Monday Memos: Week 6 Recap

Takeaways, trends, and interesting data bits from Week 6 action.

Notable takeaways, trends and data points from Week 6 NFL action. “Monday Memos” is a weekly article following the prior weeks action, to give you guys context on these games and insights on what to expect moving forward. These articles will gradually reduce in size do to the chaos of the first couple of weeks of the season, as things settle in more in terms of roles and what not.

Let’s get into it…

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1. Skattebo is the guy

With the return of Tyrone Tracy this week, it was questioned what the workload split would be like between he and Cam Skattebo. However, it was Skattebo who took on a workhorse role, accounting for 19 of 26 RB carries and an easily team-leading 48.5% RB route share. He did nothing to cede that workload too, going for a monster game of 98 yards and 3 TDs. He’s now top 7 in MTF/Att and YACo/Att. This is his backfield to lose.

2. Eagles struggles continue

The Eagles, opposing the Giants in Week 6, are reeling right now. Despite their 4-2 record, things are looking pretty bleak. They are just 20th in offensive EPA/Play, and their efficiency has tanked in both the pass and run game compared to 2024. Saquon has went from one of the most to least efficient backs in the NFL (5.81→3.42 YPC), and Hurts is crumbling in their no-longer-perfect offensive system (just 21st in YPA). Not great.

3. Justin Fields in benching territory

Ever since the Jets Week 1 blowup game, Justin Fields has been downright horrendous, despite what the counting stats show. Among 37 QBs since Week 1, he’s 33rd in YPA (5.75), 30th in CPOE (0.1%), and 35th in pressure-to-sack ratio (26.1%). He’s truly afraid to throw the ball downfield or into tight windows, which keeps down his interception numbers. He can not operate an NFL offense, and he’s in benching territory with the at-least-competent Tyrod Taylor behind him.

4. Harold Fannin keeping us hooked

Fannin, after a few quiet weeks, put up a 7 for 81 line while Njoku went down with an injury in Week 6. Fannin was already having a nice game before the Njoku injury, however. And now, Njoku might be sidelined a couple of weeks while also being a prime deadline trade candidate. Fannin could be semi-fantasy relevant with Njoku around, but it would likely take Njoku not there to unlock his true upside this year. In a struggling Browns offense, he’s not too appealing.

5. Steelers 3-way RB split

With Jaylen Warren returning, we were expecting somewhat of a split between Warren and Gainwell. What happened, that we were not expecting, was Kaleb Johnson to be legitimately involved in this one. The carry counts for the Steelers in Week 6: Warren 11, Gainwell 6, Johnson 6. Warren and Gainwell split routes pretty evenly, while Johnson did not run a route. Johnson is still the 3rd guy here, but this is becoming an ugly committee. None of them are really startable right now.

6. Rodgers playing.. good?

Over the past 2 weeks, Rodgers is averaging 8.37 YPA and a pretty strong 3.8% CPOE. This is against some relatively formidable opponents too, those being the Vikings and the Browns. DK Metcalf has been the main beneficiary, averaging 110.5 receiving YPG and a TD per game in this time. However, I’m not convinced that Rodgers will keep this play up in his age 41 season, considering his lacking mobility and short aDOT in this time.

7. Kimani Vidal lead for Chargers

After much discussion over Vidal vs. Haskins, it was Vidal clearly leading the way in Week 6. Vidal tallied 18 carries to Haskins’ 6, while easily besting him in route share (43.6% vs. 20.5%). Vidal did nothing to lose this newfound role either, tallying an impressive 138 yards from scrimmage. So long as the Chargers don’t add a new player to the RB mix here, Vidal seems able to be relied on as an RB2 with Hampton out.

8. Orande Gadsden full-time role

Day 3 rookie TE Orande Gadsden appears to have taken over the top TE role in LA. He accounted for a 69.2% route share, while the next closest TE was at 20.5%. He turned this route volume into a 7 reception (8 tgts) and 68 yard performance, and now has a solid 0.23 TPRR/1.76 YPRR on the season. He’s an intriguing stash in redraft, and is starting to look like a fun dynasty asset.

