It was a high-scoring Sunday in NFL Week 6 as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson defeated Washington Commanders young contender Jayden Daniels in the final game of the day .
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hung 51 points on the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions scored 47 against a demoralized Dallas Cowboys team that was once again humiliated at home.
CJ Stroud’s Houston Texans advance to 5-1 after a third straight victory, while Jordan Love’s Green Bay Packers are also warming up well on both sides of the ball.
The Atlanta Falcons improved to 4-2 alongside the Pittsburgh Steelers, both benefiting from their matchup against the Carolina Panthers and Las Vegas Raiders, respectively.
Jackson wins confrontation with Daniels
Washington’s rookie superstar Daniels was compared to Jackson, but it was the two-time MVP who came into his own as the Ravens beat the Commanders 30-23 in Baltimore.
Jackson passed for 323 passing yards and a touchdown, while Daniels threw for a season-best 269 yards and two scores, and they both played with their legs in an even game as Daniels more than held his own.
But Washington had no answer for Derrick Henry, who was the difference with 132 rushing yards and two touchdowns as Baltimore became the first team in 1971 with more than 150 yards and a rushing touchdown in its six first matches of the season.
After an 0-2 start, the Ravens reeled off four straight wins to look more like the Super Bowl challengers many predicted, and certainly among the best offenses in the game.
However, in this show, Daniels also looks like the real deal.
Detroit’s dominance destroys Dallas
The Lions continued their newfound scoring form in style by handing an embarrassing 47-9 defeat to the Cowboys in front of their own fans in Texas.
Jared Goff wasn’t perfect like last match, but it was close as Detroit racked up 486 yards and five towndowns in a dominant display that was tarnished only by a serious injury to defensive star Aidan Hutchinson, who broke his tibia and required surgery in Dallas.
Dallas was missing players due to injuries, but had no excuse to suffer its worst home loss since 1988 and its fourth in a row, including last season’s play-off loss to Green Bay.
They lost those four by a combined 82 points and, at 3-3 for the season, quarterback Dak Prescott and head coach Mike McCarthy will have a lot of questions to answer during their bye week before a huge Week 8 trip to San Francisco. 49ers.
Big-scoring Bucs win one for fans
Buccaneers players dedicated their 51-27 victory in New Orleans to Tampa Bay fans after the city was ravaged by Hurricane Milton.
In a game with huge plays and even bigger momentum swings, the Bucs blew a 17-0 lead by allowing the Saints to score 27 points in the second quarter, before shutting them out in the second half to earn the victory .
Baker Mayfield threw four touchdown passes along with three interceptions as the Bucs amassed a team-high 594 yards of offense to bring this entertaining team to 4-2 for the season.
Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler showed some nice touches in his debut with the Saints, but it wasn’t enough for this topsy-turvy team, which scored 91 points in winning its first two games but lost some four since – with this match the most points they have conceded since. 2012.
Love on a roll and the Texans spoil Maye’s debut
Love appears well over his knee injury as he threw four touchdowns – including two to returning wide receiver Romeo Doubs – to help the Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field.
It was Love’s 10th consecutive game with multiple touchdown passes. The Packers look like a serious team at 4-2, especially if their defense continues to generate turnovers – three more brought them to 17 this season, one fewer than they managed in the 2023 campaign.
Green Bay will next face the 5-1 Houston Texans, who earned a first New England victory in style with CJ Stroud throwing three touchdowns and returning Will Anderson collecting three sacks in a 41-21 victory.
Rookie Drake Maye provided a spark to the previously lifeless Patriots offense with 243 yards and three touchdowns.
First-round picks Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix failed to throw a touchdown in their first starts this season.
As the Patriots fly to Wembley to face the Jacksonville Jaguars next week, they will at least have some hope of better things to come.
Harbaugh worries and quarterbacks in the hot seat
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh briefly left the field due to a cardiac arrhythmia during his team’s victory, but returned to watch his defense dominate the Broncos and threaten a first shutout at home in Denver — until the hosts made it a game in the fourth. quarter.
The return of AJ Brown gave the Philadelphia Eagles a big spark on offense, but, even with his 116 receiving yards and a touchdown, they could have been in trouble if Deshaun Watson hadn’t yet disappointed for the Browns from Cleveland.
Tennessee’s Will Levis also disappointed with just 95 passing yards against the injured Indianapolis Colts and the league’s most porous defense, leaving the Titans with a decision to make at quarterback.
Although Justin Fields threw two more touchdowns as the Steelers beat the Raiders in front of many Pittsburgh fans in Las Vegas, with his throws still inconsistent, there could also be another quarterback change with Russell Wilson waiting in the behind the scenes.
Joe Burrow had a career-long 47-yard touchdown run and saw his defense finally show up as the Cincinnati Bengals saved their season with a 17-7 win over the New York Giants.
Kirk Cousins passed for over 500 yards last week, but the running game powered the Atlanta Falcons this time around as they rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns to defeat the Panthers.
NFL Results – Week Six
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Jacksonville Jaguars 16-35 Chicago Bears
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Washington Commanders 23-30 Baltimore Ravens
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Arizona Cardinals 13-34 Green Bay Packers
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Indianapolis Colts 20-17 Tennessee Titans
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Houston Texans 41-21 New England Patriots
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51-27 New Orleans Saints
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Los Angeles Chargers 23-16 Denver Broncos
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Pittsburgh Steelers 32-13 Las Vegas Raiders
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Detroit Lions 47-9 Dallas Cowboys
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Atlanta Falcons 38-20 Carolina Panthers
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Cleveland Browns 16-20 Philadelphia Eagles
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Cincinnati Bengals 17-7 New York Giants
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San Francisco 49ers 36-24 Seattle Seahawks
