10/19 MON (7:54amET)
Today:
-- Week 6 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (and The Great) report
-- Week 6 Game Report TNF Week 6
-- MNF: WSH at SF...where the Commanders fight to get within a game of 1st-place in the NFC East or re-sink to the bottom of the division.
-- Two Scouts Talking YouTube Video (breaks for the weekend + Monday, back at it on Tu-W-Thu-Fri this week). Shooting 3-4 videos a week for release throughout this week.
This past week/s:
Marshawn Lloyd (timely...): https://youtu.be/AMHGP2NF7Vs
Woody Marks: https://youtu.be/BtLIcmlu5oo
Dohnte Meyers: https://youtu.be/EEIw3IGX_zQ
Darius Cooper: https://youtu.be/1wj2pa_VEd8
Keon Coleman: https://youtu.be/yne4bYOpCG8
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== NEWS & NOTES & Xs ==
Here is the edited, cleaned-up version—fixing the typos, accidental repetitions, capitalization, and grammar while keeping your exact voice and flow intact:
-- First reactions to Sunday...
I was bracing myself for bad results across the land, seeing so many ‘W’-players down in scoring this week (they all seem to crush or misfire together for some reason so far this season), but I am seeing surprising early win-rate % results...like shocking.
But then when I started looking over the scoring tallies by player, by position group...I see that scoring was down in general because Detroit and Cincinnati were off the board this week...and scoring was down across the board in the NFL...and scoring was down in fantasy especially when you consider a lot of the top 10 scorers at a position are guys hardly anyone even uses—they're either buried deep on a bench or buried deep on waivers.
QB: No single quarterback just absolutely crushed. And I'd say three (Shough, Stroud, Penix) of the top five scoring QBs for the week were hardly in anyone's lineup...ours or theirs. FFMers by and large went with Caleb Williams (#13 at QB scoring this week), Bryce Young (#7), and a desperation move to Kirk Cousins (#8). The only dud was anyone forced to use Jameis Winston in time for his downfall... When you dance with the devil/Jameis, you get two great weeks followed by a complete and utter collapse.
RB: At running back, a lot of the typical stars were stars, but no single running back scored way off the charts. A good number of people were forced into Dameon Pierce, and as an example of how weird the scoring was this week: he had an okay week but ended up finishing #9 among running backs in PPR scoring.
WR: At wide receiver, none of our Ws even sniffed WR1, which—had one or two of them done so—might have made this an off-the-charts week because no single FF/NFL wide receiver utterly destroyed (in the good way) the FF-scoring this week either. The real differentiator was that I see many of our tracking teams used one or two certain names this week because of byes or preference over Michael Wilson: there was a lot of Germie Bernard and/or Tre Tucker pushed into lineups, and they finished #2–3 at WR this week and saved a lot of people’s week.
TE: It was a mixed bag at tight end, with a lot of guys finishing in the overall top 10 who usually never even sniff a starting lineup. Some started Colston Loveland out of attrition, which turned out to be a great time for him to have his best week of the season. There's a strong Isaiah Likely contingent in FFM, and he took the #1 spot for the week. At the same time, Trey McBride was way down, as was Brock Bowers, which hurt some of us but also spared some of us who were facing them.
PK: The one constant on teams that lost this week...Brandon Aubrey. He's not getting any opportunities like he used to because for the last couple weeks Dallas has been getting rocked, playing from behind, and eschewing field goals looking for touchdowns. What to do with him now...we'll be discussing today and tomorrow.
Looking at the top five defenses of the week, four are units no one really uses, plus Kansas City...which was the majority defense started by FFMers this week. That was a perfectly timed boost.
Even though there is an abnormally high amount of matchups already settled where MNF doesn’t really matter, there are fantasy games still to be decided on Monday Night Football. Rachaad White and Brock Purdy are owned by a lot of FFMers. And in the matchups still up for grabs, most FFMers are fighting CMC, Mike Evans, and/or George Kittle. If these final game results break our way, the win rate for the week across FFM land could go from very good to great.
Good luck to those who have matchups on the line tonight.
FFM Private Discord group (access if you are a Betting subscriber)...we’ll see you there in the Monday Night open chat area.
-- MNF Note: 49ers insider Matt Maiocco reports Mike Evans is likely to suit up, AND Christian Kirk is expected to be activated from IR before kickoff. If Evans does sit, expect Kittle and Brandon Cooks to see a big workload.
-- My top 10 NFL teams after watching all of Week 6 (except MNF):
1) SF
2) KC
3) JAX (Trevor Lawrence is holding them back from #1)
4) CAR
5) CHI (at their best, they’re better than any team I watch each week...but then they’re not always at their best. In games with Caleb playing, they are 2-1 but could’ve/would’ve been 3-0).
-------------------- (dividing line on the upper tier)
6) BUF
7) SEA
8) CIN
9) HOU
10) MIN
Others considered: DEN, NE, ATL, LAR
== INJURY CENTER/WARD ==
-- Dr Morse on Davante: https://x.com/DrJesseMorse/status/2111963544619000042?s=20
-- Jalen Hurts: https://x.com/DrJesseMorse/status/2111829276978754046?s=20
-- @DrJesseMorse: Ladd McConkey injuries by week
2026 edition:
Week 1: Rib fracture (non-displaced)
Week 2: Limited by ribs
Week 3: Foot injury
Week 4: Foot re-injury
Week 5: foot / ‘active’ (no snaps)
Week 6: concussion
-- Our FFM tracking list (in order of projected/worried severity of injury to NFL starters)
LB Kendal Daniels, ATL = Exited on a stretcher and was hospitalized with a serious neck injury, though he remained alert with movement in his extremities.
