Week 6 Recaps

Denver made Seattle sweat Monday, but the first win still wouldn't come. Jayden Daniels threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, supplying 14 points as the Broncos closed from 42–22 to 42–36. Seattle got 13 from the Jets kicker and 12 from Josh Allen. Mike Evans added four from 94 receiving yards before leaving with an Achilles injury. Ladd McConkey's concussion ended a scoreless outing, yet the Seahawks survived three zeroes to reach 5–1. Denver's six-point defeat was its closest of the season, which is probably little consolation.

Jacksonville entered this AFC South meeting with the league's highest scoring total and left with its lowest score of the season. Houston won 58–31 behind James Cook's 153 scrimmage yards and touchdown, worth 13 points, plus 10 from DeMario Douglas. Douglas has supplied 25 over two games after one across his first four. Jared Goff's 16 average points on his NFL bye helped the Texans reach 5–1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 12 passes for 134 yards for Jacksonville, but Patrick Mahomes went without a touchdown pass and finished with three points.

Bhayshul Tuten did his best work through the air, catching two touchdowns to lead Baltimore with 14 points in a 48–32 division win. Isaiah Likely followed last week's 16 with 12 more, collecting 99 receiving yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Their combined 26 gave the Ravens enough support to absorb three NFL-bye credits and Michael Pittman's zero. Cleveland's quarterbacks combined for 395 passing yards but also three interceptions; the Browns' kicker and defense added just two points between them. Baltimore has won two straight to reach 3–3.

Carolina's perfect start ended with its quietest afternoon. After scoring 143 across their previous two games, the Panthers returned from a bye with 27 against Philadelphia. Bijan Robinson managed three points, while Jaylen Waddle and Jake Ferguson finished scoreless. The Eagles needed no monster performance: DeVonta Smith led with 10, Dameon Pierce scored a rushing touchdown for seven, and the Pittsburgh defense supplied seven more through five sacks and two interceptions. Philadelphia ended a three-game skid, and the league's last unbeaten team finally joined everyone else in the loss column.

Atlanta had watched opponents score 75 and 64 in consecutive losses. This time, the fireworks belonged to the Falcons. Tyler Shough threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, delivering 20 points in a 75–27 demolition of Chicago. Kyle Pitts caught two touchdowns for 15, and the Buffalo kicker matched that total. Atlanta posted both its season high and the week's top score, with Shough and Pitts alone exceeding Chicago's entire lineup. Luther Burden's 95 receiving yards couldn't rescue the Bears from a third straight loss.

The Arizona kicker nearly outscored New Orleans by himself. Six field goals supplied 18 points for the Giants, the highest kicker score of the season, in a 42–20 win. Ashton Jeanty's touchdown helped produce seven, while Malik Willis' NFL bye brought seven average points. The Saints failed to score a touchdown anywhere in their credited lineup; even Puka Nacua's 80 receiving yards yielded only four. After 149 points across Weeks 3 and 4, New Orleans has managed 57 across two losses. The Giants are back to .500.

One week after escaping by a point, the Jets found themselves on the wrong side of Monday's arithmetic. George Kittle helped build a 45–39 lead, but Rachaad White's touchdown catch tied it, and his subsequent yardage pushed New England ahead for a 47–45 win. White finished with eight; Trevor Lawrence had supplied a week-leading 21 through 306 passing yards and four touchdowns. The Jets received 18 average points from Jahmyr Gibbs, but Terry McLaurin left Monday's game with a knee injury after one point. New England snapped a three-game losing streak.

Tampa Bay didn't need one player to take over. Chuba Hubbard's 120 rushing yards and touchdown led with 12 points, the Kansas City kicker added 10, and the New Orleans defense and Brock Purdy supplied nine apiece. Amon-Ra St. Brown's nine average points on his NFL bye rounded out the support in a 57–30 win. Pittsburgh's first victory proved a brief reprieve: three lineup spots finished scoreless, and nobody exceeded seven. The Buccaneers improved to 5–1 and now lead the league with 343 points, averaging 57.2 per game.

Indianapolis got its biggest contribution from the Tennessee defense, which must have made this scoreboard especially irritating for the TLFL Titans. Six sacks, three takeaways and a touchdown delivered 15 points in the Colts' 63–43 win. Malik Nabers caught 12 passes for 165 yards, Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, and RJ Harvey added a rushing score as Indianapolis reached its season high. Tennessee found 19 points between Jahan Dotson and Keon Coleman, but Jaylen Warren fell from last week's 22 to four.

Last week's heroes took a back seat, and Tre Tucker grabbed the wheel. Bucky Irving and MarShawn Lloyd combined for one point after producing 33 a week earlier, but Tucker's two touchdown catches and 97 receiving yards supplied 16 in Arizona's 44–37 win. The Raiders kicker added 12. Germie Bernard answered with 10 for Los Angeles, which also received 14 from the Pittsburgh kicker but only one from Bo Nix. Arizona has won three straight; the Rams have lost two after starting 4–0.

Las Vegas was finished at 50. Buffalo had 30 and two players left. Christian McCaffrey's two rushing touchdowns and Stefon Diggs' touchdown catch turned that Monday-night predicament into a 55–50 win, the Bills' fifth straight. McCaffrey finished with 18 points; Diggs' score supplied the lead after McCaffrey had pulled Buffalo within reach. Kenneth Walker's 128 rushing yards and two touchdowns gave the Raiders 19, with Drake Maye adding 15. Newly acquired Davante Adams' one-point Buffalo debut ended with a hamstring injury. Las Vegas scored 50 and still had to watch the door swing shut.

The bye did Kansas City's record no harm. Returning after two losses, the Chiefs beat the Chargers 52–41 with C.J. Stroud throwing for 312 yards and three touchdowns to supply 17 points. Colston Loveland's touchdown and 65 receiving yards added nine, more than his first four games combined, while the Tampa Bay kicker contributed 13. Omar Cooper's 103 receiving yards and touchdown gave Los Angeles 12, matching Bryce Young, but the Chargers' running backs combined for one. Kansas City climbed back above .500 with its highest score of the season.

Dallas found 19 points in the places usually occupied by injured Texans. Jaylin Noel supplied 107 receiving yards and a touchdown in Tank Dell's spot, while Jawhar Jordan scored seven replacing David Montgomery. Add D'Andre Swift's two rushing touchdowns and 14 points, and the Cowboys had their best total since opening week in a 59–48 win. Green Bay received 13 apiece from Jonathan Taylor and Jordan Love, but Love's Sunday-night push couldn't catch Dallas's completed 59. The Cowboys ended a two-game skid and pulled level with the Packers at 3–3.

Derrick Henry's quietest game of the season didn't sink Washington. Michael Penix Jr. supplied 17 points with three touchdown passes and two two-point throws, while the Tennessee kicker's four field goals helped produce 14 more. That pairing carried the Commanders to a 42–39 win despite Henry's three points after averaging 14.6 over five games. San Francisco got seven apiece from Romeo Doubs and Hunter Henry, although Doubs exited with a shoulder injury. Dak Prescott's late Sunday touchdown narrowed the gap, but Washington held on to end a two-game skid.