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One thing we know for sure in the NFL is that anything can happen at any time. In the AFC alone there are only 2 teams with winning records. It may appear like mediocrity rules, but from a fantasy perspective it means that anything can happen. Here’s this week’s Game Balls.

QB
Aaron Rodgers, GB, 338 yards, 6 TDs – I’d be remiss if I left Rodgers off this list, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mentioned that two of my teams played against Rodgers (of which I still somehow still won both games). One owner foolishly got too cute and benched Rodgers, and missed out on his 6 TD performance. Despite his struggles, Rodgers is still an elite quarterback, and silenced everyone by showing why you cannot bench him ­– EVER – for any reason, regardless of the matchup.

Robert Griffin III, WAS, 182 passing yards, 1 TD, 138 rushing yards, 2 rush TDs – Back off a concussion, RG3 showed no ill effects of his injury as he was second this week in rushing. His owners hopefully started him, and enjoyed a huge payoff. RG3 is a fantasy stud and must start, every week.

Honorable mention: Russell Wilson, SEA, 293 yards, 3 TDs – Another comeback from the Seattle rookie. This might’ve been his best week yet, and silenced any of his critics (like me) to prove he’s definitely fantasy relevant.

RB
Shonn Greene, NYJ, 161 rushing yards 3 TDs – Really? That’s what most of us asked when we saw this stat line. The same Shonn Greene who was left for dead and sits on the waiver wire in 40% of leagues. Yes, that Shonn Greene. If you started him, you’re either all-knowing or desperate, and deserve a shout out. Hit me up on Twitter @fantasy_geek and I’ll give you your proper shout out if you started Greene this week on purpose.

Chris Johnson, TEN, 91 rushing yards, 4 catches for 23 yards – There were better performances from other running backs, but since I’ve been hard on CJnoK, I wanted to praise him when it’s deserving. On Thursday night, in what looked like an avoid-at-all-costs matchup against Pittsburgh, Johnson racked up double digit fantasy points. He’s off my used sock list, and I’m moving him back to weekly starter, but I do so very cautiously.

Honorable mention: Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG, 116 yards, 1 TD – Bradshaw ran with authority against a stout 49ers defense. He even found the end zone.

WR
Jordy Nelson, GB, 9 catches, 121 yards, 3 TDs – Finally Nelson went off, and went off huge. Nelson was a force in Green Bay’s destruction of Houston Sunday night. He caught 9 balls and scored three times for his first multi-TD game of the year.

Wes Welker, NE, 10 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD – Here’s the Wes Welker of the past. 10 catches make him a PPR stud, as always. The touchdown makes him a stud at all levels.

Honorable mention: Vincent Jackson, TB, 4 catches for 66 yards, 2 TDs – Vjax is definitely fantasy relevant again. He’s a guy who is a borderline WR1 at this point and definitely a WR2.

TE
Kyle Rudolph, MIN, 6 catches 56 yards, 1 TD, 2 pt. conversion – Everyone who’s followed me on Twitter or read me here knows my man love for Rudolph. Rudolph owners have had a hard time committing to starting him every week, but the local boy is showing why you really have to think twice now before benching the Viking tight end.

Jermaine Gresham, CIN, 3 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD – Gresham always showed flashes of talent, but has thus far underperformed. Sunday, against the Browns, the Bengals tight end went off for a long TD catch. Here’s to hoping for many more weeks like this from Gresham.

Honorable mention: Aaron Hernandez, NE, 6 catches for 30, 1 TD – Back from an injury, Hernadez immediately becomes a top 4 tight end again from here on out.

GAME-USED SOCK AWARD
Michael Turner, ATL, 11 rushes for 33 yards – Turner was entering this week having scored at least one TD in the last three games. He was facing the 24^th ranked rush defense in the Oakland Raiders. And this is what you do? 11 rushes for 33 yards? Really? So, for this stinker of a performance, please accept this game used sock award for your pathetic performance this week and how you’ve let down any of your owners who considered you a must-start this week. Boo and hiss!

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Here’s a quick look at some injuries that could impact your fantasy lineup this week…

QB
Robert Griffin III (concussion) – listed as questionable but all signs point to him starting
Matt Cassel (concussion) – has been ruled out for Week 6 vs. TB; Brady Quinn to start

RB
Cedric Benson (foot) – put on IR eligible to return; Alex Green to lead RB by committee
Ryan Williams (shoulder) – out for season; William Powell to lead RB by committee
Donald Brown (knee) – likely to miss 2-3 weeks; Vick Ballard gets nod vs. NYJ
Andre Brown (concussion) – has been ruled vs. SF; David Wilson will backup Bradshaw
Daniel Thomas (concussion) – ruled out for Week 6 vs. STL; Lamar Miller steps in
Brandon Bolden (knee) – limited participant in Friday practice; GTD at SEA (4PM)
Peyton Hillis (ankle) – out for third straight week; could be back after Week 7 bye
Bernard Scott (knee) – suffered season-ending knee injury; Brian Leonard elevates

