Davante Adams or Matthew Golden: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Davante Adams over Matthew Golden

Wrong: 6.9 to 22.4

Start

Davante Adams

WR · LAR · vs ARI · final

Market projected: 14.5; pre-game
ARI D vs WR: 37.0; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at WR
Target share: 13%; Week 6
Scored: 6.9; PPR pts

Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · vs DAL · final

Market projected: 14.1; pre-game
DAL D vs WR: 35.5; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at WR
Target share: 33%; Week 6
Scored: 22.4; PPR pts

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Davante Adams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Davante Adams over Matthew Golden in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Davante Adams at 14.5 points and Matthew Golden at 14.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Davante Adams at ADP 42 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Davante Adams is 59 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 67 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Davante Adams 0.4 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR host ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Matthew Golden and GB host DAL on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Davante Adams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Matthew Golden played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 2 against NYJ: 51 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 3 against ATL: 54 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 4 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 7 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Davante Adams scored 6.9 PPR points and Matthew Golden scored 22.4.

The call was wrong: Matthew Golden outscored Davante Adams by 15.5.

Davante Adams finished 7.6 points below the 14.5 the market projected.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 6.9 PPR points.

Davante Adams finished as the week's WR48 in PPR scoring.

Matthew Golden finished 8.3 points above the 14.1 the market projected.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.4 PPR points.

Matthew Golden finished as the week's WR5 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

This call locked at kickoff and was not edited after. It is on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Davante Adams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Davante Adams for Matthew Golden?
No. Keep Davante Adams: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Golden 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games).