Stacking to Win It: NFL Week 5

Welcome back to Stacking to Win it. In this article I will give you my top stacks of the week. I will give you my top two stacks to consider, a value stack and a team that I feel is flying under the radar to consider.

The bye weeks are starting to hit the NFL with four teams on bye this week after just two last week. Once again, we had several teams with point totals over 25 that could have made the list. A couple of QB/WR stacks I like this week that did not make the list: Sam Bradford/Jordan Matthews, Matt Ryan/Julio Jones, Tyrod Taylor/Charles Clay (TE) all make for great mini stacks if you were looking to go that route.

Top Stack 1

Patriots at Cowboys- Team Total 28.5

Until further notice, my top stack every week is going to be the Patriots. I firmly believe that Tom Brady and company are in stick it to Roger Goodell and taking it out on the rest of the league. The passing attack leads the NFL in yards per game at 359, which is 50 yards more than the next team. They are also third in the NFL for passing scores with nine with one fewer game played than the rest of the teams on the list. Rob Gronkowski is the best red-zone threat in the NFL and already has four scores on the season. Julian Edelman is a PPR darling and has 10 straight games with at least 10 targets. The Patriots will be expensive, but they are worth every penny.

Top Stack 2

Chiefs vs Bears - Team Total 27.5

A team I really like this week is the Chiefs in a great matchup against the Bears. Jamaal Charles is one of the best all around backs in the league and is the NFL's career leader in yards per carry. Alex Smith has a negative label of game manager attached to him, but he really shouldn't. He is sixth in the NFL in passing yards with 1,110 and has really turned it on the past two weeks. In the past two weeks, he has thrown the ball 85 times for 676 yards. He has only four passing scores on the season but has a good chance to add to that total against a Bears team that has allowed 10 passing touchdowns this season. Jeremy Maclin has emerged as the outside threat the Chiefs have lacked the past couple of seasons and is averaging just shy of 100 yards receiving a game. Just like Smith, he has really turned in on the past two weeks with 19 catches for 289 yards and the first touchdown catch from a Chiefs wide out in almost two years. This trio could should be in store for a huge day against a Bears team that allows a league worst 31.3 points a game.

Value Stack

Chargers vs Steelers - Team Total 24.8

I love the Chargers on Monday night against the Steelers. The Steelers are in the bottom third of the league in giving up fantasy points to wide receivers and tight ends. Antonio Gates will be back from suspension in this game and will be looking for his 100th career receiving touchdown. Keenan Allen has played great to start the year with 33 catches on 46 targets and may be asked to do even more with Stevie Johnson sitting out this game. Philip Rivers is slinging it all over the field once and is second in the league in passing yards per game. This stack will not cost you a lot but could bring huge results.

Contrarian Stack

Giants vs 49ers - Team Total 25.0

Eli Manning to Odell Beckham Jr. is a sound you should hear a lot on Sunday against the 49ers. The 49ers have one of the worst secondaries in the NFL and struggle with the deep ball. They give up 9.2 yards per attempt and 263 yards passing a game. OBJ is the premier deep threat in the league with his ability to go up and get the football and has been targeted 10 times a game this season. The pair will be expensive but should hook up 6 or 7 times for over 100 yards and a score. You can also throw Rueben Randle in the mix who has really emerged in the past two weeks with 10 catches, 147 yards and two scores to give you another piece to the potent Giants passing attack. All three players were less than 10 percent owned in Thursday night contests and will help you separate yourself from the pack.