In fantasy soccer, it’s important to look again to maneuver ahead. Fantasy factors are the purpose, however how a participant will get there’s the important thing. Analyst Joel Smyth breaks down 8 numbers to know from Week 6 with the intention to win your matchup in Week 7 and past.
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Targets in Germie Bernard’s three video games taking part in with the beginning unit. Eight targets in Week 2 with out Michael Pittman Jr., as much as 9 final week with three broad receiver accidents and 12 on Sunday because the staff’s WR2 (solely 27% of routes run within the different three video games). With so many accidents in Pittsburgh, the rookie stepped up, working 78% of routes and bringing in 11 receptions. Aaron Rodgers, who’s recognized for an absence of belief with younger receivers, has been loving Bernard to this point, praising him off the sector and concentrating on him on the sector. Because the short-area slot receiver, Bernard’s common depth of goal was a particularly low 1.83 yards. He meshes with Rodgers’ veteran play type and has an elevated ground in PPR leagues. I’d count on this function to stay as soon as the opposite Steelers receivers return.
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Purple-zone targets for Colston Loveland upon Caleb Williams’ return. A fantastic fantasy day that might have gone manner higher (to be pessimistic) if he was capable of get into the top zone on his alternatives deep within the purple space. Coming into the day, Loveland had an oddly excessive 2.7 “anticipated touchdowns” based mostly on his quantity, the place and the way a lot. As you in all probability know, he scored zero till this Sunday.
But, as soon as once more he was out on the one yard line on one catch, and did not calm down on one other path to convert a straightforward end-zone goal. The quantity is there, the skillset is there and the touchdowns ought to maintain coming on this offense. The Bears’ offense leads the NFL with 101 performs within the purple zone and I consider Loveland could have a couple of landing over the following 101.
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Routes run for Luther Burden III in Week 6. Rome Odunze completed at 40, Loveland at 33, Kalif Raymond proper above at 25 and even Cole Kmet at 23. Burden and Raymond have been fluctuating all year long because the third receiver on a staff that performs numerous two-tight finish units. Burden managed to complete with eight receptions on eight targets, however the long-term consistency shouldn’t be as safe. Williams is not all the time going to go 30 for 36 and Burden’s lack of red-zone snaps and routes generally could maintain him as a extra unstable fantasy participant. Though Chicago performed 18 red-zone snaps as talked about above, Burden was solely out on the sector for 3 of these performs, working one route. It is a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty state of affairs: he is managed to supply (for probably the most half) in a restricted function to this point; it could restrict him going ahead, and on the identical time a rise can flip him right into a fantasy star.
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Goal share in DeVonta Smith’s first full sport with Tanner McKee. Off the damage report, Smith was focused 14 instances by the Eagles’ backup quarterback. McKee beforehand solely had 11 go performs in his profession with Smith on the sector, concentrating on him on six of these performs for 86 receiving yards and a TD. They continued constructing on that small pattern measurement towards a Panthers protection that was with out two of its prime corners within the lineup.
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The distinction in effectivity from Jalen Hurts to McKee is barely made up for within the passing quantity. It was McKee’s third profession begin, and his third profession sport with over 40 passing makes an attempt as this offense transforms with out Hurts below middle, and for this season, with out a run sport to lean on. McKee is wanting like one of many extra optimistic backup QB conditions based mostly on his goal share, though he could also be extra matchup-dependent with out Hurts below middle.
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Fantasy factors per route for Puka Nacua when Davante Adams is off the sector since 2025. For comparability, Nacua’s 0.78 pts/route led the NFL final season, in a 12 months the place his routes have been restricted attributable to Adams being the broad receiver in on three-TE units. Principally, he’ll go nuclear if Adams have been to overlook any time. Nacua’s reference to Matthew Stafford has been flawed at instances this season, together with his catchable goal charge dropping from 85.9% to 76.9%, and but, he is nonetheless averaged 23.0 PPR PPG with solely one receiving landing! He may very properly be part of the tier of Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson if Adams have been to overlook time.
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The red-zone snaps for the Rams working backs the final two weeks, barely favoring Kyren Williams over Blake Corum. Williams’ bellcow function we noticed from the primary month appeared to have decreased, however after going by the numbers, it was onerous to see a lot of a distinction. Corum’s snap share stayed the very same and his rush share was up by simply 1%. The red-zone work, nevertheless, flipped again to how the second half of 2025 performed out. After Williams had 30 of 32 red-zone snaps, Corum has had practically 50% the final two weeks, equaling two touchdowns. It would not destroy Williams’ fantasy worth, however he’s sadly trending in the direction of a lower-end RB1 profile quite than top-five after beginning the primary month because the fantasy RB5.
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Targets per route this season for Ja’Kobi Lane… Okay, in case you depend his nullified TD through penalty goal. After being the Ravens’ coaching camp star, Lane appeared like he was on his strategy to a giant day in Week 1 earlier than taking place with an damage. Week 6 was his first day again from a wrist damage and he was instantly relied on after WR Rashod Bateman aggravated a shoulder damage Sunday.
Three of these targets (actually 4) have been red-zone targets, making Lane’s utilization that rather more fascinating. In video games with Lamar Jackson, the Ravens’ offense ranks contained in the top-10 with practically 4 red-zone drives per sport, and in contrast to previous seasons, would not have a big share of the manufacturing going to the tight finish place. Zay Flowers will get numerous the designed and beneath work, however Lane could be the highest contested-catch choice within the purple zone going ahead.
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Route share in Omar Cooper Jr.’s return. Protected to say he is handed Isaiah Williams (6% routes). The rookie first-rounder entered the day with one route on the season after which barely got here off the sector in Week 6. He had a number of screens, led the staff in targets and performed 68% of passing performs because the Jets’ slot receiver. He did not let it go to waste both, bringing in a 48-yard TD in addition to a close to second rating that was known as again by penalty. Cooper is a straightforward add on waivers this week, but additionally is one other menace to Garrett Wilson’s quantity together with an injured Adonai Mitchell in addition to Kenyon Sadiq, who was restricted on Sunday. With New York nonetheless being a shaky offense as an entire, Wilson’s high-end fantasy worth is extra reliant on his quantity.