This week in the Slot vs. Wide PPG Allowed Analysis, we break down some of the best and worst matchups out wide and in the slot for wide receivers! After Week 5, we are beginning to see some trends when it comes to which teams allow more fantasy points to the slot vs. out wide to wide receivers. In this article, we are going to identify those matchup trends to see how they will impact your fantasy teams in Week 6.
We will address additional slot vs. wide matchups in more detail on the slot vs. wide matchup show this Friday at 5:00 p.m. PST on the Razzball Fantasy YouTube channel, but for now, let’s dive into the top matchups for Week 6!
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Notable Out Wide Matchups
Defense: Los Angeles Chargers
Out Wide PPG Allowed: 1st
Week 6 START: Michael Gallup
After starting off the season with back-to-back one-catch performances, Michael Gallup has decided that he wants to be great at football again. Since Week 3, Gallup has seen at least five targets in each game and had two strong performances (5-60) and (6-92) before the 49ers asked him to stop being good for a bit. Now heading into Week 6, Gallup has an elite matchup vs. a Chargers team that allows the most fantasy points out wide this season. This includes allowing nine different wide receivers to hit double-digit fantasy points in PPR.
Defense: Washington Commanders
Out Wide PPG Allowed: 2nd
Week 6 START: Drake London
After seeing just one target in Week 1, the people of Atlanta and the Fantasy community filed a petition stating that if you don’t start throwing more to Drake London, then well, we won’t do anything, but we would be upset. The good news is Arthur Smith and Desmond Ridder care about our feelings and begin to feed the rock to London. Since Week 1, London has averaged six or more targets in each game. Now in Week 6, he faces a Commanders team that has been crushed by opposing number 1 wide receivers, including Stefon Diggs (8-111), A.J. Brown (9-175-2), and D.J. Moore (8-230-3).
Defense: Atlanta Falcons
Out Wide PPG Allowed: 30th
Week 6 SIT: Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson
It hasn’t been the magic carpet ride we all thought it would be under Eric Bieniemy for Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson. If Bieniemy is Aladdin, then McLaurin and Dotson have fought to be his Jasmin! This has led to limited room on the magic carpet. If you are having a hard time with this analogy, then think of it like how Rose couldn’t squeeze Jack on top of the door in the Titanic. Anyway, this pass offense has too many weapons, and the Falcons just shut down a similar duo in Nico Collins and Tank Dell on the outside last week.
Notable Slot Matchups
Defense: Kansas City Chiefs
Slot PPG Allowed: 12th
Week 6 START: Jerry Jeudy
We need to remember before judging Jerry Jeudy, which is super ironic since Judge Judy was doing the judging, and now, we are judging Jerry Jeudy. I mean, talk about a full-circle moment. What was I saying? Oh, prior to the season, Jeudy suffered a serious hamstring injury that forced him to miss week 1. Now well over a month removed from that injury, we should start seeing him return to full health. Last season in this matchup vs. the Chiefs, Jeudy played well, securing 15 receptions for 111 yards and three touchdowns in two games.
Defense: Atlanta Falcons
Slot PPG Allowed: 7th
Week 6 START: Curtis Samuel
Last week we got burned by Robert Woods playing him against the Falcons #Campingpuns… you get it, burned/Woods like building a campfire because you need wood to do that. Okay, let’s focus on the analysis. Woods didn’t finish with a great fantasy day (3-30), but he had nine targets. This season Curtis Samuel is averaging an 85% catch rate which is nearly 30% higher than Woods at 56%. That alone should get Samuel closer to the 5-6 reception range putting him on the WR3 map in PPR for Week 6.
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Sources: Razzball.com, PFF.com, FantasyPros, FFToday, Pro Football Reference and Football Outsiders
