Fantasy TNF Week 6 Start-Sit Cheat Sheet: Eagles vs. Giants fantasy lineup tips

Tim Heaney

Griffin Missant

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The Week 6 edition of Thursday Night Football features an NFC East showdown as the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles visit the New York Giants.

Saquon Barkley returns to his old stomping grounds in MetLife Stadium once again, and he looks to be cleared of an early-week knee injury. 

Which other Eagles and Giants should you consider starting in your fantasy football matchups? 

Continue scrolling for our full breakdown of TNF Week 6 fantasy tips.

Week 6 TNF Start-Sit: Eagles vs. Giants Lineup Picks

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TNF Week 6 Must-Start Players

  • QB Jalen Hurts, Eagles
  • RB Saquon Barkley, Eagles
  • WR A.J. Brown, Eagles
  • WR DeVonta Smith, Eagles
  • TE Dallas Goedert, Eagles
  • Eagles D/ST

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  • RB Cam Skattebo, Giants

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  • WR Wan'Dale Robinson, Giants

Week 6 TNF fantasy rankings by position

Note: Weekly fantasy rankings were last updated Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET.

QB Week 6 TNF rankings

  • Jalen Hurts QB2
  • Jaxson Dart QB24

RB Week 6 TNF rankings (PPR)

  • Saquon Barkley RB13
  • Cam Skattebo RB17
  • Tyrone Tracy RB35
  • Will Shipley/AJ Dillon Bench

WR Week 6 TNF rankings (PPR)

  • DeVonta Smith WR15
  • A.J. Brown WR25
  • Wan'Dale Robinson WR40

TE Week 6 TNF rankings (PPR)

  • Dallas Goedert TE9
  • Theo Johnson TE17

D/ST Week 6 rankings

  • Philadelphia Eagles DST2
  • New York Giants DST24

PK Week 6 rankings

  • Jake Elliott PK4
  • Jude McAtamney PK26

Click to see the full Half-PPR Week 6 flex fantasy rankings if you're playing in those formats.

NFL DFS Week 6 TNF Perfect Lineups

Read Sloan Piva's full TNF Week 6 NFL DFS strategy.

DraftKings TNF Week 6 Showdown Optimal NFL DFS Lineup

POSPLAYERTEAM/OPPSALARY
CaptainA.J. Brown, WREagles @ NY$14,700
FLEXJalen Hurts, QBEagles @ NY$11,000
FLEXCam Skattebo, RBGiants vs. PHI$10,000
FLEXDallas Goedert, TEEagles @ NY$6,400
FLEXTheo Johnson, TEGiants vs. PHI$5,800
FLEXDevin Singletary, RBGiants vs. PHI$2,000

FanDuel TNF Week 6 Single-Game Optimal NFL DFS Lineup

POSPLAYERTEAM/OPPSALARY
MVPJalen Hurts, QBEagles @ NY$20,400
FLEXSaquon Barkley, RBEagles @ NY$13,000
FLEXCam Skattebo, RBGiants vs. PHI$11,000
FLEXDallas Goedert, TEEagles @ NY$8,000
FLEXTheo Johnson, TEGiants vs. PHI$5,200
FLEXBeaux Collins, WRGiants vs. PHI$1,800

Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.

Griffin Missant

Griffin Missant joined The Sporting News in 2025 as a fantasy football intern. He graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he covered the Lakers football program. He has also worked for Sleeper and the Fantasy Trade Room. He has played fantasy for over a decade, and has been passionate about fantasy football ever since.