The Dirty P · 2026 · Week 5

Week 5 Recap & Power Rankings

Two 1-3 teams put up the two best scores, and step-substation finally lost. Austin and Skatteboys are the only 4-1 teams left, and they play each other next.

Scores through Monday night, Oct 12. Rankings as of Oct 13.

The games

The Question Master138.10

Tanjiro Kamado111.56

Jaylen Warren beats the team that traded him

The Question Master posted the best score of the week, and most of the damage came from a player Tanjiro sent them in the September 24 Puka Nacua trade. Jaylen Warren ran for 101 yards and caught six passes for 87 in Pittsburgh's 34-22 win over the Colts. He scored on a 50-yard run and an 80-yard catch, which nobody had done in one game since Herschel Walker in 1986. That was 33.8 points.

Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns to four different Bengals (24.6). Mike Evans went 7-113-1 in Seattle while playing through broken ribs (22.8), and Braelon Allen scored the Jets' winning touchdown (18.1). Tanjiro had the top player of the week in Drake Maye (39.5) and Puka's 17-catch Monday night. Tyler Allgeier and Alvin Kamara combined for 4.2, though, and Malik Nabers' 23.6 stayed on the bench.

Rb1131.64

My Njigba Hurts81.20

Rb1 breaks 100 for the first time

Rb1 hadn't cleared 100 points all season. This week it hit 131.64, beat its projection by 35.2 and won by 50. Christian Watson caught six passes for 143 yards and two long touchdowns in Green Bay's 31-7 rout of Chicago (29.3). George Pickens drew 13 targets on Thursday night and went 9-130-1 after CeeDee Lamb left hurt (23.5). Sam LaPorta's fourth-down touchdown in Arizona added 17.3.

The one blemish sat on the bench. Jayden Daniels, in his first full game back from a dislocated elbow, ran nine times for 103 yards and two scores and finished with 32.3 while Trevor Lawrence started (21.7). My Njigba Hurts got 20.3 from Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who played through an ankle injury, and five starters under 10.

JahJonJacory Jameson129.92

THE San Diego Football Team69.94

Gibbs and Parker Washington run San Diego off the field

Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns in Detroit's 45-21 win in Arizona and added five catches (35.2). Parker Washington, acquired from Tanjiro on October 2, caught both of Trevor Lawrence's touchdowns in London, one of them one-handed (27.4). Matthew Stafford threw for 383 and three scores on Monday night (27.3).

San Diego's 69.94 is its lowest score of the season by 27 points. Deebo Samuel hurt his hamstring and lost a fumble in the third quarter (1.5). RJ Harvey got three carries as Denver handed the backfield to J.K. Dobbins (0.7), and Harold Fannin caught one of four targets in the rain in New Jersey (0.9). Garrett Wilson's 19.9 was the only San Diego score above 14.

Skatteboys101.84

What r u doing step-substation?57.72

The Goff pickup pays off right away

Skatteboys dropped Bo Nix for Jared Goff on waivers Wednesday. Goff threw three touchdowns and ran in a fourth in Detroit's win at Arizona (28.9). Bucky Irving set the tone Thursday night with 165 rushing yards and two total scores against Dallas (30.5), and Brock Bowers caught eight for 110 and a touchdown in a 45-17 Raiders loss (19.0). The receivers had a rough day: CeeDee Lamb left with a thigh bruise (1.9) and KC Concepcion took a helmet-to-helmet hit in the first quarter (1.0).

step-substation's 57.72 is the second-lowest score of the season. Tyler Shough threw for 96 yards and two interceptions against Minnesota's blitz (−0.2). Roman Wilson saw one target before a finger injury (0.0), and Kenyon Sadiq left with a concussion (−0.7). Trey McBride (17.1), Rhamondre Stevenson (16.0) and Christian McCaffrey (15.8) kept it from getting worse.

Austin Clout Demons110.00

The Disturbance Regime106.66

Two bench decisions, settled on Monday night

The closest game of the week came down to who sat. Austin benched Isaiah Likely, and Likely caught 11 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns for the Giants (26.9). Disturbance started Kyler Murray (18.3) over Jordan Love, who threw for 367 yards against Chicago (25.3). Love's extra seven points would have flipped a 3.3-point loss.

Josh Allen settled it. He ran 10 times for 121 yards and a touchdown and drove Buffalo into field-goal range in overtime (30.5). Davante Adams caught two goal-line touchdowns on the other side of that game (19.6). James Cook scored twice for Disturbance (22.3) but lost a fumble in overtime, and Kyren Williams' tying touchdown with five seconds left (16.6) only delayed the result.

Week 5 hardware

Week high138.10The Question Master

Top player39.5Drake Maye, in a loss

Best bench32.3Jayden Daniels, Rb1

Waiver hit28.9Jared Goff, Skatteboys debut

Worst lineup that won78.6%Austin Clout Demons

Basement57.72step-substation

Daniels (32.3), Love (25.3) and Brissett (24.8) all scored 24 or more on benches. Only Disturbance lost because of it, by 3.3.

