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Fantasy Football Week 6 Cheat Sheet: Identifying Sleepers for Deep Leagues

This is the point in the NFL season where the smart fantasy general manager will start making key moves every week.

The goal is simple: You want to win each matchup, and by paying close attention to changes that NFL head coaches are making with their personnel or observing which players are starting to heat up after a slow start, you can build a winning lineup.

Sometimes these moves are made with players who are anything but household names. Sleepers can turn any team around, and deep sleepers—defined as any player owned by less than 40 percent in Yahoo leagues—can give you bragging rights.