Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season moved into its main slate after the Broncos beat the Seahawks in overtime Thursday night, and followed with 15 predictions for what could happen in the remaining Sunday and Monday games. The package is built around betting angles, fantasy calls, touchdown picks and a few wild-card swings.
Among the sharpest calls was Pamela Maldonado, who picked three outright underdogs to win. One of them is the Cowboys, who are getting 1.5 points at Green Bay despite having Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens on offense. Another is the Giants, also a 1.5-point underdog against the Saints, with the setup described as a way to make Sunday easier for Jameis Winston. The third is the Texans, who are catching 3 points in London against the Jaguars.
That Texans pick carries the most resistance. Jacksonville is allowing just 14 points per game, along with 7.7 yards per attempt and 93.2 yards per game to No. 1 receivers, yet Houston was still framed as a live upset threat because it can pressure Trevor Lawrence without blitzing or disguising its coverage. That makes the pick less about raw record and more about whether Houston can turn a clean defensive plan into enough stops to steal the game.
The rest of the roundup stretches beyond upsets. Seth Walder projected stat lines for three players, Eric Moody identified three fantasy sleepers, Matt Bowen named three players he expects to find the end zone, and Ben Solak offered three wild-card predictions. The range is the point: one story, but five different ways to read the same slate.
Some of the most detailed calls were individual matchup forecasts. Sauce Gardner was projected for 28 coverage snaps, 3 targets and 0 receptions allowed against the Titans, with his season line already showing 1.3 yards per coverage snap, 10.3 EPA when targeted, a plus-19% completion percentage over expected and 24% of the time spent in tight coverage. Chris Jones was given a forecast of 1.5 sacks, 5 pressures and a 26% pass rush win rate, a reminder that the roundup is not just about winners and losers but about the kind of production that can shape fantasy decisions and betting markets alike.
also framed the day around possible score and usage outcomes for Tyler Higbee, Drake London and Aaron Rodgers, adding to a slate that will be judged one game at a time. For now, the value of the exercise is simple: Week 6 has moved from preview to proof, and the remaining 13 games will decide which of these calls look sharp and which disappear by Monday night.
