5 best fantasy football matchups to exploit for Week 6

Oct 10, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) catches a fifty yard touchdown pass behind Denver Broncos cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) during the first quarter at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

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Week 6 of fantasy football is here, which means more favorable matchups to find and exploit heading into your league matchup or daily fantasy lineup.

When deciding on who to start in your league or who to pick in daily fantasy, looking at matchups is a very common thing for fantasy footballers to do. While this may be deceiving, a lot of the times good players just exploit better matchups.

Finding these exploitable matchups every week is crucial to the success of your team and bragging rights against league mates. So let’s begin.

5 best fantasy football matchups to exploit in Week 6

5. WR Diontae Johnson vs. the Seattle Seahawks

While Diontae Johnson’s insane target volume slowed down in Week 5 (2-72-1), it will pick back up and perhaps even more with the season-ending injury suffered by JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Johnson and the Steelers are in a fantasy smash-spot going up against the Seattle Seahawks’ defense who rank dead last in passing yards per game. Johnson, being the favorite target of Big Ben, will get peppered with as many targets as he can handle in what will be a competitive game.

Fire him up as a WR2 in this game, as he’s going to get the volume. The only thing stopping him from a WR1 label is his yardage is capped by the short passes he catches. If that ever changes though, this may be the week it does.

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