WR
Greg Jennings (groin) – will miss second straight week; James Jones starts in his place
Hakeem Nicks (foot, groin) – close to return and did make trip to SF; GTD (4PM)
Wes Welker (ankle) – listed as questionable, but fully expected to play vs. SEA
Pierre Garcon (foot) – still being limited by Week 1 injury; GTD vs. MIN (4PM)
Malcom Floyd (groin) – a late addition to injury report on Friday; should play on MNF
Danny Amendola (clavicle) – will miss 4-8 weeks; Brandon Gibson moves up to WR1
Jerome Simpson (back) – limited all week in practice will be a true GTD vs. WAS (4PM)

TE
Jermichael Finley (shoulder) – limited in return to practice Friday; GTD vs HOU (8PM)
Rob Gronkowski (hip) – continues to play thru hip injury and should start vs. SEA
Aaron Hernandez (ankle) – practiced some this week, but remains GTD vs. SEA (4PM)

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QUARTERBACKS
Stud – Michael Vick (PHI): This could be the week Vick owners are waiting for. He’s been a big disappointment this season and has turned the ball over at an alarming rate. This week he faces a Lions team that has yet to record and interception and that has ceded five passing TD’s in four weeks. With the hopes of a shootout Vick is primed to finally get on track.

Dud – Tony Romo (DAL): We should see the Cowboys’ quarterback improve greatly over his last start against Chicago. He had an entire bye week to think about his five-interception performance. Still, it’s going to be hard to get much going against a Ravens’ defense that hasn’t allowed multiple TD passes to an opposing quarterback in 23 straight regular season contests. Romo has only mustered two TD’s total of his last three contests.

Sleeper – Matt Schaub (HOU): After watching Drew Brees and Andrew Luck light up the Packers’ secondary the past two weeks for 808 yards and six passing touchdowns I like Schaub’s chances for a decent game versus Green Bay. He makes for a good bye-week filler, but temper your expectations as he has only had multiple scores twice in five games and has been held under 210 passing yards three times this season.

RUNNING BACKS
Stud – Darren McFadden (OAK): Despite turning in three dud performances in three of his first four games, fantasy owners should confidently start McFadden coming out of his bye against a Falcons’ D that has been more than generous to running backs. Atlanta has ceded 5.4 yards per carry and 142.8 yards per game while allowing the 13th most fantasy points to the position. DMC has top five potential written all over him in Week 6.

Dud – Alfred Morris (WAS): It’s hard to recommend fantasy owners to sit Alfred Morris this week, but don’t be surprised if he leaves you disappointed. The Redskins face off against a Vikings’ rushing defense that ranks as the second stingiest in the league for fantasy runners to go up against while not allowing a rushing touchdown in 2012.

Sleeper – Vick Ballard (IND): The Colts are without Donald Brown for the next 2-3 weeks due to injury, leaving the door wide open for him to make a splash. To this point of the season Ballard is only averaging 2.0 yards per carry, but he’s yet to be given a large workload so expect him to find his groove. It doesn’t hurt that Indy is facing a Jets defense that is allowing 24.6 fantasy points and 144.6 rushing yards per game to opposing running backs.

WIDE RECEIVERS
Stud – Dwayne Bowe (KC): Bowe has found a way to produce most of the season in the Chiefs’ struggling passing attack, posting six or more catches in four straight weeks while ranking third in the NFL in targets. This week he’ll have Brady Quinn throwing him the ball as Matt Cassel is out with a concussion. The Bucs allow the third most points to fantasy wide receivers and that should translate into a third 100-yard day for Bowe.

Dud – Torrey Smith (BAL): After a back-to-back breakout games, Smith was stymied last week in Kansas City as he was held to just 38 yards. Now he has the daunting the task of matching up against the Cowboys’ stingy secondary. With Morris Claiborne and Brandon Flowers focusing on locking him down it is going to be tough for Smith to do what he does best, go long.

Sleeper – Andre Roberts (ARZ): The Cardinals get to face the Bills this week and that is always good news for players on your fantasy team. The Bills have been shredded the past two weeks by the Patriots and Bills and Roberts has been consistently productive most of the year. Buffalo allows two WR touchdowns per game and Roberts is a good bet to grab one here.

TIGHT END
Stud – Kyle Rudolph (MIN): Rudolph has delivered on all the accolades I placed on him at the beginning of the year and look for the trend to continue on Sunday against a Redskins unit that is allowing the second most fantasy points to tight ends. The Vikings’ tight end rarely gets big yardage but he will get chances in the red zone.

