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HOU
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34
31
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SEA
DEN
14
17
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CHI
ATL
31
23
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BAL
CLE
10
13
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TEN
IND
26
20
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NYJ
NE
19
26
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NO
NYG
34
27
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CAR
PHI
25
14
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PIT
TB
26
19
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ARI
LAR
18
16
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LAC
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3Q 15:00 • 1st & 10 • ABC/E

Christian McCaffrey or Brock Bowers

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
Brock Bowers

Brock Bowers

TE • Las Vegas Raiders LV
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCaffrey over Bowers

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

McCaffrey ... 0%

BOTH ... 100%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 17.28
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
10.69 46.62 0.76 3.28 26.22 0.06 17.28
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Outlook Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey vs. WAS — Primed for Heavy Workload in Favorable Home Matchup

McCaffrey continues to spearhead the undefeated 49ers backfield heading into Monday's home clash against Washington. With wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. sidelined with a hamstring injury, San Francisco is poised to lean even more on McCaffrey's pass-catching ability out of the backfield, keeping his touch floor secure despite rookie Kaelon Black rotating in for change-of-pace snaps.

Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as an elite starter. Our weekly projection lands at 17.3 fantasy points, projecting nearly 73 total yards with substantial touchdown equity as heavy home favorites in a high-scoring game environment.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 10 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bowers over McCaffrey

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Bowers ... 0%

BOTH ... 100%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 17.6
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
6.5 72.2 0.6 17.6
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Outlook Brock Bowers

Brock Bowers vs. Bills: Elite TE1 in Potential High-Scoring Shootout

Operating as Kirk Cousins' undisputed primary target in the passing attack, Bowers has been virtually unstoppable since returning from his early-season absence. He has topped 85 receiving yards and scored a touchdown in each of his three appearances while clearly dominating tight end snaps ahead of Michael Mayer.

Facing Buffalo at home in an expected high-scoring shootout, Bowers is primed for another dominant outing with negative game script likely forcing Las Vegas to throw. Our weekly projection forecasts roughly seven receptions on nine targets for 72 yards and 17.6 fantasy points, cementing him as an elite must-start choice across all fantasy formats.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 1 day ago
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Christian McCaffrey
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
11686.213150
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
261204.626330
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brock Bowers
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
811013.8271
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1419614.0272
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Christian McCaffrey
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Brock Bowers
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian McCaffrey
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Brock Bowers
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
+0.15 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian McCaffrey
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brock Bowers
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian McCaffrey

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 6th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 72.30 total points (14.46 avg).
  • Currently 54.4 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 7th among RB.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 7th among RB.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 137 and 7.21 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 9th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 15th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 61 (12.20 per game) and is currently ranked 25th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush yards with 286 (57.20 per game) and is currently ranked 17th among RB.
  • Top 6 in rush tds with 5 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +4, Rush AVG: +1.6 Rush TDs: +5, Receptions: -20, Rec Yards: -250 Rec TDs: -3,
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 250, RUSH YDS: 1050, RUSH TDS: 11, REC: 63, REC YDS: 650, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Brock Bowers

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 47.20 total points (9.44 avg).
  • Currently 5.2 points behind the leader: Isaiah Likely
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 10th among TE.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 312 and 13.00 YPC and is currently ranked 2nd among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 6th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +87 Rec TDs: +3,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 100, REC YDS: 1075, REC TDS: 10
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Christian McCaffrey

No Injury Reported

Injury Brock Bowers

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian McCaffrey

Week 6
San Francisco 49ers VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.80364.2073912.82
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 23.00 total points (4.60 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in rush defense with 477 (95.40 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 1344 (268.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.80 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +157.87, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -12, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Brock Bowers

Week 6
Las Vegas Raiders VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.20404.00521103.26
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 18.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 541 (108.20 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1479 (295.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.20 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +230.11, Turnovers: -4 Sacks: -10, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +7.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian McCaffrey
31.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brock Bowers
22.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Christian McCaffrey
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 CAR 16 117 435 3.7 2 113 80 651 8.1 5
2018 CAR 16 219 1098 5.0 7 124 107 867 8.1 6
2019 CAR 16 287 1387 4.8 15 143 116 1005 8.7 4
2020 CAR 3 59 225 3.8 5 19 17 149 8.8 1
2021 CAR 7 99 442 4.5 1 41 37 343 9.3 1
2022 CAR 16 244 1139 4.7 8 107 85 741 8.7 5
2023 SF 16 272 1459 5.4 14 83 67 564 8.4 7
2024 SF 4 50 202 4.0 0 19 15 146 9.7 0
2025 SF 16 335 1291 3.9 11 136 109 977 9.0 7
2026 SF 5 61 286 4.7 5 25 19 137 7.2 0
ON PACE 18 220 1030 4.7 18 90 68 493 7.2 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 239 1073 4.5 10 88 70 613 8.8 5
Totals 126 1868 8553 4.6 74 863 694 5898 8.5 40
Career Brock Bowers
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 LV 16 153 112 1194 10.7 5 5 13 2.6 0
2025 LV 13 95 70 735 10.5 7 2 2 1 0
2026 LV 3 34 24 312 13.0 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 11 122 86 1123 13.0 11 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 124 91 965 10.6 6 4 8 2.1 0
Totals 33 282 206 2241 10.9 15 7 15 2.1 0
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Matchups

Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
CLE @TB 08:08 EDT EST
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ANA @NYR 7:00 PM EST
COL @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @UTA 9:00 PM EST
SJ @TOR 7:30 PM EST