Week 6 winners and losers: Dowdle makes case to keep starting; time to sack Fields?

Week 6 of the 2025 phantasy shot play featured a fig of large performances and besides rather a fewer disappointing ones.

Who were the large winners and losers?

Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft connection their analyses.

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Ranking phantasy winners of Week 6

1. Rico Dowdle, RB, Carolina Panthers: Wow, 32-plus PPR phantasy points successful back-to-back weeks, and this from a subordinate who was disposable successful 85% of ESPN leagues astatine the opening of the month. Dowdle has totaled 66.3 points, 10 explosive runs, 140 much rushing yards than expected, and a 60.4% rushing occurrence complaint successful his 2 starts filling successful for the injured Chuba Hubbard (calf). While that's a wholly unsustainable level of performance, not to notation Hubbard is important capable to the Panthers' discourtesy to reclaim astatine slightest some semblance of his erstwhile starting role, there's nary question that Dowdle has a wide spot successful this backfield. If helium gets the telephone against the Jets again successful Week 7, he'd beryllium a phantasy RB1. -- Cockcroft

2. De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins: He's doing remarkably good for a moving backmost connected a squad that has averaged lone 289 full yards per crippled portion moving 57% of its violative plays portion down connected the scoreboard. Achane scored a season-best 31.0 PPR phantasy points, acknowledgment successful ample portion to his top-shelf velocity -- his 13.8 mph mean speed, per Next Gen Stats, is fastest among moving backs with astatine slightest 20 carries -- and contributions successful the receiving game. His team's struggles and likelihood of being commercialized deadline sellers marque Achane much risk/reward than you mightiness privation from a phantasy RB1, but he's got the skills to decorativeness 2025 arsenic one. -- Cockcroft

3. Cam Skattebo, RB, New York Giants: His Thursday Night Football show was important from a mates of angles. First, helium took a trio of goal-to-go carries (four, 1 and 1 yards) successful for touchdowns, alleviating immoderate interest phantasy managers might've had astir his quality successful that respect aft helium had scored connected lone 1 of six specified tries entering the night. Second, Skattebo played a importantly greater percent of violative snaps (72%) and had much full touches (21) than did Tyrone Tracy Jr. (30% and 4) successful what was the latter's instrumentality from a enarthrosis injury. Skattebo has rapidly shaped up arsenic a high-end phantasy RB2, with the backmost power to Jaxson Dart helping diversify the Giants' offense. The team's task is much challenging successful Week 6 against the Denver Broncos, but Skattebo should beryllium started with assurance nevertheless. -- Cockcroft

4. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR,