Rome Odunze Faces Packers Matchup in Week 5 Fantasy Football

Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs entered Week 5 fantasy football discussions after opposite Week 4 results, with Odunze facing the Green Bay Packers and Downs preparing for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 11, 2026, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Odunze recorded his strongest fantasy outing of the 2026 season in Week 4 against the New York Jets, catching six passes on seven targets for 94 yards, according to sports.yahoo.com.

The Bears receiver had previously struggled to provide consistent fantasy value in 2026. The Packers entered Week 5 allowing 185.0 passing yards per game, the fourth-fewest in the NFL, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Green Bay ranked in the middle of the league for fantasy points allowed to opposing wide receivers, giving up the 15th-fewest standard fantasy points and the 18th-fewest PPR points, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Odunze also faced the Packers in the 2025 NFC Wild Card Round, when he posted two receptions on six targets for 44 yards, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Downs had a difficult Week 4 despite an opportunity created by injuries to Colts wide receivers Keenan Allen and Alec Pierce, recording three receptions on four targets for 16 yards against the Washington Commanders, according to sports.yahoo.com.

The Steelers presented a challenging Week 5 matchup for Downs, allowing 209.5 passing yards per game, the 11th-fewest in the NFL, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Pittsburgh also allowed the ninth-fewest PPR fantasy points to opposing wide receivers and the eighth-fewest PPR points, while opposing WR1s averaged 94.3 receiving yards per game over their previous three matchups, according to sports.yahoo.com.

Sports.yahoo.com evaluated Downs as the preferred starting option over Odunze for Week 5 because of his recent target volume. Downs received 11 targets in Week 3 and nine targets in Week 2.

Odunze faced additional competition for targets in Chicago's passing offense from tight end Colston Loveland and wide receivers Luther Burden III and Kalif Raymond, according to sports.yahoo.com.