**Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet for Week 5**
Get ready for a packed weekend of football with our expert analysis and insights. Our team of fantasy football experts has curated the best start/sit advice, injury updates, and betting data to help you make informed decisions.
**New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings (-2.5)**
* Over/under total: 40.5 (10th highest)
* FPI favorite: Vikings by 1.5, 53.9% to win outright
* Injury watch: Jets – QB Jordan Travis (out); Vikings – TE T.J. Hockenson (out)
* Start: Jets receivers (good matchup if game script calls for pass-heavy approach)
* Sit: Brandon Powell and Jordan Addison ( Jets’ domination of wide receivers continues)
**Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears (-4)**
* Over/under total: 40.5 (10th highest)
* FPI favorite: Bears by 5, 63.4% to win outright
* Injury watch: Panthers – RB Jonathon Brooks (out); Bears – WR DeAndre Carter (questionable)
* Start: D’Andre Swift (plus matchup for running backs), Diontae Johnson (may struggle against Bears’ defense)
* Sit: Panthers receivers (soft matchup, but Bears’ perimeter defense is strong)
**Buffalo Bills (-1) vs. Houston Texans**
* Over/under total: 47.5 (fourth highest)
* FPI favorite: Bills by 2.2, 56.2% to win outright
* Injury watch: Bills – WR Khalil Shakir (out); Texans – RB Dameon Pierce (questionable), WR Robert Woods (questionable)
* Start: Bills receivers (stout secondary, but high-powered offense)
* Sit: Texans receivers (stout Bills secondary)
**Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (-3)**
* Over/under total: 45.5 (fifth highest)
* FPI favorite: Colts by 0.2, 49.1% to win outright
* Injury watch: Colts – RB Jonathan Taylor (out), QB Anthony Richardson (questionable); Jaguars – RB Tank Bigsby (questionable), WR Gabe Davis (questionable)
* Start: Michael Pittman Jr. (regardless of quarterback), Evan Engram (good matchup if healthy)
* Sit: Colts receivers (Jaguars’ defense is strong)
**Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Commanders (-3)**
* Over/under total: 43.5 (sixth highest)
* FPI favorite: Commanders by 5.2, 63.3% to win outright
* Injury watch: Browns – RB Nick Chubb (out), TE David Njoku (questionable); Commanders – RB Brian Robinson Jr. (questionable)
* Start: Amari Cooper and Browns receivers (soft matchup), Deshaun Watson (favorable matchup, but inconsistent performance)
* Sit: Commanders receivers (stout Browns secondary)
**Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots (-1)**
* Over/under total: 36.5 (12th highest)
* FPI favorite: Patriots by 3.5, 59.9% to win outright
* Injury watch: Dolphins – RB Raheem Mostert (questionable), WR Odell Beckham Jr. (out); Patriots – WR K.J. Osborn (questionable)
* Start: Tyreek Hill and De’Von Achane (talent trumps recent performance), Jaylen Waddle (struggling to find end zone)
* Sit: Dolphins receivers (stout Patriots secondary)
**Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) vs. Cincinnati Bengals**
* Over/under total: 49.5 (Highest)
* FPI favorite: Ravens by 2.3, 55.9% to win outright
* Injury watch: Ravens – RB Keaton Mitchell (out); Bengals – none to report
* Start: Justice Hill (streaming option in deeper leagues), Zack Moss and Chase Brown (committee backfield)
* Sit: Ravens receivers (Bengals’ defense is strong)
**Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers (-7.5)**
* Over/under total: 49.5 (Highest)
* FPI favorite: 49ers by 7.9, 69.9% to win outright
* Injury watch: Cardinals – TE Trey McBride (questionable); 49ers – WR Jacob Cowing (questionable), TE George Kittle (questionable)
* Start: Jauan Jennings (risky flex option), Brandon Aiyuk (poor recent performance)
* Sit: Cardinals receivers (stout 49ers secondary)
**Las Vegas Raiders vs. Denver Broncos (-2.5)**
* Over/under total: 35.5 (13th highest)
* FPI favorite: Broncos by 0.6, 52.8% to win outright
* Injury watch: Raiders – TE Michael Mayer (questionable), RB Zamir White (questionable); Broncos – none to report
* Start: Javonte Williams (good matchup), Bowers (top-10 TE)
* Sit: Raiders receivers (stout Broncos secondary)
**Green Bay Packers (-3) vs. Los Angeles Rams**
* Over/under total: 48.5 (third highest)
* FPI favorite: Packers by 2.5, 56.7% to win outright
* Injury watch: Packers – WR Romeo Doubs (questionable), TE Luke Musgrave (questionable); Rams – WR Cooper Kupp (out), TE Tyler Higbee (out)
* Start: Jordan Love (plus matchup), Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks (benefit from matchup), Josh Jacobs (clear chairman of committee backfield)
* Sit: Packers receivers (Rams’ defense is strong)
**New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks (-6.5)**
* Over/under total: 43.5 (sixth highest)
* FPI favorite: Seahawks by 5.7, 65.5% to win outright
* Injury watch: Giants – RB Devin Singletary (questionable), WR Malik Nabers (out); Seahawks – TE Pharaoh Brown (questionable), TE Noah Fant (questionable)
* Start: Geno Smith (streaming option), Wan’Dale Robinson (seen 22 targets in past two games), DK Metcalf (terrific spot)
* Sit: Giants receivers (stout Seahawks secondary)
**Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-2.5)**
* Over/under total: 43.5 (sixth highest)
* FPI favorite: Steelers by 0.8, 52.8% to win outright
* Injury watch: Cowboys – WR Ryan Flournoy (questionable), RB Ezekiel Elliott (questionable); Steelers – RB Cordarrelle Patterson (questionable), QB Russell Wilson (questionable)
* Start: Pat Freiermuth (avoiding Dallas defense), Rico Dowdle (led Cowboys backfield last week)
* Sit: Cowboys receivers (stout Steelers secondary)
**New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5)**
* Over/under
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