The Green Bay Packers D/ST had another strong outing, allowing just 13 points and recovering three fumbles in a Week 6 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: While Green Bay allowed over 300 yards of offense and recorded zero sacks and zero interceptions, both for the first time this season, it was still a solid day defensively. Safety Xavier McKinney's five-game INT streak came to an end, but GB's defense under Jeff Hafley seems to be a well-oiled, turnover-forcing machine, recording nine interceptions, eight fumble recoveries, and 16 sacks in six games. Next up is a test against a talented Houston Texans offense without star WR Nico Collins (hamstring, IR).
Green Bay Packers kicker Brayden Narveson converted two of his three field goal attempts and all four of his point-afters in a Week 6 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: After being added to the roster shortly before the season's start because of Green Bay's kicking problems in 2023, Narveson now has a missed field goal in four of six games this year. He has converted 12 of his 17 attempts, though he has hit all 16 PATs. Last year's starter Anders Carlson hit 81.8% of his field goals last year (27 of his 33), and Narveson is just one short of matching Carlson's 2023 miss total (he has converted 70.6% of his attempts this year).
After his spectacular two-game stretch in Weeks 4 and 5, Green Bay Packers TE Tucker Kraft caught two passes for 13 yards in a Week 6 blowout versus the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: QB Jordan Love spread the ball out, with 10 players receiving at least one target. Kraft's four targets were tied for the second most, equaling WRs Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson's counts. While it was a disappointing final stat line, blowouts often lead to wonky box scores. Kraft has 35+ yards in every other game with Love this season and will dominate the TE snaps in a potent offense while TE Luke Musgrave is on the mend on the injured reserve.
After avoiding a long-term ankle injury, Green Bay Packers WR Christian Watson returned from a one-week absence with a team-high 68 yards on three catches, adding a touchdown.
Fantasy Impact: While he only saw four targets in his return, that was tied for the second most on the team, given the spread-out distribution from QB Jordan Love (10 players saw 1+ target), and his highest count of the season. Watson's day was highlighted by his 44-yard TD grab, his second score of the year. He's still a boom-bust fantasy asset, but there is value in that during bye weeks, especially in a potent offense.
Green Bay Packers WR Romeo Doubs scored two touchdowns on three catches for 49 yards in Week 6's win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Doubs missed Week 5 due to an internal suspension from the Packers' organization, and the belief was that Doubs was upset about his role with the team. After scoring his first and second TD of the year in the same game, the issue may subside, but it remains to be seen how the two sides proceed going forward.
Green Bay Packers WR Jayden Reed caught all six of his targets for 28 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Reed had his fifth game with 6+ targets, a steady floor that provides regular fantasy value as the Packers consistently try to get the ball in his hands. However, his touchdown covered up his second-lowest yardage total (28 yards) and yards-per-catch total (4.7) of the season. Regardless, his versatility keeps him as a fantasy steal given his ADP, and he has a touchdown in three of his four games with Jordan Love this season.
Green Bay Packers RB Emanuel Wilson ran for 54 yards (a career-high mark) on seven carries in the Week 6 win against the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Wilson was dominated in the touch department compared to RB Josh Jacobs (eight to 21), but his career-best yardage total marked his third game this season with 45+ yards, proving further why he will continue factoring into the backfield. He is averaging five yards per carry this season and could continue being a gnat to Jacobs' production, though the veteran RB has 14+ carries in all but two games and will still see high touch counts if the Packers continue being a high play-count offense.
Green Bay Packers RB Josh Jacobs ran the ball 18 times for 62 yards in the home win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Fantasy Impact: After finally punching in his first TD of the season in Week 5, Jacobs went scoreless again against Arizona. However, he did have his second-highest targets and receptions toal (three) of the season for 28 yards. While it wasn't an efficient day (3.4 yards per carry), he dominated the RB touch share, seeing 21 to Emanuel Wilson's eight.
Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love completed 22 of his 32 passes for four touchdowns, 258 yards, and one interception in a win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Love has now thrown for 2+ touchdowns in 10 straight games (including the 2023 playoffs), providing a very strong floor as a fantasy QB. Given his limited rushing output, Love needs to get it done through the air for fantasy purposes. Though he has struggled with efficiency (1+ interceptions and sub-60% completion rate in first three games), he completed a season-high 68.8% of his passes in Week 6. He can be trusted in fantasy, especially in an offense that struggles to score on the ground (only Cleveland and Dallas have fewer rushing TDs).
