NFL Week 6 survivor picks: Options limited as bye weeks begin

They don't ask how, only if. Despite needing some late-game heroics from the Vikings, we've made it through to Week 6, where things start getting especially tricky as bye weeks kick in.

There are just two spreads this week greater than a touchdown, and there are also two fewer games to choose from with four teams idle this weekend.

Here's a look at the week's options:

Confidence rating (CR) is the author's level of trust in picking the winner of each given game

Pick: Los Angeles Rams

We know what the Rams are, and we know what we're going to get from them every week. This is both a talented and well-coached football team that still out-gained their opponent on a yards-per-play basis in their only loss of the season. With extra time to prepare for this game, there's no reason to worry about what we'll get out of L.A. on Sunday.

As for the Giants, who knows what version of the team we're going to get. What we do know, though, is their ceiling is capped given the number of injuries they have. A Week 5 loss to the Cowboys was a horror show for New York, with Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, and Kenny Golladay exiting with injuries, while Kadarius Toney also battled an ailment before being ejected for throwing a punch.

Jones remains in concussion protocol, leaving his status up in the air. It's already being reported that both Golladay and Barkley will miss this Week 6 clash. Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton remain shelved with hamstring injuries, leaving the Giants incredibly thin at the skill positions. Add in the uncertainty at quarterback, and the offense - which had been the team's strong suit through the first chunk of the season - is running on fumes.

The Giants are relatively healthy on defense compared to the offense but have been one of the league's weaker units despite a relatively easy schedule. New York ranks 24th in yards per play allowed, 32nd in completion percentage against, and 29th in third-down defense. That's bad news against a Rams offense ranking first in yards per play. It's only going to get worse for the Giants if the offense can't hold onto the football and keep the defense on the sidelines.

Avoid: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

It still feels as though we're overrating the Buccaneers a bit. Tampa's good units - the pass offense and run defense - are really good, but the bad units - the rushing offense and pass defense - are really bad. The struggles in the secondary are down to injuries, but the defensive backfield remains really vulnerable right now, and the Eagles have been finding a groove on offense.

Philadelphia didn't exactly light the lamp against the Panthers, but it put in a strong offensive showing against one of the league's best defenses in a winning effort on the road. That victory followed losses to the Chiefs and Cowboys, games in which Philly averaged 6.6 and 6.9 yards per play.

Jalen Hurts' dual-threat ability is something Tampa has yet to face this season, and it'll help an Eagles rushing attack that ranks fourth this campaign with an impressive 5.2 yards per rush. Defensively, Philadelphia's strength is in the secondary, where just three teams have allowed fewer yards per pass this season. Only two squads have allowed fewer passing yards per game.

In a hostile environment, in prime time, I just don't feel comfortable trusting the Bucs, who will have their hands full with an Eagles team that matches up well with them.

Alex Moretto is theScore's supervising editor of sports betting. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.