NFL DFS Example Lineups: Week 6

Welcome to the DFS Example Lineups for NFL Week 6!

Are we ready to get it today, #FANation? This should definitely be an interesting week for all of us as we are dealing with a much smaller than usual player pool. We've got four teams (Saints, 49ers, Falcons and Jets) on a bye this week, we've got Miami and Jacksonville playing in London and then the usual Sunday and Monday night games. So just 10 teams, that's what we've got. It certainly narrows things down for us. 

When the player pool gets whittled down like this, it's important to know which bargains are the ones you need to invest in for your lineups and which ones aren't. It's the ol' good chalk vs bad chalk discussion. Just because a player is cheap doesn't necessarily mean the player is any good or the match-up is worth investing in, does it? For example, people are looking at Devontae Booker. Yes, he's the lead running back for the Giants. But the team is also getting back its wide receivers and, the match-up against the Rams isn't that good. If they're playing from behind, maybe he gets a few extra check-downs, but is he going to move the needle enough for you in DFS? Probably not. Meanwhile, Khalil Herbert will start for the Bears and while he's not a marquee player in a potent offense or catches any passes, he will be the featured guy with a rookie quarterback, facing a run defense that ranks 29th in DVOA. Much less exciting, lesser know player? Still a better option. Good chalk vs bad chalk. Just something to keep in mind.

Just a few more notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you. A sounding board if you will. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

According to NFL Insider Adam Schefter:

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott will play today against New England.

Patriots RB Damien Harris will play today against the Cowboys.

Lions RB Jamaal Williams and TE T.J. Hockenson are both expected to play today against the Bengals.

Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill is expected to play today against the Washington Football Team.

Washington RB Antonio Gibson and WR Terry McLaurin are both expected to play today against the Chiefs

Chargers WR Mike Williams is expected to play today against the Ravens, barring any pre-game setbacks.

Bears WR Allen Robinson will play today against the Packers.

Other players expected to play include: Joe Mixon, Joe Burrow, DeAndre Hopkins, DK Metcalf

Giants WR Darius Slayton will not play today against the Rams.

Ravens RB Ty'Son Williams wil be a healthy scratch today against the Chargers.

Players expected to be OUT today include: Christian McCaffrey, Xavien Howard, DeVante Parker, Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay, Curtis Samuel, Deshaun Watson, Laremy Tunsil, Ronnie Stanley, Sammy Watkins, Nick Chubb, Zach Ertz, Rodney Hudson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Russell Wilson and Chris Carson

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership):

**Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill or Darrel Williams or Mecole Hardman (McLaurin coming back)

**Ravens: Lamar Jackson, Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews (Allen or Ekeler coming back)

Rams: Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Darrell Henderson or Robert Woods (Shepard or Slayton or Toney coming back)

**Washington: Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic or Rocky Seals-Jones (Kelce coming back)

Cowboys: Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, CeeDee Lamb or Amari Cooper (Meyers coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

Bengals: Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Mixon or Tee Higgins or Tyler Boyd (St. Brown or Swift or Hockenson coming back)

**Chargers: Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler, Keenan Allen (Brown or Andrews coming back)

Packers: Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Aaron Jones or Randall Cobb (Herbert or Robinson or Mooney coming back)

**Colts: Carson Went, Jonathan Taylor, Michael Pittman (Cooks coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Giants: Daniel Jones, Sterling Shepard, Devontae Booker or Darius Slayton or Kadarius Toney (Henderson or Kupp or Woods coming back)

Vikings: Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson or Adam Thielen (Moore or Hubbard coming back)

**Panthers: Sam Darnold, DJ Moore, Chuba Hubbard or Robby Anderson (Cook or Jefferson or Thielen coming back)

**denotes favorite