DJ Moore
The week's one real decision
A sprained AC joint in his shoulder cost him Week 5. Buffalo's first Week 6 injury report lands this afternoon. Projected 14.7 - the best number on your bench by a wide margin.
Waivers cleared at 3:09 AM this morning: DeMario Douglas is yours for $14, Germie Bernard is not. Week 6 opens Thursday night, and your weakest starter is a wide receiver who caught one pass last week.
LordHaveMRSA (2-3)
110.5
vargy (2-3)
96.0
Week 6 projections. No games have been played since yesterday's report - the week opens Thursday, October 15 at 8:15 PM with Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos. You beat UndisputedGiant 140.16-114.10 in Week 5.
Keon Coleman
7.70 pts in Week 5
One catch on two targets for seven yards. A garbage line rescued only by a touchdown, on 45% of Buffalo's offensive snaps. Projected 7.5 this week - your weakest starter.
Samaje Perine
15.80 pts in Week 5
Season-high 33 snaps, 14 carries, 68 yards and a touchdown. Cincinnati is on bye this week, so he is a Week 7 piece - but you carry only three running backs and the third plays 17% of snaps.
Where the matchup stands
No NFL games were played yesterday. The last ball snapped was Monday night, October 12 - Buffalo Bills 37, Los Angeles Rams 34 in overtime - and yesterday's report covered it. Today is forward-looking.
Week 5 is final and you won it: 140.16 to UndisputedGiant's 114.10, your highest score of the season. That moves you to 2-3. The uncomfortable part: 507.02 points scored ranks 8th of 12. The record is not bad luck, it is a roster that needs a second reliable scorer behind Drake Maye (New England Patriots) and Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams).
Week 6 opponent is vargy, also 2-3, who starts Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers), Kenneth Walker (Kansas City Chiefs) and Omarion Hampton (Los Angeles Chargers). Sleeper's projections have you ahead 110.5 to 96.0. You are favored, not safe.
Byes this week: Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota. None of your players is affected.
What changed since yesterday - waivers ran
Won: DeMario Douglas (New England Patriots) - $14
Processed at 3:09 AM Eastern this morning. You dropped Brian Robinson (Atlanta Falcons) to make room - defensible, since Robinson played 14% of Atlanta's snaps in Week 5 for 1.60 points. Douglas slots in behind Romeo Doubs in a New England passing game that just hung 45 points on the Las Vegas Raiders.
Lost: Germie Bernard (Pittsburgh Steelers) - $7 bid beaten
He went to chaseelson30. Bernard caught six of nine targets for 80 yards in Week 5 and has a path to Pittsburgh's number-two receiver job. $7 was a light bid for a player that obvious. Worth noting for next Wednesday.
FAAB remaining: $39 of $100
FAAB is the season-long bidding budget for waiver claims. You have spent $61 through six weeks, which is mid-pack - markc1281 is at $100 and out of ammunition, Free Jacobs at $97. Your $39 still buys one meaningful claim later in the year.
The pool is open right now
Waivers run Wednesdays in this league and they have already processed. Everyone unclaimed is a free agent on a first-come basis with no bid required, until players dropped today clear again. Two owners have already moved this morning - Free Jacobs added Kimani Vidal (Los Angeles Chargers) at 8:03 AM. If you want someone, take him now.
Looking back at Week 5 - the honest grades
| Slot | Player | Points | The line |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Drake Maye (New England Patriots) | 39.46 | 26-of-34 for 374 yards and four passing touchdowns, plus a rushing score. A genuinely elite week - he is carrying this team. |
| RB | Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams) | 19.60 | 16 carries for 49 yards and a touchdown, plus six catches on eight targets. 3.1 yards a carry is poor; volume and the end zone bailed it out. |
| RB | Cam Skattebo (New York Giants) | 7.10 | 13 carries for 59 yards, two catches, no touchdown in a 27-27 tie. Fine usage at 56% of snaps, flat production. He is an RB2 in name only right now. |
| WR | Keon Coleman (Buffalo Bills) | 7.70 | One catch. Two targets. Seven yards. A touchdown was the only thing between him and a zero. This was bad, and it was the third straight quiet week. |
| WR | Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams) | 37.70 | 17 receptions on 24 targets for 138 yards and a touchdown. Twenty-four targets in one game is absurd. He is a top-three asset in this league. |
| TE | Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals) | 21.60 | Nine catches on ten targets for 66 yards and a touchdown. Quietly the most dependable tight end you could ask for. |
| FLEX | Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | 7.00 | Three catches on three targets for 37 yards. Efficient and irrelevant - three targets is not a startable role. |
Bench check: no bench player meaningfully outscored a starter at the same position. Tre Tucker (Las Vegas Raiders) put up 7.50 to Chris Godwin's 7.00 - a half point, not a lineup mistake. Geno Smith (New York Jets) scored 9.98 to Drake Maye's 39.46, which settles that. Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) was on bye and DJ Moore (Buffalo Bills) was hurt; both zeros were unavoidable.
