Lamar Jackson outshone rookie Jayden Daniels because the Baltimore Ravens received a fourth straight, Drake Maye impressed however was defeated on his NFL debut for the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles edge out the Cleveland Browns. This is what occurred in Week Six within the NFL…
Detroit Lions 47-9 Dallas Cowboys
Jared Goff threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns because the Detroit Lions blew out Dallas 47-9 handy the Cowboys a fourth straight loss at residence.
David Montgomery had two dashing touchdowns for the Lions (4-1), who misplaced cross rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a critical damage to his decrease left leg within the third quarter.
Dak Prescott threw two interceptions within the worst residence loss since 1988 for the Cowboys (3-3), who turned the primary workforce since a minimum of 2000 to path by 14 or extra extra factors at half-time in 4 consecutive video games on their residence area.
Detroit led 27-6 on the break, placing the mixed whole of the Dallas halftime deficit at AT&T Stadium at 110-35 going again to a wild-card playoff loss to Inexperienced Bay in January. The present skid adopted a 16-game residence profitable streak that was second-longest in franchise historical past.
Jameson Williams, Amon-Ra St Brown and tight finish Sam LaPorta every caught landing passes, the latter being an exquisitely-designed trick-play by offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
Brian Department in the meantime had two interceptions alongside one other choose from Kerby Joseph, whereas Alim McNeill had two sack.
Washington Commanders 23-30 Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Henry ran for 2 touchdowns because the Baltimore Ravens beat the Washington Commanders 30-23 for a fourth consecutive victory.
Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards and a landing to outshine rookie Jayden Daniels in a showdown between two of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks this season.
Jackson discovered Mark Andrews for the tight finish’s first landing of the season and accomplished 9 passes to Zay Flowers for 132 yards – all within the first half. Henry had 132 yards and bagged his NFL-leading eighth and ninth TDs because the Ravens (4-2) combined and matched the cross and run to close perfection.
Daniels linked with Terry McLaurin on two TD passes, however didn’t get almost sufficient assist from the backfield in a matchup of the 2 prime dashing offenses within the league. With Brian Robinson Jr out due to a knee damage, Washington (4-2) bought simply 52 yards on the bottom.
The Commanders’ protection struggled to comprise Jackson and Henry, permitting Baltimore to rack up 484 yards, as their profitable streak ended at 4 with a loss by the hands of an opponent that’s beginning to seem like the authentic Tremendous Bowl contender it was anticipated to be earlier than the season.
Houston Texans 41-21 New England Patriots
CJ Stroud threw three landing passes because the Houston Texans spoiled the primary begin of New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye, breezing to a 41-21 win.
Joe Mixon rushed for 102 yards and caught a TD cross from Stroud, Stefon Diggs had six catches for 77 yards and a rating for the AFC South-leading Texans (5-1), whereas Tank Dell had seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD.
Dameon Pierce ripped off a 54-yard landing run within the fourth quarter and completed with 76 yards on eight carries. Will Anderson Jr recorded three sacks for Houston, which has now received three straight.
The Patriots (1-5) bought a lift from Maye, the No 3 total choose within the NFL draft. Taking up for veteran Jacoby Brissett, he completed 20 of 33 for 243 yards and three touchdowns. He additionally ran for 38 yards however was intercepted twice and sacked 4 occasions, one leading to a misplaced fumble.
Cleveland Browns 16-20 Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, together with a go-ahead 45-yard toss to DeVonta Smith within the fourth quarter, because the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Cleveland Browns.
Hurts additionally threw a 22-yard TD to AJ Brown, who returned together with Smith after each extensive receivers missed time with accidents.
Coming off a bye, the Eagles (3-2) needed to robust one out in opposition to the Browns (1-5) in entrance of an at-times hostile crowd. Earlier than Smith’s TD, Eagles followers have been chanting for coach Nick Sirianni to get fired.
Trailing 20-13, the Browns moved into Eagles territory late within the sport, solely to accept a Dustin Hopkins 31-yard area aim. Deshaun Watson was pushed out of bounds on the two-yard line on a scramble, and he threw incomplete on third down.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51-27 New Orleans Saints
Baker Mayfield overcame three turnovers to throw for 325 yards and 4 touchdowns because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 51 on the New Orleans Saints.
The Saints (2-4) have now misplaced 4 straight after beginning the season with a pair of lopsided victories. Their newest defeat got here in rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler’s first NFL begin.
Trailing by three after a wild, high-scoring first half wherein Tampa Bay (4-2) misplaced an early 17-0 lead, the Bucs pulled forward for good on Chris Godwin’s second landing of the sport – a 55-yarder on a brief catch and future throughout which three Saints missed sort out makes an attempt.
