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| The Tampa Bay defense dominated Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in big win |
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) routed the Green Bay Packers, 38-10 handing the Packers (4-1) their first loss this season as Brady had two touchdown passes and the Bucs defense intercepted Rodgers twice, including a "pick six" that got them back into the game after falling behind 10-0 in the second quarter. The Tampa Bay defense also had five quarterback sacks and limited the Packers to just 201 yards in total offense. Bucs running back Ronald Jones rushed for 113 yards and scored twice to help pace the rout.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) flexed their muscles and crushed the visiting Cleveland Browns, 38-7 as their defense dominated the game, sacking Cleveland QB Baker Mayfield four times, intercepting two passes (including a pick six) and limited the Browns (4-2) to 220 yards in total offense. The Steelers used a balanced offense to get the easy win and maintain first place in the AFC North.
The Baltimore Ravens held off the host Philadelphia Eagles, 30-28 to improve to 5-1 behind a balanced offense (182 rushing, 173 passing) and a TD pass and run from QB Lamar Jackson. The Eagles fell to 1-4-1 even though they roared back from a 18-point fourth quarter deficit as QB Carson Wentz passed for two scores and rushed for another. The two-point conversion worked on two of the touchdowns but fell short to tie the game with just under two minutes remaining.
The most exciting game of the day was in Tennessee where the Titans (5-0) beat the visiting Houston Texans, 42-36 in overtime. Titans running back Derrick Henry had a monster game, rushing for 212 yards and scoring two touchdowns, including the game winner in OT on a five-yard run. His other score was a 94-yard romp. Tennessee QB Ryan Tannehill had four TD passes to go with 364 passing yards as the Titans racked up 601 total yards in offense. Houston (1-5) held a seven-point lead when QB Deshaun Watson threw his fourth TD pass of the game with just 1:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Texans defense couldn't hold as Tannehill connected with wide receiver A.J. Brown for a seven-yard touchdown with just four seconds left.
The Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) went into Buffalo on Monday and beat the Bills, 26-17 as quarterback Patrick Mahomes had two scoring passes to tight end Travis Kelce and running back Darrel Williams scored a rushing touchdown while rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 161 yards to pace the offense. The Bills (4-2) dropped their second straight game as the Chiefs outgained them by 466-206 in total offense.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . .
The Chicago Bears (5-1) won at Carolina, 23-16 as their defense forced three turnovers and had four sacks to lead the way and snapped the Panthers (3-3) three-game win streak. Bears QB Nick Foles had a scoring run and a passing TD while Cairo Santos kicked three field goals to help make the difference . . . The Indianapolis Colts (4-2) overcame an early 21-point deficit to defeat the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, 31-27 as QB Philip Rivers had three TD passes and 371 yards through the air . . . The Detroit Lions (2-3) blasted the host Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-16 sending the Jags (1-5) to their fifth straight defeat. Lions RB D'Andre Swift rushed for two scores and gained 116 yards to pace the win . . . The Miami Dolphins blanked the hapless New York Jets (0-6) in a 24-0 win to even their own record at 3-3 behind three TD passes from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick . . . The Atlanta Falcons (1-5) won their first game of the season, 40-23 in Minnesota behind four TD passes (along with 371 passing yards) from QB Matt Ryan. The Vikings (1-5) managed just 32 rushing yards in the loss and QB Kirk Cousins was intercepted three times . . . The New York Giants (1-5) also won their first game this season, 20-19 against the Washington football team (1-5) with linebacker Tae Crowder scoring on a 43-yard fumble return and their defense stopping Washington on a two-point conversion attempt with 36 seconds remaining in regulation time . . . The Denver Broncos (2-3) surprised the host New England Patriots, 18-12 behind six field goals by kicker Brandon McManus (including two of them from beyond 50 yards) and a defensive effort that had four sacks and three turnovers. Cam Newton scored a rushing touchdown in his return as starting QB, but also threw two interceptions for the Patriots (2-3) after missing a game due to the being on the COVID-19 IR list . . . In the Sunday night game the San Francisco 49ers (3-3) snapped a two-game losing streak with a 24-16 home win against the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) with QB Jimmy Garoppolo throwing for three touchdowns and 268 yards while leading a balanced offense that controlled the football for nearly 38 minutes. Rams QB Jared Goff had two scoring passes in defeat . . . In the Monday night game, it was all Arizona Cardinals (4-2) as they routed the host Dallas Cowboys, 38-10 behind two TD passes and a scoring run by QB Kyler Murray. One of the scoring passes was an 80-yard strike to WR Christian Kirk, who had both TD throws from Murray in the win. Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake scored two rushing touchdowns (including a 69-yard run in the final two minutes of the game) and went for 164 yards while Murray added another 74 yards to the ground attack. Dallas turned the ball over four times (two fumbles, two INT) as they slipped to 2-4 this season.
Week Six Results
Chicago 23, Carolina 16
Pittsburgh 38, Cleveland 7
Baltimore 30, Philadelphia 28
N.Y. Giants 20, Washington 19
Indianapolis 31, Cincinnati 27
Atlanta 40, Minnesota 23
Denver 18, New England 12
Tennessee 42, Houston 36 (OT)
Detroit 34, Jacksonville 16
Miami 24, N.Y. Jets 0
Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 10
San Francisco 24, L.A. Rams 16
Kansas City 26, Buffalo 17
Arizona 38, Dallas 10
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