
In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Comet, backups are stepping up for fantasy, Week 6 mismatches, WR/CB matchups to target and players to stash.

In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Comet:
2025 is the season of the backup, folks, and it’s turned the waiver wire into a neverending game of Hot Potato. If I rattled off every starting player who’s gotten hurt so far, it’d read like a follow-up to R.E.M.’s It’s the End of the World as We Know It. (But we would not feel fine.)
Luckily, their backups are balling out! Here are a few highlights from our favorite fantasy b-sides-turned-ballers, and how to approach them going forward:
Looking ahead, can Kimani Vidal or Hassan Haskins give your team the Backup Bump? Will starter-turned-backup-turned-starter again Joe Flacco pay off with improved receiving weapons in Cincinnati? To paraphrase the immortal words of Fred Durst, “backups, tell me whatcha gonna do now.” Fingers crossed they can keep it rollin’.

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It’s Saturday of Week 6. Here’s some great content—some new, some you may have missed earlier this week—all of it ready to help you win. Also, check out our Xfinity Best Projections, Rankings and Xfinity Start/Sit tool to help you make your best lineup decisions.

ICYMI, here are all the positions for the Week 6 Freedman’s Favorites from “The Oracle” himself, Matthew Freedman:

Are you ready to believe in Stefon Diggs? Dwain McFarland has plenty of thoughts on Fields and other players this week.

Forget about the rookies, let’s lock in on some veterans. Cooterdoodle put together a big parlay on aging players who could still pay off, and more.

Depending on where you are Sunday, you may have to get up early to catch Courtland Sutton against the Jets in the London game. His matchup against the New York secondary gives him quite the advantage on the perimeter. And if Bo Nix wants to take some shots to Sutton, look out.
Chris Allen takes more than a few downfield shots on wide receivers who have significant advantages against the defenses they’re facing in the Week 6 WR/CB matchups feature. ⤵️

The bye week may have come at an inopportune time for the Packers and Jordan Love, as the quarterback connected on 8 touchdown passes in the first four games. In Week 4 before the break, he threw for 337-3. Up next, a home date against the Bengals and their defense that’s allowing 269.4 passing yards to QBs, good for 29th in the league. Does this look like a fair fight?
Ian Hartitz identified Packers-Bengals in his Week 6 Mismatch Report, where he drops several players who could be headed into major advantages—and some disadvantages. He also picks a game that could see quite a few points. ⤵️

When Christian Watson suffered a torn ACL toward the end of the 2024 season, his 2025 season seemed in peril. But here we are less than a year after he had surgery, and reports are that he’s running close to full speed. The Packers have opened up his 21-day practice window. Should you snap him up and stash him?
Geoff Ulrich zeroed in on the 6-foot-4 WR with blazing speed as a player to pick up and stash on IR or reserve rosters. Because what fantasy manager can’t use a big playmaker on a great offense led by Jordan Love in the most important part of the fantasy season? ⤵️
It’s the calm before the Week 6 storm. Lock in!
🏈 Matt Harmon joins Dwain to talk, what else, wide receivers.
💥 Stefon Diggs is all the way back. See what other smash burgers Mark Drumheller has cooked up.
🪓 Don’t let these players get you chopped.
🤚🏼 Ready to fire up Josh Downs in your lineup?
💪 Redraft league got you down? Just remember … dynasty season never dies.
👀 Say what you will about Cam Skattebo, but he gives the people what they want.
😎 Tough week to be a Rams fan. Don't hurt 'em, Marcas!
🤝 An interesting discussion on trade negotiations from Fantasy Reddit.
🤔 Do you change your fantasy team name throughout the season? Inquiring minds want to know.
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💰 Focus on the vets. Don’t be scared.