Power Rankings: Week 6
Happy Thursday, y’all!
8 teams are .500 and below, which should make for one hell of a playoff race. There’s also plenty of season left for a complete shakeup.
Is anyone else interested in the prize for Most Points Scored? Seems like it’s only Case and I at this point.
Here are your Week 5 Power Rankings!
Tony Goat (6-0)
Last Week: 1st
You know you’ve got a good thing going when a 121 point output constitutes a “down week”. Still leading the league in scoring - albeit by a narrow margin - and still UN-DE-FEATED. You know what’s especially scary? Even with Josh Allen, Austin Ekeler, and Mike Dub on BYE, this lineup still looks like one that could contend for a playoff spot. An absolute embarrassment of riches.
Peeping Toms (5-1)
Last Week: 2nd
It was initially looking like a bunk Sunday - until CeeDee, DiontBae, and ‘He Who Must Not Be Named’ combined for 80+ in the last ten quarters of Week 5 action. Just how incredible has Derrick Henry been thus far? He currently leads Austin Ekeler (RB2) by 46.8 points. Not a typo - 46.8 points. Just plain silly. With a BYEpocolypse coming in Week 7, let’s see if the three-game winning streak can continue against an equally-depleted Killing Me Swiftly club.
Tua Tagovailoa (5-1)
Last Week: 3rd
Injuries galore, and wins galore! Jeudy, Brown, Montgomery, and now Chubb? It’ll be awfully intriguing to see what this lineup looks like at full strength. Leonard Fournette has unmistakably taken full control of the Tampa Bay backfield, and Darrel Williams figures to suit up as a quality RB2/FLEX as for as long as CEH nurses his knee injury. I gotta tip my hat to Chet - this roster has almost no sex appeal behind the likes of Dak and Jamar Chase, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t one heck of a squad.
Serup In My Kupp (3-3)
Last Week: 4th
There are two things I hate in fantasy football: 1) Kickers, and 2) L’s when your squad drops 140+. 3-3 is a tough pill to swallow knowing 4-2 should have been so attainable. But hey, the team outlook remains the same. Cooper went from an A-Kupp to a D-Kupp in Week 6, Sutton kept the hot hand, and Aaron Jones found paydirt again after a two-week dry spell. Beyond the enigma of Brandon Aiyuk, the only real negative storyline on the roster is Antonio Gibson, who’s nursing a pair of lower leg booboos.
Amar(w)i Gonna Win? (2-4)
Last Week: 6th
Damn. Lady Justice is clearly not a Canty fan. The third-highest scoring team in the league has scored 130+ three times this season, yet two of those games have been losses. So yeah - bad luck is mostly to blame for the club’s bummer 2-4 start. Which is a shame, because this is a very complete lineup from top to bottom - easily one of the best in the league. Up next is what may ultimately be a must-win game against a .500 team burdened by BYE’s and ravished by injuries.
Z-Unit (4-2)
Last Week: 5th
Tough Sunday - but Z may have already seen it coming with Kamara on BYE, and both Russ and Chris Carson hitting the IR. In all honesty, I can’t figure this team out. One week, Scary Terry is great, the next he sucks. One week, Adam Thielen sucks, the next he’s great. You can say the same about Gaskin, Cooks, Boyd, EVERYONE. So the strategy to beat Z might just be to catch him during one of those off-weeks. But at 8th in league scoring, the writing may be on the wall.
The Steamers (3-3)
Last Week: 8th
Great Week 6 W. Stefon Diggs came into form, Marvin Jones finally returned value again, and Aaron Rodgers reaffirmed his ownership over the municipality of Chicago. Remember when we were concerned about Jonathan Taylor a few weeks ago? Don't look now, but he has DOMINATED ever since. In fact, he’s second only to Derrick Henry in RB points scored over the past three weeks. We do need to acknowledge the elephant in the room though - Kareem Hunt’s injury is a real ball buster. Between BYE’s and the Hunt/Kittle injuries, this lineup is looking very vulnerable in Week 7.A Stainers (2-4)
Last Week: 7th
Here we have another interesting club that may still be looking for it’s true identity. Pat and Zeke have not been the problem, that's for sure. Neither has DK for that matter. So who’s not pulling their weight? Well, it would be great to see Javonte Williams overthrow MGIII in Denver, and Mike Davis has been suffering from a huge Cordarrelle Patterson problem. Tee Higgins has been a church mouse lately, and Jakobi Meyers STILL HASN’T FOUND THE ENDZONE. Trust the process, the season is young.Hard Woods (2-4)
Last Week: 11th
Najee Harris is the real deal. Of course, it helps that Big Ben has reached the Drew Brees phase of his late career - “check down early and often”. The acquisition of DeAndre Hopkins was borderline criminal, and it does shore up what was previously a pretty shaky WR corps. RB depth could certainly improve, but the team stock is pointing upwards for the first time since Draft Weekend. Up next? A familiar foe…”you stuck your d*ck in my face.”
Hammered Uncle Hanks (2-4)
Last Week: 9th
Can’t. Catch. A. Break. It’s honestly getting ridiculous at this point. Now it looks like young stud Kadarius Toney is scheduled to miss some time. With a tough BYE week on the way, Hen may have some really tough decisions to make. Despite all these bandaids, the club has still managed to score the 7th most points in the league. Just need to stay afloat now, and pray that daddy (CMC) can come back healthy and save the season.
Killing Me Swiftly (1-5)
Last Week: 10th
Back to reality :/ Having topped 110 just once in the past five weeks, the outlook feels pretty grim. Especially with Dalvin, Claypool, and Singletary heading into a Week 7 BYE. I love me some D’Andre Swift paired with some Calvin Ridley, but Darren Waller really needs to crank up these numbers a bit. He hasn’t lived up to the 3rd round value quite yet. 1-5 is majorly bunk, but I don’t want to say it’s over just yet. There’s still time.
Hop On This Dick (1-5)
Last Week: 12th
I don’t mean to be rude - but it’s over. Lamar Jackson is literally the only bright spot on this entire roster right now. Allen Robinson hasn’t amassed double digits yet, Miles Sanders is a FLEX at best, and Tyler Lockett has been MIA for a month. There’s just no way this lineup (as is) can possibly compete for a playoff spot.
