Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst matchups based on a PPR rating system in fantasy football. This column will not cover elite NFL players like Josh Allen, Bijan Robinson or Ja’Marr Chase. Instead, I will look at players who might exceed or fall short of expectations at each position. For all your final Fantasy roster decisions, be sure to check out my weekly player rankings, which will be updated daily throughout the 2025 NFL season.
1. Josh Allen to Falcons (Monday)
2. Jalen hurts the Giants (Thursday)
3. Jayden Daniels vs. Bears (Monday)
4. Patrick Mahomes vs. the Lions
5. Dak Prescott to the Panthers
6. Justin Herbert with the Dolphins
7. Caleb Williams at Commanders (Monday)
8. Drake Maye with the Saints
9. Jordan Love vs. the Bengals
10. Bo Nix at Jets (London)
Complete Week 6 Quarterback Rankings
Bye : Texans, Vikings
Start of the week
Justin Herbert at Dolphins (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Herbert’s numbers have been anything but productive over the past three weeks, failing to score more than 14.6 points. Regardless, I have faith in the young gunslinger against the Dolphins. Their defense has allowed more than 23 fantasy points through four quarters in their first five games. Overall, Miami has allowed the third-most points at the position.
Start them
Drake Maye at Saints (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Maye failed to live up to fantasy football expectations last week, as he only scored 12.1 fantasy points against the Bills. I like him to bounce back this week, as Maye faces a Saints defense that has allowed more than 18 points through three quarters through their first five games. New Orleans also allowed at least 38 rushing yards to three signal-callers, which is a positive for Maye.
Jordan Love vs. Bengals (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): Love, coming off a bye, had scored more than 20 points in two of his previous three games. I like that he posts another solid stat line this week, as he faces a positive matchup against the Bengals. Their defense has allowed over 19 points through three quarters, including 25.7 points to Bo Nix and 20.1 points to Jared Goff over their last two games.
Bo Nix at Jets (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network): Nix was impressive last week, as he scored nearly 18 fantasy points against a tough Eagles defense. He should be able to reach that total this week as well, facing a Jets team that has allowed just four touchdowns and 28.3 fantasy points to Dak Prescott. In total, three quarterbacks have beaten the Men in Green for 17.7 points or more this season.
Matthew Stafford at Ravens (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Stafford has been red hot, throwing six touchdown passes and scoring a total of 53 fantasy points in his last two games. He’s in contention for another strong stat line this week, as the veteran faces a Baltimore defense that has fallen on hard times. Believe it or not, but the Ravens have allowed three quarterbacks to beat them for over 27 fantasy points in 2025.
More departures
• Bryce Young vs. Cowboys (1 p.m. ET, Fox)
• Mac Jones at Buccaneers (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS)
• Caleb Williams at Commanders (Mon. 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC)
Session of the week
Justin Fields vs. Broncos (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network): Fields was my starter a week ago and he scored 25.9 fantasy points. Of course, he scored nearly 19 of those points in the fourth quarter during a blowout. Before that, Fields had just 7.3 points. I would be wary of the mobile floor general this week, as he faces a Broncos defense that allows 13 points per game at the position.
Sit them down
Jared Goff at Chiefs (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Goff, listed as a starter last week, had 20.1 fantasy points in a win over the Bengals. I would be wary of him this week, as he faces a much tougher road matchup against the Chiefs. Their defense has only allowed two quarterbacks to score more than 11.5 points this season, and they have given up just 16.1 points to visiting starters since 2024.
Tua Tagovailoa vs. Chargers (1 p.m. ET, CBS): I was wrong about Tagovailoa last week, as he scored a season-high 22.7 points in Carolina. Still, he’s been held to fewer than 16 points in three of his first five games, and a matchup against the Chargers isn’t great. In their last 10 road games, Los Angeles has allowed an average of just 13.7 points to quarterbacks. I would treat Tua as a Superflex starter.
Aaron Rodgers vs. Browns (1 p.m. ET, CBS): If we’ve learned anything after the first five weeks of the season, it’s that we don’t mess with the Browns defense. This goes for Rodgers, who should be on the bench in traditional leagues. Cleveland only allowed one quarterback, Lamar Jackson, to beat them for more than 15 points. DraftKings also opened this game total at a very low 37.5 (O/U).
Sam Darnold at Jaguars (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Darnold is coming off a huge fantasy game against the Buccaneers, throwing four touchdown passes and scoring 27.6 points. And while that makes him a Superflex lock, I would still be wary of him in traditional leagues against the Jaguars. Their defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game to the opposing quarterback on throws (no rushing stats) in 2025.
More seats
• Daniel Jones vs. Cardinals (1 p.m. ET, Fox)
• Geno Smith vs. Titans (4:05 p.m. ET, Fox)
• Cam Ward at Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET, Fox)
