Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Week 6 Predictions

Start: QB Andrew Luck vs. Jets

Sit: QB Eli Manning vs. Eagles

After two straight games of throwing for less than 200 yards, Luck appears to have shaken off all the rust. Luck threw for 464 yard and four touchdowns in Week 4 against the Texans. Just four days later, Luck followed it up with 365 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Jets are not a terrible defense, but the unit is no reason to bench Luck this week with how well he is playing from a fantasy perspective. Colts coach Frank Reich did offer a word of caution about Luck's workload.

“It’s killing me to have to throw this much,” Reich said per Pro Football Talk. “I know you can’t sustain this. The story doesn’t end well when you have to sustain this level of throwing. Maybe there’s exceptions to that.”

Even if Luck does not throw for another 400 yards this week, he is still a safe start. Luck may be on a statistical hot streak, but the Colts have lost three straight games. Luck was not pleased with the result against the Patriots, but the Colts quarterback believes things will turn around.

"We're not going to learn how to win consistently until we get out of our way," Luck explained to ESPN. "That's not taking anything away from New England. They beat us fair and square. They were the better team today. When we look at ourselves, we're going to have to learn how to not to lose before we give ourselves a chance to win. It's frustrating. We're all frustrated, but I don't think anybody is losing belief."

Luck is a solid start this week against the Jets. If you are looking for another starting quarterback, Matt Ryan is a player who should be able to bounce back at home against a bad Bucs defense.

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Eli Manning Has a Difficult Matchup Against the Eagles

Manning is always a tempting play given the number of weapons on the Giants. Odell Beckham Jr. created headlines last week when he failed to provide a lot of encouraging words about Manning during an interview with ESPN's Josina Anderson.

"I don't know [if there is a problem at quarterback]," Beckham told ESPN. "Like I said, I feel like he's not going to get out the pocket. He's not -- we know Eli's not running it. But is it a matter of time issue? Can he still throw it, yeah, but it's been pretty safe and it's been, you know ... cool catching shallow [routes] and trying to take it to the house. But I'm, you know, I want to go over the top of somebody."

Confidence aside, it is simply not a good matchup this week for Manning against one of the best defensive lines in the league. Not only does Manning face the Eagles defense, but he has to do it on a short week.

It is a bad week for the NFC East quarterbacks as Dak Prescott faces the Jaguars defense. Like Manning, I'd also keep Prescott on your bench if at all possible.