Fantasy football: 10 best Week 6 matchups to attack

Russell Wilson vs Falcons

If you’re looking for a QB who could be an elite option based on one of the Week 6 matchups but you want to go outside the box a little bit, check out Russell Wilson of the Seahawks as Seattle comes back after their bye week.

Wilson struggled to start the season as Seattle’s offense sputtered Week 1 at home against Miami and Week 2 in LA. They were able to right the ship in Weeks 3 and 4, though, romping over the 49ers and Jets. In the game against New York, Wilson has his best game of the season throwing for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Wilson has thrown for at least 240 yards in each of his four games this season, but that was his first game with multiple touchdown passes.

The best news for Wilson’s potential investors is that he was able to rest through the bye week and is expected to be back to 100% healthy this week. He was battling knee and ankle injuries the last few weeks.

Since Wilson is healthy, I think he’ll come back with a bang in one of the more exciting Week 6 matchups as the Seahawks host the impressive Falcons. Atlanta knocked off Denver last week, but remember they only had to slow down Paxton Lynch. In fact, Lynch was really the first QB they have had any success against. So far this season, they are allowing the second-most fantasy points to opposing QB’s. Before facing Lynch, they had allowed at least three passing touchdowns and 281 passing yards in each of their four games.

Don’t let last week fool you, the Falcons defense is definitely beatable through the air. I think Russell Wilson will remind us all of that fact on Sunday while also proving he’s back to 100% healthy and ready to lead Seattle in their quest for the NFC West.

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