Week five fantasy chaos arrives with byes looming. The show leans into matchup nuance, yards-before-contact data, and backfield splits to steer starts, warning against cute plays. Kendrick Bourne’s Thursday burst highlights riding hot hands, while Ashton Genty’s breakout reinforces keeping rookies in when run defenses leak yards.

Backs like James Cook, Rashad White, and Kyler Murray surface as anchors amid volatile lineups, with slot-targets and red-zone roles shaping flex calls. The bottom line: lean on real matchup signals, ignore overthinking, and chase the clean paths to upside in week five.