The Arizona Cardinals D/ST allowed 34 points and 437 yards in a 21-point loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: If there was a bright side to the performance, Arizona recorded an interception for the fourth game in a row (five INTs in that span), but they also recorded their second zero-sack game of the year. The Cardinals have struggled defensively all season and do not need to be started.
Arizona Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland converted both of his field goal attempts and his one extra-point attempt in a Week 6 loss to Green Bay.
Fantasy Impact: Now two weeks into his Cardinals tenure, Ryland has made five of his six field goals and both PATs in veteran kicker Matt Prater's stead. While Prater deals with his knee injury, Ryland will continue playing and starting off of the practice squad, though Arizona has just one more elevation before they would be required to sign him to their 53-man roster.
Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride had multiple season-high marks despite the Week 6 loss, including eight targets (all catches), 96 yards, and 12 yards per reception.
Fantasy Impact: In what was a day to forget for Arizona, McBride finally came alive with his 8-96 stat line, his third-highest yardage total since the start of the 2023 season. Though he has struggled to get off to the same start he had last season, he now has 38 targets through his five games and 50+ yards in three of them.
Arizona Cardinals WR Greg Dortch caught three of his five targets for 36 yards in the Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: Dortch's low-output day was furthered marred by a third-quarter fumble, ending one of three straight series for Arizona ended by a fumble. If there was a silver lining, Dortch had his highest yards-per-catch game of the season and played his third-highest snap share (62%) of the year.
Arizona Cardinals WR Michael Wilson had 21 receiving yards and scored the team's only touchdown in the Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: Wilson caught two of his four targets for 21 yards, a downtick from his recent production. In Weeks 3 through 5, he averaged over seven targets and five catches for 60 yards. The Packers have been a tough defense all season, but losing Marvin Harrison Jr. (concussion) early in the contest hurt the passing game as a whole, reminiscent to last season.
Arizona Cardinals RB Emari Demercado saw a team-high nine touches (four rushes, five receptions) for 64 yards in the Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: Demercado saw an over-50% snap share in Week 6 after the Cardinals went down 24-0 with 4:32 left in the second quarter. That, and potentially an ankle injury, ended RB1 James Conner's day early, though head coach Jonathan Gannon claimed the move was tied to the game script. As a result, Demercado earned seven targets, second on the team, and showed a role that could re-appear in negative-game-script outings this season, playing ahead of rookie RB Trey Benson.
Arizona Cardinals RB Trey Benson took five carries for 26 yards in a Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: Despite the expectations that Benson would be the RB1-in-waiting in Arizona if Conner was hurt, Week 6 provided a glimpse that it may not be the case. Conner's day ended early, and whether that was injury-related (ankle) or game script-dependent, RB Emari Demercado dominated the touches and snaps over Benson. Conner's injury should remain monitored, but Benson would not likely dominate the field if Conner missed any time.
Arizona Cardinals RB James Conner's day ended early after getting his ankles taped and fumbling the ball early in the third quarter. He gained 46 yards from scrimmage on 11 touches.
Fantasy Impact: Conner had a day to forget, though his practice status should be monitored all week after he got his ankles taped up. Following Conner's fumble, his first lost fumble since Nov. 2022, he ceded his work to RBs Trey Benson and Amari Demercado. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said it was a game script-dependent choice and not injury-related, but we'll have to see how Conner practices this week.
Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray competed 22 of his 32 pass attempts for 214 yards and a touchdown in a Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Impact: Though he didn't throw an interception, Murray did lose a fumble, and he also added 14 rushing yards on seven attempts. He finished outside of the top 20 QBs even before Monday night's contest. Next week, he faces a defense (Los Angeles Chargers) that has been in the top 10 against QBs in fantasy.
Cedric Tillman only had one touch in Week 6, a rush that went for -5 yards.
Fantasy Impact: This play ultimately put a field goal attempt five yards further out, a kick that would have put the Browns ahead if Dustin Hopkins was able to convert. Tillman is minimally involved in the Browns' offense and is fantasy-irrelevant moving forward.
Dustin Hopkins converted 3/4 field goal attempts on Sunday and made the only extra point attempt.
Fantasy Impact: Hopkins missed a 52-yard kick early in the third quarter that would have given the Browns the lead. However, he kept the Browns competitive despite the fact that the offense didn't score any touchdowns. Hopkins and the Browns will face the Bengals next week as they look to bounce back from the loss.