Power rankings for Week 6

The index is 65% projected weekly points from here on (FantasyPros rest of season, byes removed) and 35% all-play, which is your record if you played every team every week. 50 is league average. Schedule no longer counts, since everyone plays everyone once over the last nine weeks.

Midfield is 50, league averageSmall chart: weekly scores on one shared scale. Dashed line is this week's average, 103.9.

Austin Clout Demons
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4-1 record1 in standings34-11 all-play644.66 PF
70.7
Won with the worst lineup in the league.
No starting lineup in the league projects better, and they're 4-1. They're also averaging about 102 over the last two weeks after opening at 170.8.
The good
Josh Allen ran for 121 yards and a score on Monday night and set up the overtime winner (30.5). Derrick Henry added 102 rushing yards and an 18-yard receiving touchdown (20.5), and Davante Adams caught two goal-line scores (19.6).
The bad
George Kittle caught five balls for 24 yards (4.9). DK Metcalf drew four targets in Pittsburgh (3.8). Jeremiyah Love ran 12 times for 22 yards against Detroit (2.2).
The ugly
Isaiah Likely caught 11 passes for two touchdowns on their bench (26.9). Their lineup scored 78.6% of its best possible total, last in the league, and left 30.0 points unused.
W1 to W5
Skatteboys
▲1
4-1 record2 in standings27-18 all-play574.02 PF
65.5
Dropped Bo Nix, picked up Goff, got 28.9.
The cheapest bye schedule in the league and a +1.00 luck number. Week 6 brings Austin for first place, with Goff on bye.
The good
Jared Goff threw three touchdowns and ran one in his Skatteboys debut (28.9). Bucky Irving ran for 165 and scored twice on Thursday night (30.5). Brock Bowers went 8-110-1 in a blowout loss (19.0).
The bad
CeeDee Lamb caught two balls for nine yards before a thigh bruise ended his night (1.9). Jaylen Waddle saw five targets from a Bo Nix offense averaging 4.6 yards per attempt (3.8).
The ugly
KC Concepcion took a helmet-to-helmet hit in the first quarter and was ruled out (1.0). Cam Skattebo fumbled in overtime and nearly handed Washington the win (6.1). Lamar's ankle decides who starts at QB against Austin.
W1 to W5
THE San Diego Football Team
▼1
3-2 record3 in standings31-14 all-play584.62 PF
64.3
142, 131, 144, 97, 70.
Still second in all-play, which is the only reason they're third here. The lineup was 90.6% optimal, so the bench had nothing to give.
The good
Garrett Wilson had 70 yards and a touchdown on the Jets' opening drive and finished 7-104-1 (19.9). Brock Purdy led a 95-yard go-ahead drive in Seattle (16.2, bench).
The bad
Bijan Robinson got stuffed twice inside the 10 by Baltimore (13.8). Dak Prescott threw two interceptions (12.6). Amon-Ra St. Brown had his third straight quiet game and fumbled twice (9.9).
The ugly
Deebo Samuel hurt his hamstring and lost a fumble (1.5). RJ Harvey got three carries as Denver gave the backfield to J.K. Dobbins (0.7). Harold Fannin caught one of four targets (0.9). Bench backs TreVeyon Henderson and David Montgomery also got hurt.
W1 to W5
Tanjiro Kamado
▲1
2-3 record6 in standings25-20 all-play552.32 PF
62.2
Had the top scorer of the week and lost by 26.
Third-best lineup in the league on paper and a −0.78 luck number. Buy low if they'll sell.
The good
Drake Maye threw for 374 yards and four touchdowns and ran in a fifth (39.5). Puka Nacua drew 24 targets and caught 17 on Monday night, a record for that game (29.2). Matthew Golden had 123 receiving yards (17.3).
The bad
Juwan Johnson had 16 receiving yards, a season low (3.6). Carnell Tate caught one of five targets (1.1).
The ugly
Tyler Allgeier and Alvin Kamara combined for 4.2. Malik Nabers saw 20 targets and scored 23.6 on the bench. They lost to Jaylen Warren, whom they traded away in September.
W1 to W5
JahJonJacory Jameson
▼1
3-2 record4 in standings27-18 all-play567.18 PF
57.6
A 60-point win, then the worst bye week in the league.
Fifth-best lineup on paper, and Parker Washington has played like a WR1 since the October 2 trade.
The good
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 151 and two scores and caught five balls (35.2). Parker Washington caught both of Trevor Lawrence's touchdowns in London (27.4). Matthew Stafford threw for 383 and three scores on Monday night (27.3).
The bad
Jonathan Taylor averaged 3.0 yards a carry against Pittsburgh (9.7). Dalton Kincaid saw two targets for the third straight quiet week (3.2). Tee Higgins played a limited role (3.2).
The ugly
They left 24.0 points on the bench in Blake Corum, Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Emeka Egbuka. Mark Andrews dropped a touchdown and fumbled one away for a defensive score. Week 6 takes away Gibbs, Jameson Williams and Higgins.
