Phillip Lindsay Week 6 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 15th 2020, 10:02am EDT

In case you missed it, Gordon has been charged with a DUI and may not be available for this game. He went to the Broncos facility on Wednesday and they sent him home on the day they install the gameplan. I would prepare to be without him this week, but I'll post updates at the bottom of this section as the week goes on. Gordon looked good on his 23 touches against the Jets in Week 4, racking up 107 yards and two touchdowns. Now onto a Patriots team that doesn't look the same as it did two weeks ago, let alone a year ago. They've allowed a healthy 4.36 yards per carry on the season, though no running back has been able to top 72 yards on the ground due to lack of plays. Their opponents have averaged just 57.2 plays per game on the year, which ranks as the second-fewest in the league. That has led to just 105 running back touches, or 26.3 per game. With Lindsay coming back this week, it would lower Gordon's fantasy floor a bit more. However, with both Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore on the COVID list, there's a much better chance for the Broncos to actually win this game and be in a positive gamescript. If Gordon plays, he should still have a 15-touch floor against a defense that's gone through too many changes to expect them to be better than average this year. With very little risk of getting blown out, Gordon should be an RB2 play this week, again, if he plays. Lindsay is someone who's creeping up as a sneaky RB2 with Gordon so questionable. It's a good time to check your league's waiver wire list. Even if Gordon is active, Lindsay will likely split the workload. Stay tuned for more info.