NFL Scores Week 6: Results and Top Fantasy Football Stars for Sunday Games

It's Week 6, and the NFL season is now in full swing. At this point, it's becoming clearer who the contenders and pretenders are, both in real life and in your fantasy league.

And if you're lucky enough to have someone who consistently puts up double-digit performances, you're probably in the contenders category. But everyone knows it takes more than that to go all the way.

A breakout performance here and there is always nice. And Week 6 gave us a few of those.

Away	Score	Home	Fantasy Star
Eagles	28-23	Panthers	Carson Wentz	16-of-30, 222 yds, 3 TDs
Dolphins	20-17	Falcons	Jay Ajayi	130 rush yds
Browns	17-33	Texans	Deshaun Watson	17-of-29, 225 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Patriots	24-17	Jets	Rob Gronkowski	6 rec, 83 yds, 2 TDs
Packers	10-23	Vikings	Jerick McKinnon	69 rush yds, 1 TD, 5 rec, 30 yds, 1 TD
Bears	27-24	Ravens	Michael Campanaro	132 return yds, 1 TD, 3 rec, 24 yds
49ers	24-26	Redskins	Kirk Cousins	25-of-37, 330 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 26 rush yds, 1 TD
Lions	38-52	Saints	Saints D/ST	3 fumbles recovered, 3 INTs
Rams	27-17	Jaguars	LAR D/ST	1 INT, 2 TDs, 1 return TD
Chargers	17-16	Raiders	Melvin Gordon	83 rush yds, 1 TD, 9 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Buccaneers	33-38	Cardinals	Adrian Peterson	134 rush yds, 2 TDs
Steelers	19-13	Chiefs	Le'Veon Bell	179 rush yds, 1 TD
Giants	23-10	Broncos	NYG D/ST	1 fumble recovered, 2 INTs, 1 TD

Rob Gronkowski

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It might seem weird to follow a point about breakout stars with a section on Rob Gronkowski. Of course, he broke out years ago. But in this particular season, it's been something of a slow start for Gronk.

Coming into Week 6, he was averaging fewer than nine fantasy points per game in non-PPR (points per reception) leagues. And he had just two touchdown receptions on the season.

On Sunday, Gronk doubled his season total for scoring catches and made some history in the process, per ESPN Stats & Info:

With multiple weapons on the shelf (including Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell), it has to be nice for New England Patriots fans and team owners with Gronk to see a big game from No. 87.

Mark Ingram

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Like Gronkowski, New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram has struggled to produce much early in the season. Coming into Week 6, he was averaging fewer than seven fantasy points per game.

Lots of factors contribute to a slow start, and the crowded backfield in New Orleans may have been the biggest one for Ingram.

Entering the season, coach Sean Payton had to figure out how to keep Ingram, Adrian Peterson and Alvin Kamara all active and involved.

So, is it a coincidence that Ingram finally went off the week the Saints shipped Peterson off to the Arizona Cardinals? As Def Pen Sports noted, it's his backfield now:

Now that there appears to be no doubt who the man is, expect more productive outings from Ingram.

Deshaun Watson

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Breaking from the theme a bit, Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson has been darn-near the picture of consistency over his last three games.

Wait, a rookie? Consistent?

As strange as that may sound, it fits Watson. His average line over the last three weeks is 19-of-31 for 256 yards, four touchdowns and less than an interception. And according to NFL Research, he's already matched Brock Osweiler's touchdown passes for the Texans last season:

After having a different quarterback lead the team in passing yards in each of the last three seasons, it must be nice for Texans fans to see a signal-caller who has the potential to hold the job for a while.

Kirk Cousins

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Washington's Kirk Cousins was another quarterback who put up big numbers on Sunday. And for the first time this season, some of his points came by way of a rushing touchdown, as seen here on the team's Twitter account:

It may come as a surprise to some, but Cousins ran it in nine times over the course of 2015 and 2016. And a quarterback with the ability to get you a random score on the ground can certainly come in handy.

That, in addition to a passer rating over 100 this season, has made Cousins a pretty consistent option at QB1 this season.

Adrian Peterson

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Ingram wasn't the only running back to benefit from the Peterson trade. It would appear that, well, Peterson could be in for a better post-trade life too.

In his first game with the Cardinals, Peterson went off for 134 yards and two touchdowns, including this score shared by the NFL:

In his Arizona debut, Peterson's already blown away the production he put in four games with the Saints (81 yards and no touchdowns).

And with Cardinals star David Johnson expected to be out for at least a few more weeks, Peterson should have plenty of short-term value.