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SHOULD ALVIN KAMARA OWNERS BE CONCERNED AFTER MARK INGRAM’S TWO TD PERFORMANCE?No. Ingram played 16.1 percent more snaps than Kamara in Week 5 but the Saints jumped out to a big early lead Chuma Edoga Jersey , calling for them to run. Compared with Kamara, Ingram is a more traditional type of RB.He out-carried Kamara by a 230 to 120 margin last season and came into the game with fresher legs. Not surprisingly, Ingram scored his TDs from 1 and 2 yards out Monday night. Last season, Ingram had 13 carries from inside the 5 compared with four such carries for Kamara. Kamara’s owners shouldn’t be shocked that Ingram had the busier and more productive night, but they shouldn’t panic either.Kamara finished third and Ingram finished sixth in overall fantasy points scored in point-per-reception (PPR) scoring leagues last season. In standard scoring, Kamara was fourth overall. Those stats demonstrate that Ingram and Kamara can co-exist.WHICH UNDER-THE-RADAR RB HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR A BIG GAME IN WEEK 6?Vikings running backs have an excellent matchup against a Cardinals defense that is giving up 142 rushing yards per game and allowing 4.23 yards per carry (YPC) to RBs. They’re also tied for having allowed the most rushing TDs at eight. Although it now appears that Dalvin Cook will play, watch his situation carefully. If Cook’s status changes, Latavius Murray could be a sneaky play.Marshawn Lynch also has the opportunity for a productive week. Lynch has been surprisingly effective so far this season, averaging 4.3 YPC and he scored a TD in each of the first three games. He’s also provided fantasy football owners with double digit fantasy points in four of his first five games. Call this a revenge game against his old team, the Seahawks Trevon Wesco Jersey , who’ve given up four TDs in the past two weeks and 4.24 YPC to RBs.Although James White shouldn’t be considered under the radar RB any longer, make sure to start him this week. He is especially valuable in PPR scoring formats against the Chiefs, who’ve given up the most passing yardage to RBs this season.WHAT SHOULD OWNERS DO WITH RAIDERS WR AMARI COOPER?Cooper leads Raiders WRs with 31 targets and has an outstanding 71 percent catch rate, but he has been consistently inconsistent. He’s had two big games and three duds — on alternating weeks. Cooper’s owners should hope that he has another big-time performance this week following a dud, and if he does, trade him immediately to get rid of the inconsistency.CAN BUCCANEERS QB JAMEIS WINSTON BE STREAMED THIS WEEK? IS HE AN EVERY WEEK-STARTER?Winston is absolutely a streaming option at QB this week against the Falcons. The Falcons defense has been decimated by injuries and that has resulted in them allowing the fourth most fantasy points per game to QBs. They are also tied for having given up the most total TDs to QBs.Winston has yet to play up to his expected potential in his young career. However, he did look good this preseason and still has solid offensive weapons. Mike Evans has four TDs in his last three games against the Falcons with Winston at QB.Take the rest of the season one week at a time. With only four of his remaining 12 matchups against teams that are in the top 8 in fantasy points per game allowed to QBs, it might be best to use him as a matchup play until we’ve seen that he should be treated otherwise.CAN LARRY FITZGERALD BE DROPPED IN SEASON-LONG FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUES?Yes. Unfortunately hamstring issues and the uneven play of his rookie QB make him expendable if you have a better option.HOW ABOUT DETROIT LIONS WR MARVIN JONES?No. Marvin Jones is tied for the league lead in end zone targets through Week 5. With a TD in three of his last four games, he is especially valuable in standard scoring leagues. On the subject of Lions WRs, try trading for Kenny Golladay. He’s scored double-digit fantasy points in PPR scoring formats every game this season.He’s scored a TD in three of his last four games as well. GLENDALE Shareef Miller Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — For the last few minutes of the first quarter and all of the second, Washington’s offense couldn’t be stopped.Whether it was Alex Smith passing or Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson running, the Redskins simply dominated Arizona up front and the 24-6 Washington victory on Sunday was even more dominant than that score would indicate.“Our O-line set the tone early,” Smith said, “especially with the way we were running the football. I mean, anytime you’re moving the chains like that, it’s easier to get into a rhythm and I thought we did that there in the first half.”Washington had consecutive touchdown drives of 80, 73 and 92 yards to lead 21-0 at halftime.The first-half statistics were grossly one-sided.Washington outgained the Cardinals 261 yards to 36 and had a 22-2 advantage in first downs. The Redskins controlled the ball for 22:57 to Arizona’s 7:03.“That was about how you draw it up,” Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said. “I don’t know how many snaps we played in the first half (14 for the Redskins defense), but it wasn’t a lot. Kudos to our offense for keeping us off the field.”Smith Zach Brown Jersey , acquired from Kansas City in the offseason, finished 21 of 30 for 255 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in his Washington debut.Peterson rushed for 96 yards on 26 carries. Thompson gained 65 yards in just five attempts, and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass.“I think any time you win on the road first game of the year, whenever you win on the road, you’ve got to say everybody played pretty darned well,” coach Jay Gruden said. “Especially the quarterback and safety on defense, middle linebacker. I thought they all played extremely well.”Here are some things to consider from Sunday’s Redskins victory over Arizona.CHORUS OF BOOS: The Cardinals, in the debut of new coach Steve Wilks, were showered with boos from the home crowd as they left the field.“We heard them booing,” Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson said. “I mean Devin Bush Jersey , we didn’t give them nothing good to watch today.”Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald agreed.“They pay a lot of money,” he said. “They work extremely hard to build up to buy those tickets and they expect to see good football and they didn’t see that today. Next time we come back here, we owe it to them to perform a lot better and give them something to be happy about and cheer for.”PETERSON’S MILESTONES: Adrian Peterson, with 96 yards rushing, moved past Marshall Faulk and Jim Brown into 10th on the NFL career yards rushing list with 12,372. He needs 368 to pass Tony Dorsett for ninth place.Peterson’s 1-yard scoring run was his 100th career rushing touchdown, tying Faulk and Shaun Alexander for seventh on the career list.His performance came just two weeks after he signed with the Redskins.“God has really gifted me with tremendous talent,” Peterson said. “The Redskins saw that. Other teams had the opportunity, but for whatever reason, things didn’t work out. They worked out the way they were supposed to. I was ready.”JOHNSON’S DEAL: David Johnson was in no mood to talk about his new contract after what he considered a poor performance.Johnson signed a three-year extension Saturday night worth $39 million with $30 million guaranteed.He had a pair of good early runs but the team had to go away from the ground game after falling so far behind. Still Diontae Johnson Jersey , Johnson was very self-critical.“We just couldn’t get anything going,” Johnson said. “I missed a couple holes and I didn’t help out Sam (Bradford) with the blocking. I didn’t play my best game.”Johnson rushed for 37 yards on nine carries and caught five passes for 30 yards.REDSKINS 2-0? Washington took care of one issue by getting Gruden his first season-opening win as Redskins coach (in five tries).Now, the team will try to go 2-0 for the first time since 2011 when it plays its home opener against Indianapolis on Sunday.“You guys kept reminding me all week about the thing, the 0-4 start,” Gruden said. “Now it’s time to put back-to-back games together. We have to play a tough Andrew Luck-led Colts team next week at home, and we have to do a better job for our home crowd.”INJURIES: Washington lost a pair of wide receivers to ankle injuries, rookie Cam Sims and Trey Quinn. Arizona starting right tackle Andre Smith left with an elbow injury in the fourth quarter.