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McCaffrey waits for Monday night to pass Nabers and take Week 6
Christian McCaffrey's 30.7 PPR points, the week's only 30-point game, passed Malik Nabers in the last window of Week 6 and won it by 2.2.
30.7
McCaffrey's points, the most of the week
2.2
McCaffrey's edge over Nabers
24.3
points needed for the top 10
1
player with 30 or more
Christian McCaffrey didn't take the lead in Week 6 until the final window of the week. Malik Nabers had held the top of the board since Sunday afternoon with 28.5 PPR points, and McCaffrey needed his whole Monday night to catch him.
He finished with 30.7, the only player to reach 30 all week, and won it by 2.2 points. The 49ers back ran 16 times for 64 yards and two touchdowns and caught 9 of 10 targets for 53 yards in a 23–17 win over Washington.
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Thursday night set the first mark. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 of 16 targets for 134 yards in Seattle's 17–14 loss at Denver. He had 8.8 points in the third quarter, then a 12.0-point quarter after that moved him into the lead at 25.4.
The London game moved the bar. Trevor Lawrence went 24 of 41 for 306 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, good for 28.3 points, in Jacksonville's 34–31 loss to Houston. His running back, Bhayshul Tuten, turned four catches into 48 yards and two touchdowns for 24.7. On the other side, C.J. Stroud threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns and still finished 11th at 24.0, three-tenths outside the top 10.
Nabers takes over Sunday
The early Sunday games produced the week's longest-lasting lead. Nabers caught 12 of 15 targets for 165 yards, with a long of 46, and did it without a touchdown. He scored 15.2 points in the fourth quarter alone to pass Lawrence.
The Giants still lost, 34–27 to New Orleans, and that game put three players in the top 15. Tyler Shough threw for only 144 yards but turned three passing touchdowns and a rushing score into 27.0 points, including 12.6 in the third quarter. Isaiah Likely added 23.9 for the Giants on 6 catches, 99 yards and a touchdown.
Pittsburgh's Germie Bernard finished the window by climbing to 25.7. He caught 11 of 12 targets for 87 yards and a touchdown in a 26–19 win at Tampa Bay.
Walker builds it, Tucker grabs it
Kenneth Walker III scored his points steadily. He opened the late window with 11.5, had 21.1 by halftime and finished at 27.9 on 19 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns in Kansas City's 22–6 win over the Chargers. That was good for fourth, still short of Nabers.
Tre Tucker took the opposite route. He had 5.1 points through three quarters, then scored 21.6 in the fourth, the biggest single quarter of the week. He finished with 5 catches on 7 targets for 97 yards and two touchdowns, with a long of 44, but the Raiders lost 33–30 to Buffalo.
The same game set the cutoff. James Cook III ran 22 times for 95 yards and a touchdown and caught all three of his targets for 58 yards. His 24.3 points were the 10th-best total of the week, the number it took to make the top 10.
Sunday night didn't move the leaders. Jordan Love led the game at 19.2 after a quiet third quarter, and Matthew Golden finished as its top scorer at 22.4. Nabers carried his lead into Monday.
Monday belongs to McCaffrey
McCaffrey had 13.6 points early and 23.1 by halftime. His second touchdown pushed him to 26.6, sixth on the board, still behind Nabers, Lawrence, Walker, Shough and Tucker. He passed all five before the night ended and finished at 30.7.
For fantasy managers, the receiving numbers stand out more than the rushing ones. His 64 rushing yards came at four yards a carry. But 10 targets and nine catches, worth nine points on their own in PPR, kept his total high even before the two touchdowns. He touched the ball 25 times, and that volume won him the week.
A deep week with one big score
Across 14 games, 25 players reached 20 points, and the top 10 cutoff sat at 24.3. Only McCaffrey cleared 30. Three quarterbacks finished between 23.1 and 24.0 and still missed the top 10, and the Jacksonville–Houston game put three players in the top 11. Plenty of players had good weeks. McCaffrey had the only one big enough to finish above everybody.
The top 10
- Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) — 30.7
- Malik Nabers (WR, NYG) — 28.5
- Trevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) — 28.3
- Kenneth Walker III (RB, KC) — 27.9
- Tyler Shough (QB, NO) — 27.0
- Tre Tucker (WR, LV) — 26.7
- Germie Bernard (WR, PIT) — 25.7
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, SEA) — 25.4
- Bhayshul Tuten (RB, JAX) — 24.7
- James Cook III (RB, BUF) — 24.3
