Week 6 Instant Reactions
Instant reactions to Week 6 action, including Robert Griffin III, Shonn Greene, and some surprising quarterback play.
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III celebrates with fans after a 76-yard touchdown run.
RGIII DOES IT AGAIN
Robert Griffin III may have only thrown for 182 yards and a touchdown, but that didn't stop the rookie quarterback from leading all quarterbacks in scoring for the second time this season. After his worst performance of the season - and his only sub-20 point game - last week against the Vikings (3 points), Griffin posted a season-high 34 points. With 138 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, Griffin helped lead the Redskins to a 38-26 win over a Vikings team that had yet to allow a quarterback to score over 20 points. It's time to start considering Griffin as an elite fantasy quarterback if you weren't already.
WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Speaking of quarterbacks, let's take a look at some unusual suspects (at least this year) in the top 15 this week:
There are 10 names (11 if you include Griffin) that were outside of my top 15 heading into the season, and here we are in Week 6 and they are all there. If it was one guy, or even five, I would get it...but 10 of them?
Shonn Greene led all fantasy running backs (tied with Griffin for most overall) with 34 points this week. The Jets tailback did it all on the ground, running for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Ray Rice was in a distant second with 22 points. The next closest? Ahmad Bradshaw with 17. That means Greene scored twice as many as every running back except for Rice. Not bad.
Matt Mullin is a sports producer at philly.com. You can reach him by e-mail at mmullin@philly.com. Follow Matt on Twitter: @matt_mullin