside the top-10 Run the ball, play good defense and someone will go home a winner. That's what both of these teams want to do, but that's no how the NFL works. More than likely, one of these teams will be forced into a negative game script and will give chase to the other. We got into it , as all Sam Hilliard Jersey of Gelhar, Franchise and Koh think there will be le s than 39.5 pa ses thrown in this game. Both quarterbacks in one game average le s than 20 attempts? In an NFL game? During the 2017th year of our lord? I don't think so. I think Jacksonville can build a lead at home with the coming acro s country and that will force Los Angeles to take to the air. As for the running back part of the prediction? Well, everything lines up well for both of these guys to smash, so I don't know. I mean, I'm probably wrong on this prediction anyway, so why not be super wrong? You're welcome for the analysis. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
