Kyle Allen Week 6 Outlook - Browns at Steelers

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 15th 2020, 10:00am EDT

It was announced that Allen will take the starting job back in Week 6 after being forced to leave for a bit in Week 5. It was Alex Smith's moment, so it was nice to see them let him have it. He completed 9-of-13 attempts for 74 yards and included a rushing touchdown in the portion of the game he did play, so it wasn't disastrous or anything. The Giants are a defense that's been better than expected against quarterbacks, as they've allowed just the fifth-fewest fantasy points to them. A large part of that is due to the lack in competition from the Giants offense, as they've allowed a sturdy 7.74 yards per attempt and 70 percent completion-rate. But again, when you're facing just 32.0 pass attempts per game, there won't be much production out of quarterbacks. The Washington quarterbacks have averaged just 35.2 pass attempts anyway. After playing against Ben Roethlisberger in Week 1, they've held each of the last four quarterbacks they've played to fewer than 18 fantasy points and outside the top-15 quarterback options. They've also allowed just 2.9 fantasy points on the ground to quarterbacks, which is the second-lowest mark in the league. Allen is just an option in 2QB/Superflex formats.