Security Zyon McCollum’s diving interception of Rattler’s underthrown cross initiated a fourth-quarter drive that ended with a Mayfield eight-yard scoring cross to tight finish Cade Otton on third-and-goal as Tampa Bay continued to drag away.
Arizona Cardinals 13-34 Inexperienced Bay Packers
Romeo Doubs returned from a one-game suspension and caught two of Jordan Love’s 4 landing passes within the Inexperienced Bay Packers’ snug victory over a mistake-prone Arizona Cardinals outfit.
Doubs scored his first two touchdowns of the season – a 10-yard rating to open the second quarter and a 20-yard reception within the third.
Love additionally threw landing passes of 5 yards to Jayden Reed and 44 yards to Christian Watson whereas going 22 of 32 – finishing throws to 9 completely different gamers – for 258 yards, with one interception. His 4 landing passes matched a profession excessive.
The Packers (4-2) capitalised on the Arizona’s uncharacteristic lack of self-discipline. The Cardinals (2-4) had been averaging a league-low 3.8 penalties per sport, however they have been penalised 13 occasions for 100 yards on Sunday. In addition they dedicated three turnovers.
Indianapolis Colts 20-17 Tennessee Titans
Joe Flacco threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, main the Indianapolis Colts to a win over the Tennessee Titans.
The 39-year-old veteran quarterback is now 1-1 by way of two begins for the Colts (3-3), who bought a much-needed cut up of back-to-back highway video games contained in the AFC South as second-year QB Anthony Richardson was out once more with an injured proper hip.
Richardson, the fourth total pick within the 2023 NFL Draft, has but to play in opposition to Will Levis who was the thirty third choice total that very same yr by Tennessee.
The Titans (1-4) now have misplaced three-straight to their division rivals. They should wait till November to try to win their first residence sport this season for first-year head coach Brian Callahan.
Los Angeles Chargers 23-16 Denver Broncos
Justin Herbert directed a clock-chewing Los Angeles Chargers offense that capitalised on the departure of star cornerback Patrick Surtain II to beat the Denver Broncos 23-16.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh missed the beginning of the sport whereas being evaluated by medical personnel, however returned to the sideline within the first quarter and coached the rest of the sport. He informed a CBS sideline reporter he was coping with a coronary heart arrhythmia.
The Chargers (3-2) seemed for a lot of the afternoon as if they’d hand the Broncos (3-3) their first residence shutout of their 65-year historical past. However after two turnovers and 5 punts, Bo Nix directed the Broncos on a 95-yard scoring drive capped by his two-yard cross to fellow Oregon alum Troy Franklin early within the fourth quarter.
Courtland Sutton then made a diving 15-yard landing seize with 5:22 remaining, however a failed two-point strive left the double-digit deficit in place. The Broncos reached the Chargers 32 on their subsequent possession and Wil Lutz’s 40-yard area aim on first down made it 23-16 with 59 seconds left.
J.Okay. Dobbins had 25 carries for 96 yards and a dashing landing on the bottom, whereas Herbert completed 21 of 34 for 237 yards and a landing.
Pittsburgh Steelers 32-13 Las Vegas Raiders
Najee Harris rushed for 106 yards and a landing to carry the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 32-13 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Harris exceeded 100 yards for the primary time since ending final season with back-to-back such performances. He rushed for 1,000 yards in every of his first three seasons however entered this sport averaging 3.3 yards per carry this yr.
Quarterback Justin Fields added 59 yards on the bottom and two touchdowns, whereas passing for simply 145 yards.
Pittsburgh’s protection, which gave up 803 yards in losses the previous two weeks, returned to early-season type when the primary three opponents gained simply allowed simply 687 yards mixed. Pittsburgh held the Raiders (2-4) to 275 yards, with four-time All-Professional T.J. Watt forcing two fumbles and recording two tackles for loss.
Second-year Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell, making his first begin rather than the benched Gardner Minshew, completed 27 of 40 for 227 yards, and his interception halfway by way of the fourth quarter arrange a Pittsburgh landing and 29-7 lead.
Atlanta Falcons 38-20 Carolina Panthers
Bijan Robinson rushed for 2 touchdowns because the Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 38-20 for his or her third straight win.
Kirk Cousins threw for 225 yards and a landing to Drake London, whereas Tyler Allgeier backed up Robinson with 105 dashing yards and a rating on the bottom.
Andy Dalton completed with 221 passing yards for 2 touchdowns and an interception because the Panthers fell to 1-5 on the yr after a 3rd straight defeat.
The Panthers minimize the hole to 22-17 when Dalton’s seven-yard cross to rookie Xavier Legette went for a landing seven seconds earlier than half-time.
The Falcons maintained the lead with 11-play and 10-play drives within the third quarter leading to Younghoe Koo area objectives from 21 and 31 yards, earlier than he kicked a 35-yard area aim so as to add the sport’s closing factors.
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