Fantasy Football Start/Sit Rankings & Advice: Defense (Week 6)

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Fantasy Football Week 6 Rankings & Start/Sit Advice

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Week 6 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

LAC vs DEN: The 2022 Broncos play football so bad it wraps around and becomes fun to watch again. My only regret is that they didn’t take the field goal and the tie on Thursday night. Until they can right the ship, the Broncos are an every-week target. Russel Wilson has a shoulder injury, but as far as I’m aware he’s going to play through it. If he doesn’t, I don’t think the Broncos move up the rankings much just because I don’t think they can get any worse. If anything, a more conservative “make the backup QB hand it off” playbook might be a bad thing for the Chargers’ defense in fantasy (but not in real life).

MIN @ MIA: Tua Tagovailoa is still out indefinitely. Teddy Bridgewater is in concussion protocol, and it seems that he will only be a backup if he is active. Skylar Thompson is slated to start, and the Vikings rocket into my top 5 for the week.