W1 to W5
19-point gap between 5th and 6th. No other gap is bigger than 5.2.
My Njigba Hurts
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1-4 record9 in standings21-24 all-play481.68 PF
38.7
Still the unluckiest team in the league.
611.88 points allowed, 30 more than anyone, and a −1.33 luck number. This week they also just played badly, 26.6 under projection.
The good
Jaxon Smith-Njigba played through an ankle injury for 102 yards and a touchdown (20.3). Aaron Jones ran 25 times for 113 and a score (17.2).
The bad
Jalen Hurts threw for 220 and ran twice for two yards (13.0). Ashton Jeanty ran 10 times for 27 (9.2). Tony Pollard caught nothing as Tyjae Spears took over the passing downs (5.2).
The ugly
Jacoby Brissett threw three touchdowns on the bench (24.8). Quinshon Judkins left in a walking boot, and T.J. Hockenson, picked up Saturday, left with a concussion on Minnesota's second drive.
W1 to W5
Rb1
▲1
2-3 record7 in standings17-28 all-play489.60 PF
38.5
I finally scored like a real team.
131.64, my best week by 37 points and my first time over 100. The rest of my schedule is no harder than anyone else's, so I need more weeks like this.
The good
Christian Watson caught six balls for 143 yards and two long touchdowns (29.3). George Pickens went 9-130-1 on 13 targets (23.5). Sam LaPorta scored on fourth down (17.3), and Drake London had 118 yards (15.3).
The bad
Brian Robinson Jr. got seven carries for 16 yards in Atlanta (1.6). Nico Collins had 56 yards, and Houston just traded for Marvin Harrison Jr. (8.1).
The ugly
Jayden Daniels ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns on my bench (32.3). Week 6 takes Gordon, Wright and LaPorta to byes, and Breece Hall has missed two straight games.
W1 to W5
The Disturbance Regime
▲1
1-4 record10 in standings12-33 all-play434.58 PF
35.1
Lost by 3.3 with Jordan Love on the bench.
Worst bye exposure in the league, and the first big hit lands in Week 6.
The good
James Cook ran for 111 and two touchdowns on Monday night (22.3). Kyren Williams scored the tying touchdown with five seconds left (16.6). Justin Jefferson came back from the ankle and scored (15.8).
The bad
Chase Brown lost a fumble and got out-carried by Samaje Perine (5.5). Keenan Allen caught five for 45 (7.0).
The ugly
Jordan Love threw for 367 and two touchdowns on their bench (25.3) while Kyler Murray scored 18.3. Cook also lost a fumble in overtime. Kyler, Jefferson and Chase Brown are all on bye in Week 6.
W1 to W5
What r u doing step-substation?
▼2
3-2 record5 in standings13-32 all-play448.24 PF
34.0
Five weeks, five drops.
120.5, 100.3, 87.2, 82.5, 57.7. They're 3-2 with the second-worst all-play in the league and a +1.56 luck number, the highest in the league.
The good
Trey McBride caught nine balls and scored on a juggling grab (17.1). Rhamondre Stevenson scored and should get more work with TreVeyon Henderson hurt (16.0). Christian McCaffrey ran in a touchdown (15.8).
The bad
Omarion Hampton ran 14 times for 33 yards (4.4). Michael Wilson caught four for 30 (5.3).
The ugly
Three starters finished at zero or below. Tyler Shough threw for 96 yards and two interceptions (−0.2). Roman Wilson saw one target and left with a finger injury (0.0). Kenyon Sadiq left with a concussion (−0.7). They have no byes in Week 6, and JJJ loses three starters.
W1 to W5
The Question Master
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2-3 record8 in standings18-27 all-play464.84 PF
33.4
Best score of the week, still tenth.
The roster still projects last. One big week doesn't change that, and Burrow is on bye in Week 6.
The good
Jaylen Warren scored on a 50-yard run and an 80-yard catch, something nobody had done in one game since Herschel Walker in 1986 (33.8). Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns to four players (24.6). Mike Evans went 7-113-1 on broken ribs (22.8).
The bad
Chris Olave caught four for 46 against Minnesota (6.6). Romeo Doubs drew two pass interference flags and caught one ball (2.1).
The ugly
Saquon Barkley sat out with the hamstring (0.0). J.K. Dobbins scored 14.4 on the bench.
W1 to W5

Week 6 slate

On bye: Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota. JJJ loses the most. step-substation loses nobody.

Austin Clout DemonsvsSkatteboys
The only two 4-1 teams. The winner is alone in first.
The Question MastervsRb1
This week's top two scores. TQM loses Burrow to the bye; Rb1 loses LaPorta and Gordon.
step-substationvsJahJonJacory Jameson
step-substation has no byes. JJJ loses Gibbs, Jamo and Higgins.
San DiegovsMy Njigba Hurts
San Diego's score has fallen two weeks in a row. My Njigba Hurts is 1-4.
The Disturbance RegimevsTanjiro Kamado
Disturbance plays without Kyler, Jefferson and Chase Brown. Tanjiro plays without Chase.