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Falcons QB Michael Penix suffered a rib injury late in Sunday night's loss to the Ravens and missed overtime. Penix was optimistic afterward that he'd be ready for Week 6, but he's scheduled for an MRI on Monday to get a better look at the damage, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Pitts had his breakthrough performance, catching five of 6 targets for 42 yards and a TD on his way to his first TE1 finish of the season. It came with the Falcons TE scoring his first TD this season, hauling in a 5 yard completion before the half of their overtime loss to the Ravens. Unfortunately, Pitts wasn’t able to expand his 15.2 PPR point season-high in overtime with QB Tua Tagovailoa throwing an INT on the second play of their possession to end the game.

London hauled in seven of 11 targets from two different QBs for 118 yards and finished Week 6 as a WR1, pending Monday Night Football. He made the final catch for the Falcons before QB Tua Tagovailoa’s INT in overtime ended the game. The fifth-year WR finished with 19.8 PPR points in the 30 -23 loss to the Ravens.

Despite not accounting for a TD in the Falcons overtime loss to the Ravens, Robinson still managed to finish as an RB1 pending Monday Night Football. He carried 17 times for 86 yards while hauling in four of 7 targets for another 32 yards on his way to 15.8 PPR points. The fourth-year RB has now accounted for at least 100 yards in four of five games this season.

Flowers’ high-end target earning showed in the Ravens overtime win over the Falcons. He hauled in eight of his team-high 9 targets for 53 yards and added 13 rushing yards, finishing as a WR2 despite not accounting for a TD. That makes nine straight games of WR2 or better finishes for Flowers dating back to last season.

On ‘National Running Backs Day,’ Henry out-duels RB Bijan Robinson in a Sunday Night Football matchup with the Falcons to finish as the RB4 in Week 5 pending Monday Night Football. Henry handled 24 rush attempts for 102 yards while adding an 18-yard TD reception to complete a 21.0 PPR point performance.

Huntley completed 24 of 32 pass attempts for 201 yards and 2 TDs, while adding another 20 yards and a TD as a rusher to finish as a QB1 for the second and only other time since 2021. He took over for QB Lamar Jackson who was sidelined with an ankle injury, finishing as the QB8 in Week 5 following the Ravens overtime win over the Falcons.

Marks handled 15 carries for 62 yards while hauling in all four of his targets for another 23 yards in a game that saw fellow RB David Montgomery in the first half with a groin injury. He finished with a season-high 12.5 PPR points to rank as an RB2 in Week 5.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert completed 14 of 24 passes for 121 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT in Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Broncos. He took 5 sacks for 39 yards, and his longest completion went for just 19 yards. Herbert averaged only 5.0 yards per attempt. He salvaged his day on the ground, running 6 times for 54 yards with a long of 23.

Chargers RB Omarion Hampton ran 14 times for just 33 yards (2.4 yards per carry) in Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Broncos. His longest run went for 11 yards. He caught his only target for 6 yards, finishing with 4.9 PPR points. Hampton played only 18 snaps, behind Kimani Vidal (26) and Keaton Mitchell (19). He didn’t play a single third-down or two-minute drill snap.

Broncos TE Evan Engram caught all 4 of his targets for 55 yards in Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Chargers. His longest catch went for 34 yards, and he finished with 9.5 PPR points. Engram led Denver in both catches and receiving yards. No other Bronco topped 19 receiving yards. Bo Nix threw for only 123 yards as Denver leaned on the run.

Broncos WR Courtland Sutton caught 2 of 3 targets for 18 yards and a TD in Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Chargers. His longest catch went for 13 yards, and the TD carried him to 9.8 PPR points. Sutton played 80.6% of the snaps, more than usual, with Pat Bryant on injured reserve. Denver’s top three WRs had nearly identical days. Jaylen Waddle caught 2 passes for 19 yards, and Troy Franklin had 2 for 16. Bo Nix threw only 27 passes for 123 yards.

Broncos RB JK Dobbins ran 18 times for 68 yards (3.8 yards per carry) and a TD in Sunday’s 23-17 win over the Chargers. His longest run went for 14 yards. He added 2 catches for 6 yards on 2 targets, finishing with 15.4 PPR points. RJ Harvey ran just 3 times for 7 yards and didn’t catch his only target. Tyler Badie chipped in 1 carry and 1 catch.

Colts WR Josh Downs caught 3 of 6 targets for 47 yards in Sunday’s 34-22 loss to the Steelers. A 42-yard catch made up most of his production, so he gained just 5 yards on his other 2 receptions. That came out to 7.7 PPR points. Downs finished fourth on the team in targets behind Tyler Warren (9), Keenan Allen (9) and Laquon Treadwell (8). Daniel Jones threw 44 passes, yet Downs saw only 13.6% of them.

Colts TE Tyler Warren caught 7 of 9 targets for 83 yards in Sunday’s 34-22 loss to the Steelers. He also scored on a 1-yard run. His longest catch went for 29 yards, and he averaged 11.9 yards per catch. That added up to 21.4 PPR points. Warren tied Keenan Allen for the team lead in targets and led the Colts in catches and receiving yards.

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor ran 15 times for 45 yards (3.0 yards per carry) in Sunday’s 34-22 loss to the Steelers. His longest run went for 20 yards, so he managed just 25 yards on his other 14 carries. He added 3 catches for 37 yards on 4 targets, with a long of 24. That came out to 11.2 PPR points. Rookie RB Seth McGowan ran 5 times for 16 yards and played over 25% of the snaps for the second straight week.

Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth caught 5 of 7 targets for 44 yards and 2 TDs in Sunday’s 34-22 win over the Colts. His longest catch went for 17 yards, and he added 1 yard on a carry. That totaled 21.5 PPR points. His 7 targets ranked second on the team behind Germie Bernard. Darnell Washington caught 2 of 3 targets for 12 yards.

Steelers WR Germie Bernard caught 6 of 9 targets for 80 yards in Sunday’s 34-22 win over the Colts. His longest catch went for 25 yards, and he added 4 yards on a carry. That added up to 14.4 PPR points. Bernard led Pittsburgh in targets and became the every-down receiver with Michael Pittman Jr. on injured reserve. Over the first three drives, he and DK Metcalf each played 19 of 20 snaps.

Steelers RB Jaylen Warren ran 15 times for 101 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and a TD in Sunday’s 34-22 win over the Colts. He added 6 catches on 6 targets for 87 yards and another TD, highlighted by an 80-yard score. That totaled 188 scrimmage yards and 36.8 PPR points, one of the top RBs for the week. His longest run went for 50 yards. With Rico Dowdle out, Warren again dominated the backfield snaps, while Lew Nichols got just 1 carry.

Jets QB Geno Smith completed 17 of 30 passes for 182 yards and a TD in Sunday’s 17-12 win over the Browns. He didn’t throw an INT, but he took 4 sacks for 40 yards and lost a fumble. Smith averaged 6.1 yards per attempt, with his longest completion going 32 yards. He added just 7 yards on 5 carries.