9. Ladd McConkey is back

One may argue that Ladd’s Week 6 performance was a result of QJ’s absence, but I rebuke that theory. Ladd is supremely talented, as we saw in his rookie year, and his 2025 production is catching up to said talent. Over the past 2 weeks, Ladd is now averaging 69.5 YPG (2.32 YPRR) and an impressive 0.27 TPRR. Ladd remains my number 1 ranked Chargers WR, as he should be.

10. Vintage Achane performance

We got a glimpse of 2023 Achane yesterday, as he exploded through a hole for a 49 yard homerun. He posted some elite efficiency, going for 128 rush yards and 2 TDs on 16 carries (8 YPC). Achane obviously never lost that explosiveness at the ripe age of 24, but we haven’t seen it much as of late due to the state of this Miami offense. However, Miami is looking surprisingly good after a rough start to the season — they are up to 15th in the NFL in offensive EPA/Play. More 2023-esque performances could be in store for Achane if this offense continues to play well.

11. Drake Maye 🐐

Maye is enduring a full on breakout in year 2, as he has really looked like one of the best QBs in the NFL in 2025. He’s currently 4th in yards per attempt, while 2nd in both CPOE and adjusted completion %. He’s also currently the QB4 in fantasy scoring, despite playing with weapons that are mostly lacking any real talent. Tack on the 5th most rushing attempts among QBs, and you’ve got a fantasy stud. He’s my QB5 rest of season.

12. Corum, Puka 🤕

Both Blake Corum and Puka Nacua suffered injuries in this one. Corum was working in quite a bit here prior to that, despite his disaster performance in Week 5. However, his injury does not appear too serious. The more concerning issue here is Puka Nacua, who has basically been the undisputed best WR in the NFL this year. He went down pretty hard and could not return. If it’s serious and he’s out for a bit, this Rams offense could really struggle.

13. Bam Knight, Michael Carter split work

A rather surprising update on Sunday morning gave us word that Bam Knight would be starting over Michael Carter. The two ended up splitting work pretty evenly (Knight 13 vs. Carter 14 opportunities), while Emari Demercado was completely phased out. This backfield was a lot more enticing when Carter appeared set to take over the backfield completely with Benson out. With a committee approach, the two mediocre RBs are worth a stash, but become much less appealing.

14. BTJ finally produces

After a really rough start to the season, BTJ finally had a strong game to the tune of 8 catches for 90 yards and a TD. BTJ still has a strong 0.24 TPRR and 27.1% 1st read target share on the season, and all signs show that he’s going to be the clear WR1 in Jacksonville for the rest of the year. He’s not so far removed from his historic rookie year, and things are trending up.

15. Travis Hunter a full-time WR

After some up and down usage to start the year, Travis Hunter yielded a really strong 86% route share in Week 6. This was comfortably his highest share of the season, and he ran the most routes on the team. In this one, he earned 7 targets (albeit on just a 0.16 TPRR), and the offensive usage remains encouraging. After a really low aDOT to start the year, he has not been below an 8.0 aDOT in any of the last 3 weeks. Things feels on the verge of all coming together for Hunter.

16. George Pickens: D.O.G.

Pickens is doing what I had personally hoped he’d do heading into the year, turning into one of my best calls of the offseason. He had developed into one of the best young WRs in the game during his time in Pittsburgh, but was being held back his environment. The hope was the new Dallas environment would bolster the efficiency and his TD equity, and that’s exactly what’s happened so far. Pickens has an impressive 2.36 YPRR in 2025, and he’s leading all WRs with 6 TDs. He’s a borderline WR1 even when Ceedee comes back.

17. Rico Dowdle undeniable

Uncle Rico has been one of the stories of the season so far. In these past 2 weeks, he’s had video game-level production, tallying 473 scrimmage yards. The efficiency has been pretty ridiculous as you’d expect, with 7.88 yards per touch and a 10% explosive play rate. He’s been significantly more productive in these past 2 games than Chuba has been all season, and a ~50/50 committee between the two feels like the minimum here. Rico could easily be 1A moving forward.

