With Week 5 in the rearview mirror, the focus is now squarely on Week 6. There’s never a shortage of storylines in the busy NFL, but a few are more eye-catching this week than others. A rookie quarterback, a team returning from their bye and a running back who’s underperformed his first-round draft status are the most intriguing storylines this week.

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Can Chicago’s Passing Attack Maintain Momentum in a Mouthwatering Matchup in Week 6?

It’s been an up-and-down rookie season for Caleb Williams, which is unsurprising for a rookie signal caller. Nevertheless, he’s coming off his best game of the season, shredding the Panthers for 304 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, zero interceptions and 34 rushing yards with only one sack. It was Williams’ second 300-plus yard passing effort in the past three weeks, with an underwhelming 157 passing yards sandwiched in between.

The Bears play in London on Sunday morning, and Williams has a Charmin-soft matchup. According to Pro Football Reference, the Jaguars have allowed the most fantasy points per game (23.1) to quarterbacks this season. Jacksonville has coughed up 298.8 passing yards per game, 2.0 passing touchdowns per game and 23.4 rushing yards per game to quarterbacks. Williams is a top-12 fantasy quarterback this week.

DJ Moore is the most significant beneficiary of Williams playing better. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), since Week 3, Moore has paced the Bears in routes (114), targets (23), receptions (16), receiving yards (205) and touchdown receptions (three).

Cole Kmet was tied for the team lead in receptions (16) in that period. Kmet was also third in routes (89), third in targets (18), second in receiving yards (188) and tied for second in receiving touchdowns (one).

This week, Rome Odunze is also a viable fantasy option for gamers navigating byes and injuries. He hasn’t built on erupting for six receptions, 112 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in Week 3, but he had his second-best showing of the year in Week 5, securing five receptions for 40 yards on six targets. Sadly, Keenan Allen has been entirely ineffective this season and isn’t a fantasy option.

Will the Eagles Get Back on Track in Their Return From a Bye?

The bye came at an ideal time for the Eagles last week. They were without A.J. Brown in Week 2 through Week 4, and DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson were out in Week 4. They’ll likely all return this week.

Week 1 was the only week of the season the offense was completely healthy, and they amassed 410 total yards of offense and 34 points in Brazil against the Packers on a slippery field. The Eagles could muster only 15 and 16 points in Week 3 against the Saints and Week 4 against the Buccaneers, respectively.

However, Philadelphia’s unimpressive scoring output against the Saints was somewhat misleading. They also had a season-high 460 yards on offense. Gamers should be optimistic about Philadelphia’s outlook this week.

Circling back to when they were healthy in Week 1, Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Brown and Smith each had stellar showings. Hurts passed for 278 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while adding 33 yards on the ground. Barkley steamrolled the Packers for 109 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, two receptions, 23 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. Brown hauled in five receptions on 10 targets for 119 receiving yards and a touchdown. Finally, Smith had eight targets, seven receptions and 84 scoreless yards.

Dallas Goedert had a modest four receptions for 31 scoreless yards on five targets against the Packers. Yet, per PFF, his 30 routes were the third-most for the Eagles, trailing 39 for Brown and Smith. Goedert is still a fantasy starter, even with an uptick in target competition.

Is It Finally a Blow-Up Week for Atlanta’s Lead Running Back?

Bijan Robinson hasn’t come close to living up to his draft position. He’s scored only one touchdown this year and had less than 80 scrimmage yards in three consecutive games. Tyler Allgeier hasn’t gone away, either.

Still, Robinson has handled 67 of Atlanta’s backfield’s 100 rushes (67%) and run 116 routes versus 38 for Allgeier. Thus, Robinson’s role is fantasy-friendly. Sadly, Robinson has averaged only 57.0 rushing yards per game, 3.6 receptions per game and 30.2 receiving yards per game with one touchdown.

He’s in a get-right spot off of Atlanta’s mini-bye. Since the Falcons played on Thursday night in Week 5, they’ll have a few extra days of rest before facing Carolina’s lousy defense. The Panthers have allowed the third-most rushing yards per game (120.6), the most rushing touchdowns per game (1.80), 4.0 receptions per game, 35.2 receiving yards per game and 0.20 receiving touchdowns per game to running backs this season. Finally, the Falcons are 6.0-point favorites, and the game’s total is 47.5 points this week. Gamers shouldn’t sell low on Robinson before his eruption spot this weekend.

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