Chase Brown and Rico Dowdle have both seen their Fantasy Football outlooks improve recently. Their roles with their NFL teams have been increasing and they both set season-highs in fantasy points across the past two weeks. Some managers may be debating which of the two running backs they should start in their Week 6 lineups. Here's which one is a better pick.
Is Chase Brown a good fantasy pick in Week 6?
Chase Brown opened the 2024 Fantasy Football season by failing to exceed 10 touches in any of his first three games and finishing outside of the top 30 weekly running backs in all of them. He has turned things around in his two games since then, eclipsing 15 touches in both on his way to RB5 and RB12 finishes.
The rising star appears to have earned himself a larger workload with the Cincinnati Bengals going forward and could even realistically surpass Zack Moss as their starter. Either way, he has a favorable matchup in Week 6 against the New York Giants and makes for a solid lineup option.
Is Rico Dowdle a good fantasy pick in Week 6?
Rico Dowdle has been working in a backfield timeshare with Ezekiel Elliott for the Dallas Cowboys this year. He averaged 11 touches per game across the first four weeks but exploded for 22 touches in his most recent game. Dowdled responded by turning in 114 total yards and a touchdown on his way to a weekly RB3 finish in Fantasy Football.
Dowdle also set a season-high by playing in 60% of the offensive snaps, so his role seems to be growing in a high-powered Cowboys offense. He will look to keep his momentum rolling in Week 6, but will need to overcome a difficult matchup with the Detroit Lions' elite rushing defense.
Chase Brown or Rico Dowdle: Who should I start in Week 6 fantasy football?
Rico Dowdle is the recommended running back for Week 6 Fantasy Football lineups over Chase Brown. Sportskeeda's Who Should I Start tool projects that he will score about half a point more this week, despite his tough matchup against the Lions' defense.
Brown has still been sharing the backfield with Moss, while Dowdle has been the preferred running back in Dallas recently. His superior usage, along with his weekly matchup being expected to be one of the highest-scoring games of the week, all contribute to his higher projections this week.
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