NFL WEEK SIX- TOP PERFORMANCES

This Sunday of NFL action saw some great games and exciting finishes, with none better than the Minnesota Vikings hanging on to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 33-31 as kicker Steve Hauschka hooked a 44-yard field goal wide left as time expired.
Baltimore overcame a 27-10 deficit to lead 31-30, but with time still on the clock, Vikings' QB Brett Favre drove the team down the field and Ryan Longwell nailed a field goal to make the difference for the 6-0 Vikings.
The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets, sending the host team to their third straight loss, 16-13 in overtime... The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the winless St. Louis Rams in like fashion with a Josh Scobee 36-yard field goal in OT to win, 23-20.

More on the games in detail in the future once all of the Week Six action is in the books... Following is a run down of the top performances in Week Six.

PASSING PERFORMANCES-

Tom Brady (New England) 380 yards passing and 6 touchdown passes, including a record 5 TD tosses in the second quarter.

Matt Schaub (Houston) 392 yards passing and 4 touchdown passes.

Drew Brees (New Orleans) 369 yards passing and 4 touchdown passes.

Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) 417 yards passing and 2 TD passes.

Joe Flacco (Baltimore) 385 yards passing and 2 TD passes.

Brett Favre (Minnesota) 278 yards passing and 3 TD passes.

Kurt Warner (Arizona) 276 yards passing and 2 TD passes.

RUSHING-

Thomas Jones (NY Jets) 210 yards and one touchdown.

DeAngelo Williams (Carolina) 152 yards and 2 TDs.

Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville) 133 yards and 3 TDs.

Laurence Maroney (New England) 123 yards and one touchdown.

Jonathan Stewart (Carolina) 110 yards and one touchdown.

Adrian Peterson (Minnesota) 143 yards (NFL rushing leader through Week Six).


RECEIVING-

Marques Colston (New Orleans) 8 catches for 166 yards and one touchdown.

Hines Ward (Pittsburgh) 8 catches for 159 yards and one touchdown.

Randy Moss (New England) 8 catches for 129 yards and 3 TDs.

Wes Welker (New England) 10 catches for 150 yards and 2 TDs.

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona) 13 catches and one touchdown.

SPECIAL TEAMS-

Eddie Royal (Denver) 93-yard kickoff return for touchdown and a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown in Broncos' 34-23 win at San Diego on Monday Night Football.