Dud – Aaron Hernandez (NE): It’s looking as if there is chance Hernandez returns to the lineup this weekend, but with the late game owners can ill afford to wait for a game-time decision. Even if he does play, getting him back your fantasy lineup is risky.

Sleeper – Brent Celek (PHI): Celek ranks in the top five at the position in targets and faces a Lions’ defense that has allowed three different tight ends to exceed 60 yards in a game this season and is currently ceding the fourth-most fantasy points to the position.

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Here's a look at some great fantasy reads from around the web for Week 6:

Weekly Average Cheatsheet (FantasySportsCentral.com) - average weekly cheatsheet with many sites included.

Weekly Projections (FOXSports.com) - Weekly stat projections, projected fantasy points and rankings by position. Powered by WhatIfSports.

Fantasy Trade Value Chart - (CBSSports.com) Dave Richard unveils his Trade Value Chart to help owners make the best deal possible.

2012 Strength of Schedule (FFToolbox.com) - Ranking each player's schedule broken down by week.

Player History (FFToday.com) - Game-by-game lifetime player fantasy points against the team they are playing this week including all game logs

Fantasy Football Sleepers (KFFL.com) - They break down the fantasy football sleepers of the week

NFL Skinny (Yahoo.com) - The Skinny will provide an early look at the matchups for the coming week.

Moving Up, Moving Down (FFToday.com) - A few players from each position whose values are rising or falling with analysis.

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Week 6 is here and undoubtedly your league is taking shape with contenders, pretenders and the clueless. All three of those types should still be active on the waiver wire. But only the contenders make the right pickup while the pretenders grab the next big name in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. And, like a blind squirrel finding a nut once in a while, the pretender's theory might work some of the time.

Then there's the clueless owner, who dumps Matt Schaub for Jake Locker because of a matchup or some other nonsensical reason. And even though Mr. Clueless might win a few early, his cluelessness will surely come back to bite him down the stretch. So, what this rant translates to is to remain informed and patient. Don't make every move, make the right move.

Here are some waiver wire moves to target this week.

QB
Brandon Weeden, CLE - Owned in less than 50% of leagues, the 28-year-old rookie QB has been less-than-impressive. However, he's developing and growing and has thrown for 1,288 yards thus far. This week he gets the Bengals who he torched for 322 yards and 2 TDs in Week 2. Look for more of the same this week as Weeden makes a nice fill-in this week, and has decent long-term value (as long as you remain patient with his inevitable inconsistent play).

Brady Quinn, KC - Let me make something clear, first off. I personally won't be putting a claim in for Quinn in any of my leagues, and you shouldn't either, unless you're in a desperate situation. This week, however, his matchup is friendly versus a Tampa defense that is 31st against the pass. Quinn could put up decent numbers this week, but again, don't expect a lot from this underachiever, and he's not a long-term solution by any means.

RB
Larod Stephens-Howling, ARI - Ryan Williams is done for the year leaving questions about who will carry the ball for the Cardinals. The hot name is William Powell, and let the pretenders in your league snag him, and you go ahead and grab Stephens-Howling who I expect to be the best fantasy option for Arizona. He's fast enough and has a nose for the end zone. In limited fill-in time, he's performed well.

Joique Bell, DET - If you're in a PPR format and are decimated with injuries or clobbered by bye weeks, you can squeeze several points from Bell, who's averaging 7.5 fantasy points a week in PPR formats. Again, Bell is a temporary, "I'm desperate" type of move, but could at least fill a gap.

WR
Domenik Hixon, NYG - As long as Hakeem Nicks remains out, and he looks very questionable for Week 6, then Hixon is a viable fantasy option. Hixon is averaging more than 9 targets over the last two games. A tough matchup awaits him this week, but if he's still on your wire, he likely won't be, so snag him now, stash him, but don't start him against the Niners this week.

Josh Gordon, CLE - Gordon might be the answer to the ongoing question of "Who's going to catch the ball in Cleveland?" It's not Greg Little, and Mohammed Massaquoi has been injured, so why not Gordon? He lit up the Giants last week with two long TD catches, and as I mentioned has a friendly matchup versus the slow and old Bengals defensive backs.

TE
Joel Dreessen, DEN - Jacob Tamme was the hot commodity as "Peyton's Dallas Clark", but it's actually Dreessen who's gotten more attention from Manning. In fact, Dreessen, who's on the field more than Tamme due to his superior blocking ability, has scored in three consecutive weeks.

Mercedes Lewis, JAX - In my two most competitive leagues, one of which is a 16-team league, Lewis is still on the waiver wire. The Jaguars are on a bye this week, so Lewis might be a watch and see or a stash this week. Lewis has the physical ability to be the dominant scorer for Jacksonville (if there is such a thing).

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