18. Tre Tucker is a guy

After his blowup game in Week 3, I personally though Tucker would disappear back into irrelevancy on the fantasy radar. However, that has not been the case, tallying over 60 yards in 2 of 3 games since. On the season, Tucker has a 1.88 yards per route run, and a surprisingly high 24.4% 1st read target share. That’s just behind Jakboi for the team lead. He should be rostered everywhere, and feels like a viable flex play.

19. Kendrick Bourne earning a role?

Bourne has been going nuclear these past 2 weeks, averaging 142 (!) receiving yards per game. With Pearsall injured and inactive, Jennings playing banged up, and Aiyuk not near a return, Bourne seems likely to have a nice role for quite a while. He’s impressed quite a bit too, in a 2024 Jauan Jennings-esque fashion. He should be rostered everywhere right now.

20. Baker MVP?

Baker has been lights out in 2025, and has now beaten the “OC change” concerns in back-to-back seasons. He’s currently top 5 in ANY/A, and has led the Bucs offense to a 7th-best-in-NFL EPA/Play. The Egbuka injury could throw some cold water on the Baker MVP campaign, however, as Baker is now without his top four (4) weapons from the start of the offseason. Cade Otton is probably a worthy add, especially if Egbuka is out.

21. Chase Brown now losing elite role

Chase Brown was barely breathing from a fantasy relevance perspective already, relying solely on his near-league best role. In week’s 1-4, Brown had an 85% rush share. The past 2 weeks? Just a 62.9% share, splitting with Samaje Perine. This offense looked pretty bad for the majority of the Packers game with Flacco, and with Samaje Perine also taking a fair amount of backfield routes, Brown’s outlook is starting to look really grim. He’s outside my top 24 RBs moving forward.

22. Joe Flacco looks bad in Bengals debut

As mentioned above, Flacco looked quite bad once again in Week 6, with just 4.87 YPA and a poor 71.1% catchable throw rate. 129 of his 219 passing yards came in the 4th quarter alone, as the Bengals were really only able to do anything in garbage time. I remain firm that he’s an upgrade over Browning, but I think said upgraded could be overstated. I’d sell my Bengals still.

23. Matthew Golden post bye bump

Golden came out of the bye with the best role of his young career. Not only did he nab 5 targets on a career-high 0.25 TPRR, but he also received 2 carries. This resulted in over 100 total scrimmage yards for Golden. This wasn’t some mega-bump in usage or role, but it was definitely encouraging. Golden looks very good out there too, for what it’s worth.

24. Jahmyr Gibbs nabs career best role

Gibbs has the best role of his young career so far, registering career highs in snap share (61.8%) and route share (52.4%). In Week 6 specifically, he clocked a really strong 80.9% rush share, which is the best of his career with Montgomery in the lineup. I do think this is a bit of one-off, and Montgomery should remain involved, but it’s worth noting that this was the split in the Lions most competitive game of the season.

25. Pacheco taking the lead in KC?

After a near dead-even split for the first 5 weeks of the season between he and Hunt, Pacheco made some headway as the lead RB in this Chiefs backfield. He accounted for 12 of 18 RB rushes (66.7% share), as well as a season-high 50.0% route share and his 1st inside the 10 rush attempt of the season. Hunt, and to a lesser extent Brashard Smith, both did remain involved here. And Pacheco continues to look largely unimpressive, so I don’t feel too excited here. However, this is definitely something to keep an eye on.

26. Chiefs offense is back

The Chiefs have looked like the 2022 explosive version of themselves as of late. Over the past 3 weeks, they are 9th in EPA/DB and 3rd in DB success rate, while 5th in the NFL in deep passing attempts. This has led to 31.7 points per game in this time.

Rashee Rice is set to return in Week 7, and things continue to look up for this offense. Mahomes is leading all QBs in FP/G at 24.8.