Week Six fantasy football
Fantasy matchups to exploit or avoid
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999
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Bay.
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Bengals QB Akili Smith was very productive in his
starting debut, throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns. But don’t consider those
numbers an open invitation to start Smith this week. Pittsburgh’s defense is a lot
better than Cleveland’s, and the Steelers’ zone-blitzing has been known to
confuse young quarterbacks. |
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RB Tyrone Wheatley has been a pleasant surprise for
the Raiders, but you’d be wise to sit him this week vs. the Bills. Buffalo has the
top-ranked run defense in the league. In their last three games, the Bills have allowed a
total of 129 rushing yards. |
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Assuming his hamstring is OK and Fred Taylor’s
isn’t, start Jaguars RB James Stewart vs. the Browns. Stewart is running well,
and often, and the Browns twice have allowed more than 200 rushing yards in a game,
including last week vs. Cincinnati. |
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Even though he’s been pretty hot lately (three TDs in
last four games), don’t start Browns WR Kevin Johnson this week. The
Jaguars’ pass defense has been rock solid, and coordinator Dom Capers has a knack for
making inexperienced QBs look bad (see Rick Mirer, Kordell Stewart). Tim Couch
could be in for a long day, and if Couch struggles, so will Johnson. |
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Niners RB Charlie Garner is averaging more than 100
total yards per game, and he could flourish this week vs. the Panthers. Carolina is
allowing 150 rushing yards per game, and this figures to be a much closer game for the
49ers (read: more rushing) than last week’s blowout loss at St. Louis. |
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The Cardinals have allowed the second-fewest passing yards
per game and rank fourth in opponents’ average gain per pass attempt, but don’t
let those numbers fool you into thinking red-hot Redskins QB Brad Johnson and his
receivers will have a poor game this week. The Cards’ pass-defense statistics are
deceiving. Arizona faced Philadelphia in Week One; a San Francisco team without Steve
Young for the second half in Week Three; a Dallas team that broke out to a big early lead
in Week Four; and a Giants team with Kerry Collins making his first start in Week Five. |
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