G Cesar Ruiz, NO = Suffered a knee injury against the Giants, was ruled out, and is undergoing further scans to determine structural damage.
WR Ladd McConkey, LAC = Exited early and was ruled out with a concussion during the loss to Kansas City, entering the league's concussion protocol.
WR Davante Adams, NYJ = Battled through a left knee concern that limited his movement, with imaging underway to gauge structural severity.
WR Romeo Doubs, NE = Sustained a shoulder injury diving for a pass against the Jets and was ruled out, with evaluation pointing toward an AC joint sprain and X-rays to check the clavicle.
WR Rashod Bateman, BAL = Suffered an in-game shoulder injury against Cleveland, was quickly ruled out, and is undergoing imaging today.
WR Dontayvion Wicks, GB = Suffered a right ankle injury with concern for a high-ankle mechanism that could jeopardize multiple weeks if confirmed.
CB Sauce Gardner, IND = Exited the divisional loss to Tennessee with a calf injury and did not return, raising multi-week concern depending on strain grade.
TE Dalton Kincaid, BUF = Left in the second half with a rib injury and underwent locker room X-rays, putting his upcoming availability in question despite a brief return attempt.
WR Darnell Mooney, ATL = Suffered a neck injury against Carolina and was evaluated on the sideline before finishing out in discomfort.
RB Carson Steele, KC = Sustained an arm injury against the Chargers that limited his snaps and requires further evaluation early this week.
TE Travis Kelce, KC = Tweaked his right ankle during the contest, and while he finished out the game, he faces a short turnaround for recovery and practice limitations.
S Grant Delpit, CLE = Sustained a concussion during the divisional win over Baltimore and has been placed into concussion protocol.
LB Nolan Smith, PHI = Knocked out in the first half against Carolina after suffering a concussion.
DT Jordan Davis, PHI = Left the game with an ankle injury and was ruled out, leaving Philadelphia's interior defensive front thin.
== Interesting STAT Center ==
-- Where’s my ‘Caleb’s too inaccurate’ people at? Caleb Williams currently leads the NFL in completion percentage (72.5%)
-- Wow, Cleveland: https://x.com/DraftKings/status/2111909183738327198?s=20
-- Per ESPN Research, Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. played zero snaps in the second half after playing 15 in the first half.
-- Sean McVay is now 0-6, including the playoffs, against the LaFleur brothers. Matt and Mike are two of McVay’s former offensive coordinators, and now his NFC nemeses
-- AJ Brown unreal stat: https://x.com/realapp/status/2111912862935617977?s=20
-- QBs to throw for 280 Yards and a TD in each of their team's first 5 games of a season over last 15 years:
2011 Aaron Rodgers
2013 Drew Brees
2013 Peyton Manning
2026 Bryce Young
-- QBs with an INT in each of the first 6 weeks of a season since 2020
2020 No one
2021 No one
2022 No one
2023 No one
2024 No one
2025 No one
2026 Justin Herbert
-- Ejiro Evero's (CAR) defense since Week 1:
Points allowed: 16.0 (2nd)
Rush TDs allowed: 0.5 (4th)
Yards per play: 4.71 (5th)
Yards allowed: 304.8 (8th)
Third down: 34.5% (8th)
Rush yards allowed: 92.5 (10th)
-- Bryce Young, passing yards per game:
2025: 188.2
2026: 309.8
RC vs. Ross Coffee bets (through Wk6):
More targets this season...
29 = Raymond (RC)
21 = D. Swift (Ross)
== QUOTES & QUOTABLES ==
-- This sounds like ‘the end’ of Mike McDaniel, no? https://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/2111980157330481441?s=20
The defiance from Harbaugh is gone.
-- Kyren Williams was asked why he thought the team couldn’t sustain the energy drive to drive. “Can’t tell you, bro. Probably because I’m not out there.”
-- Skatt: https://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/2111950817360232687?s=20
-- @ProFootballTalk: Cut nine days ago, the Eagles wanted veteran QB Andy Dalton to return. He declined, and he'll be signing with another team as soon as tomorrow.
-- Aaron Glenn being outscored 97-6 in the final 2 mins of first half during his tenure is maybe the most damning statistic I’ve ever seen for a head coach.
-- Poor Skatt: https://x.com/Alex__Monaco/status/2111939051800633522?s=20
Your moment of Zen for this day...
-- You knew it was coming: https://x.com/CobraVIP/status/2111840768579039563?s=20
-- Not as easy as it looks: https://x.com/RyanPaganetti/status/2111972201603969482?s=20
-- Shout out to Falcons fans: https://x.com/Woodall8Sarah/status/2111918804787937731?s=20
-- YEEEP: https://x.com/PardonMyTake/status/2111958809656881479?s=20
-- Ha! https://x.com/SosaPicks/status/2111915322781343824?s=20
-- Report... The Reason to Fire Mike McDaniel Goes Beyond the Chargers’ 0–6 Record https://www.si.com/nfl/reason-fire-mike-mcdaniel-beyond-chargers-record
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