Injuries and practice news on your roster
DJ Moore (Buffalo Bills) - sprained AC joint, shoulder - Questionable
He first hurt it in Week 2, re-aggravated it in Week 4 and sat out Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams. He managed one limited practice last week. Buffalo's first Week 6 injury report is due this afternoon and that is your tell. Complication: Buffalo's bye is Week 7, which gives them an easy reason to rest him one more game. Do not pencil him into your lineup before Friday's final designation.
Everyone else is clean
No other player on your roster carries an injury designation this morning. Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy (both New York Giants), Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua (both Los Angeles Rams), Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals), Drake Maye (New England Patriots), Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Keon Coleman (Buffalo Bills), Tre Tucker (Las Vegas Raiders), Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs), Cooper Kupp (Seattle Seahawks), Geno Smith (New York Jets) and DeMario Douglas (New England Patriots) are all listed active with no designation.
Start and sit before the next kickoff
| Slot | Player | Projected | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Drake Maye (New England Patriots) vs New York Jets, Sun 1:00 PM | 20.9 | Start. No conversation. |
| RB | Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams) vs Arizona Cardinals, Sun 4:05 PM | 21.1 | Start. Highest-projected back you own by 8 points. |
| RB | Cam Skattebo (New York Giants) vs New Orleans Saints, Sun 1:00 PM | 13.2 | Start by default. Your only other back is Tyrone Tracy at 1.0 projected. New Orleans is a soft run defense; this is his week to justify the roster spot. |
| WR | Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams) vs Arizona Cardinals, Sun 4:05 PM | 22.4 | Start. |
| WR | Keon Coleman (Buffalo Bills) at Las Vegas Raiders, Sun 4:25 PM | 7.5 | Bench him. See below - this is the one real move. |
| TE | Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals) at Los Angeles Rams, Sun 4:05 PM | 16.5 | Start. Note he is playing against two of your own Rams - McBride scoring and the Rams winning are not in conflict, so no need to overthink it. |
| FLEX | Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Sun 1:00 PM | 8.9 | Start, reluctantly. Thin, but the alternatives are thinner once Coleman's slot is fixed. |
The move: replace Keon Coleman (Buffalo Bills)
If DJ Moore (Buffalo Bills) is cleared to play, he is the swap - projected 14.7, nearly double Coleman, in the same Buffalo offense against a Las Vegas Raiders secondary that just gave up 45 points to New England. Wait for Friday's final injury designation. If Moore sits, start Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs, projected 9.9) instead. Worthy is rested off a bye and home against the Los Angeles Chargers in a 4:25 PM game. Either way, Coleman does not start.
Thursday night: no action needed
Cooper Kupp (Seattle Seahawks) is your only player in the Thursday opener at Denver, projected 6.33, and he is already on your bench where he belongs. He caught two of three targets for 15 yards last week on 51% of snaps. His lineup lock is Thursday at 8:15 PM, but there is nothing to decide - leave him.
Free agents worth taking today
| Player | Why | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Samaje Perine Running Back, Cincinnati Bengals | Season-high 33 snaps, 14 carries, 68 yards and a touchdown in Week 5 as Cincinnati's backfield consolidates around him. On bye this week, so he does nothing for you Sunday - but you carry three running backs and the third (Tyrone Tracy) plays 17% of snaps. This is insurance you will want in Week 7 and cannot buy later. | Free (waivers cleared) - drop Cooper Kupp |
| Jaylin Noel Wide Receiver, Houston Texans | Three straight weeks climbing: 4.5, then 11.9, then 15.2, catching all five targets with a touchdown in Week 5. A real Week 6 contributor if you would rather have production now than insurance later. | Free - drop Cooper Kupp |
| Kyle Williams Wide Receiver, New England Patriots | 18.1 points on three catches for 91 yards and a touchdown - but on only 27% of snaps. That is a big play, not a role. Speculative only. | Free - watch, do not add |
| Ty Johnson Running Back, Buffalo Bills | Four catches for 72 yards Monday night on 14% of snaps. A pass-catching specialist, not a volume back. Mentioned only because the running back wire is this thin. | Free - pass |
The honest picture: this is a deep 12-team league and the wire is picked clean. Every name on the national Week 6 waiver lists - Woody Marks (Houston Texans), MarShawn Lloyd (Green Bay Packers), Dameon Pierce (Philadelphia Eagles), Kendre Miller (New Orleans Saints), Brenton Strange (Jacksonville Jaguars), Kendrick Bourne (Arizona Cardinals) - is already rostered here. Perine is the only unowned back with a real path to volume.
The drop candidate is Cooper Kupp (Seattle Seahawks). He has given you 3.5 points on three targets in his last outing at 51% of snaps, projects 6.3 this week, and you are carrying eight wide receivers against three running backs. That imbalance is the actual problem with this roster.
What to watch today and tomorrow
This afternoon: Buffalo's first Week 6 injury report - the DJ Moore answer starts there.
Thursday 8:15 PM: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos. Cooper Kupp locks. Nothing else of yours is involved.
Friday afternoon: final injury designations league-wide. Set the Coleman slot then, not before.
Sunday 1:00 PM is your heaviest window - Drake Maye, Cam Skattebo and Chris Godwin all kick off together.