This matchup breakdown is curated from Week 6 analysis already published at Fantasy Life by Matthew Freedman, Dwain McFarland and Zain Dhanani. Every blurb below appears in full as originally written (some edits made with news updates), with its author credited and a link to the piece it came from.
Cowboys vs. Packers Matchup Breakdown For Week 6 Fantasy FootballKickoff: Sunday, Oct. 18, 8:20 pm ET (Sunday Night Football)Spread: Packers -1.5 (opened -3)Total: 53 (opened 51.5)Implied Team Totals: GB 27.25, DAL 25.75
Consensus market odds as of Friday afternoon. Check our NFL odds page for the latest lines.
Green Bay Packers Fantasy Preview For Week 6Jordan Love (QB)
From Matthew Freedman’s Week 6 QB Favorites (Matchup Upgrades):
Jordan Love (Packers) vs. Cowboys: Love has been a scattershot passer this year (60.5% completion rate), but his efficiency (8.0 AY/A) is in line with what we saw in two prior seasons (8.1), and last week he had his best performance of the campaign (25.3 fantasy points, 367 yards passing, 2 TDs, 0 INTs). His setup isn’t perfect: On offense, he could be without five starters in RT Zach Bako-Bewele (knee, IR), RG Jacob Monk (quadriceps), LG Aaron Banks (toe), WR Jayden Reed (neck, IR), and RB Josh Jacobs (Commissioner Exempt List). On top of that, the Cowboys have three extra days off following Thursday Night Football. But also … it’s the Cowboys, who have traveled more than any team over the past month (11,434 miles) and yield an amplified home-field advantage to the Packers because they’re outside division, on grass (vs. turf) and outdoors (vs. indoors). It’s just a bonus that the Cowboys in the back seven could be without LB DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring), CBs Joey Porter (illness) and Decobie Durant (hamstring), SS Jalen Thompson (hamstring, IR) and No. 3 S P.J. Locke (foot, IR).
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