Quarterback
MVP: Deshaun Watson (Texans)
Watson did everything in his power to put the Texans in a position to win against the Titans-putting 361 total YDS (335 passing, 26 rushing) and 4 TD's in a crushing OT loss. Watson has been excellent the past few weeks after a slow start and should be able to put together another solid day against a beatable Packers D in Week 7.
Honorable Mentions: Matt Ryan (Falcons), Ryan Tannehill (Titans), Carson Wentz (Eagles)
LVP: Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
Rodgers' early push for MVP took its first major hit this week as the 36-year old signalcaller was uncharacteristically sloppy (160 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT-including only his 3rd career pick 6) and jittery against a suffocating Buccaneers defense in a blowout loss. A Week 7 date with the anemic Texans D presents a perfect bounceback opportunity.
Dishonorable Mentions: Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers), Matthew Stafford (Lions), Teddy Bridgewater (Panthers)
Running Back
MVP: Derrick Henry (Titans)
After a pretty quiet return to action (numbers wise) against the Bills in Week 5, Henry returned to dominant form with one of the best performances of his career in his 2nd game back after the Titans corona-induced vacation. Henry was a bruising terrorizer that flat-out obliterated the poor Texans defense for a preposterous 264 scrimmage YDS (212 rushing, 52 receiving) and 2 TD's on 24 touches. The league's leading rusher through 6 weeks is likely to average less than 40 yards per carry against a tough Steelers defense that has completely suffocated backs this year outside of a lone 70 YD TD run by Miles Sanders.
Honorable Mentions: Kenyan Drake (Cardinals), D'Andre Swift (Lions), Ronald Jones II (Buccaneers)
LVP: Alexander Mattison (Vikings)
With Dalvin Cook out and the 0-5 Falcons coming to Minneapolis, Mattison seemed like a layup to be the streaming play of the week. Stunningly bad gamescript in a game that became a laugher by halftime and a stingier than expected performance from the Falcons front prevented that from happening as the promising sophomore back was held to just 30 yards on 11 touches. Cook will likely return to the field after the Vikings Week 7 bye, so Mattison can safely be dropped in 10-12 team leagues.
Dishonorable Mentions: Kareem Hunt (Browns), Ezekiel Elliott (Cowboys), Devin Singletary (Bills)
Wide Receiver
MVP: Justin Jefferson (Vikings)
Not every Viking brought great sadness to their fantasy owners this week. Jefferson was a one man garbage time wrecking crew-as he reeled in 9 catches for 166 YDS and 2 TD's while also adding a 2-point conversion. The upstart rookie wideout has quickly become an every week starter for fantasy purposes and should be considered a WR2 once the 1-5 Vikings return from bye in Week 8.
Honorable Mentions: Julio Jones (Falcons), Will Fuller (Texans), A.J. Brown (Titans)
LVP: Mike Evans (Buccaneers)
Evans (1 REC for 10 YDS on 2 targets) wasn't really needed at all as Ronald Jones, Rob Gronkowski and the defense drove the Buccaneers to an unexpected blowout victory over the previously undefeated Packers. TD's (a league-leading 6) have been propping up Evans' fantasy output all season long (236 of his 281 yards to date came in 2 games) and if Chris Godwin can manage to stay healthy for the rest of the year, games like this one could happen pretty routinely.
Dishonorable Mentions: Odell Beckham Jr. (Browns), Tyreek Hill (Chiefs), Cooper Kupp (Rams)
Tight End
MVP: George Kittle (49ers)
A blatantly hobbled Jimmy Garoppolo was relying on dump off passes to survive against the Rams on Sunday and unsurprisingly, Kittle was one of the top beneficiaries from that game plan. The star tight end hauled in 7 catches for 109 YDS and a TD in an impressive bounceback win for the injury-riddled 49ers. Kittle may be in line for a Week 7 dud when the 49ers travel across country to face off against a pissed off Patriots team that tends to shutdown a team's offensive option.
Honorable Mentions: Travis Kelce (Chiefs), Rob Gronkowski (Buccaneers), Hayden Hurst (Falcons)
LVP: Mike Gesicki (Dolphins)
Trick or treat Gesicki is at it again folks. The Dolphins presumed #2 receiving option behind DeVante Parker watched idly as his backups Adam Shaheen and Durham Symthe each found the endzone against the Jets while he finished the afternoon with 0 catches on just 2 targets. Gesicki's ceiling is too high to give up on at this juncture of the season, but he'll more than likely continue to be an infuriating player to own moving forward
Dishonorable Mentions: Mark Andrews (Ravens), Eric Ebron (Steelers), Robert Tonyan (Packers)
Defense/Special Teams
MVP: Buccaneers
This group forced a red hot, turnover-averse Aaron Rodgers to turn in a dreadful performance- as he got sacked 5 times and threw 2 INT's including a pick 6 in a 38-10 win for the now 1st place Bucs. Todd Bowles has this unit playing inspired football of late and while their lack of discipline will continue to make them susceptible to the occasional splash play, they're trending towards finishing the year as a top 5 fantasy defense.
Honorable Mentions: Steelers, Cardinals, Dolphins
LVP: Rams
What an uneventful night for a supposedly great Rams group against a 49ers offense that just got ran over by a middling at best Dolphins D. They surrendered 24 points and got blanked in the sack/takeaway department against a group that had surrendered 10 sacks and 6 turnovers in their previous games. A lackluster Bears offense that has turned the ball over at least once in all but 1 game this season awaits them next.
Dishonorable Mentions: Titans, Chiefs, Colts
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