Week 6 Matchups Boost Cousins, Winston as 49ers Threaten Daniels and McLaurin
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 14
Week 6 Matchups Boost Cousins, Winston as 49ers Threaten Daniels and McLaurin
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 14
Summary
Kirk Cousins and Jameis Winston headline the Week 6 streaming quarterbacks, with Buffalo and New Orleans both flagged as favorable pass defenses in the matchup model.
Buffalo ranks 29th in vertical passing points allowed and just gave up 383 yards and 3 touchdowns to Matthew Stafford, while New Orleans has three cornerbacks allowing at least 8.8 fantasy points per game.
San Francisco drives the biggest fade calls: Jayden Daniels gets a downgrade after his 32.26-point Week 5, and Terry McLaurin joins Stefon Diggs as a sit against a secondary strong on vertical throws.
Other notable calls include MarShawn Lloyd and Dalton Kincaid as starts against weak run and tight-end defenses, while J.K. Dobbins and Jake Ferguson draw bench recommendations.
The rankings use a 1-100 schedule-strength system built from fantasy points allowed, efficiency metrics and game-environment factors, and are framed as tiebreakers rather than standalone start-sit rules.