FanDuel NFL 2020: Best lineup for Week 6

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Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19): (Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) /

Wide Receiver: Adam Thielen $7,400

Adam Thielen is quietly having a really good season this year. He’s averaging 18 points per game, which is the most on this week’s slate among any receiver that’s played at least four games. It’s hard to keep up with this year’s Minnesota Vikings’ offense, so it’s fair.

Thielen has been absolutely abusing bad defenses. He had huge games against the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and Houston Texans. If he was able to put up those numbers against them, imagine what he could do against the Atlanta Falcons.

This is the same team that allowed three touchdowns to Robert Tonyan. In four of the Falcons five games, they allowed two players to have at least 90 yards receiving. In the other one, they allowed Allen Robinson to cut them for 123 yards and a touchdown. This Falcons secondary cannot stop anyone.

The Falcons just fired Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff after a miserable start. The defense was lost under Quinn, and it’s not expected to get better under Raheem Morris. Thielen could have his biggest game of the season this week, and he’s already had three monster weeks.

The Vikings are a very desperate team, and the Falcons feel dejected. Thielen will be the catalyst if Kirk Cousins is able bring this team back. He will lean on his top receiver to get them back into contention. It starts this week.

Other Options: Terry McLaurin $6,900, DJ Moore $6,800