The Cowboys have allowed a league-worst 944 receiving yards to
opposing wideouts and also a league-worst 10 touchdown catches.
It's therefore not a coincidence that they rank last in allowing
44.9 FPts/G to the opposition. McMillan leads the Panthers in
targets with (43), receptions (24) and yards (351). He's yet to
score this season, but that should change this weekend. Stacking
Young and McMillan could work... at least for one week.
Brown has done little this season outside of a big Week 3, but
he's still getting the opportunities with at least eight
targets in each of the last four games. He and his quarterback
having been struggling to get on the same page, but spent a couple
of hours Monday trying to hash things out. The Giants pass defense
is just the medicine for an ailing passing game, allowing 184.8
passing yards-per-game to opposing wideouts. On national television
Thursday night, Hurts and Brown figure it out.
Las Vegas ranks 29th in opposing wide receiver points allowed
(38.5 FPts/G). Meanwhile, Ridley finally woke up last weekend
posting a 5-131 effort against Arizona. His 10 targets show that
rookie quarterback Cam Ward has found his No.1 guy. The rookie
and the veteran team up for a fun Las Vegas weekend.
Despite their 2-3 record, the Carolina Panthers are one of the
stingiest defenses to opposing wideouts. They are allowing just
24 FPs/G to opposing teams (second-best). Meanwhile, they are
the second-worst team allowing fantasy points to opposing tight
ends. That's a strength in Dallas with Jake Ferguson leading all
tight ends averaging 17.2 FPts/G. Dak Prescott shies away from
the Pickens-Jaycee Horn matchup in favor of Ferguson and the wideout
has a light workload in Week 6.
The Los Angeles Chargers rank fourth in fantasy points allowed
to opposing wideouts (27 FPts/G), so trying to figure out where
all the Tyreek Hill targets go is futile. Everyone jumped on Malik
Washington last week and he produced a dud (four catches, zero
yards). Nick Westbrook-Ikhine didn't see a target. It was Waddle
(nine targets) and tight end Darren Waller (five) and that's likely
to be the formula in Week 6 as well.
It will be Garrett Wilson vs. Patrick Surtain II. That’s
certainly worth watching, but it is a matchup to stay away from.
Cornerback Riley Moss on the other side is pretty good too. Add
in the Broncos lead the league in sacks (21) and that’s
not a formula for Jets offensive success. Denver has allowed just
one touchdown reception to a wideout in 2025 (Keenan Allen) and
one wideout to crack 90 receiving yards (DeVonta Smith). You’re
going to start Wilson in redraft league, you have to, just don’t
expect normal production.
