The New York football teams continue to amaze and confound the "experts" as they just keep on winning games. This week, the Jets went into Lambeau Field in Green Bay and manhandled Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, 27-10 to improve to 4-2 this season. The Jets broke a 3-3 halftime tie with a 20-yard rushing TD by Braxton Berrios and then got another score off a blocked punt of 20 yards by Will Parks for a 17-3 lead. The Packers (3-3) trimmed the deficit to 17-10 on a TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers, but Jets running back Breece Hall (116 rushing yards) sealed the game for the Jets with a 34-yard TD early in the final quarter to help them improve to 4-2 for the season.
The Giants were at home against the Baltimore Ravens (3-3) and came out on top, 24-20 as QB Daniel Jones threw for two touchdowns and running back Saquon Barkley had a one-yard rushing score with 1:43 to play in the fourth quarter to lead the way and help the Giants improve to 5-1. Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson threw a costly interception that set up the winning TD drive for the Giants.
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Dolphins, 24-16, which was the third consecutive defeat for Miami (3-3) as RB Dalvin Cook scored on a 53-yard touchdown run while QB Kirk Cousins had two TD passes. Dolphins QB Teddy Bridgewater (329 passing yards with two TD and two INT) wasn't expected to play, but was pressed into duty when starter Skylar Thompson was injured (thumb) and tried to lead his team back, but it wasn't quite enough, even with the Dolphins outgaining Minnesota by a 458-234 yardage margin.
The Indianapolis Colts (3-2-1) rallied from behind to defeat the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-27, scoring the go ahead TD with only 17 seconds remaining in the game on a 32-yard pass from QB Matt Ryan (389 passing yards with three TD) to WR Alec Pierce. The Jaguars (2-4) had gone ahead 27-26 when QB Trevor Lawrence connected with WR Christian Kirk on a four-yard TD pass with 2:44 remaining. Lawrence also had a rushing touchdown in defeat.
How about the New England Patriots (3-3) and rookie QB Bailey Zappe, who passed for 309 yards and a pair of touchdowns to pace the offense as they throttled the host Cleveland Browns, 38-15. Patriots running backs Rhamondre Stevenson and Tyquan Thornton each had two scores and the Pats defense forced four turnovers (two fumbles, two interceptions) and had four sacks, which helped drop the Browns to 2-4 this season.
The Cincinnati Bengals improved to 3-3 with a win in New Orleans, 30-26 as QB Joe Burrow passed for three touchdowns and 300 yards, with two of the TD tosses going to wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (seven receptions for 132 yards) as they scored the final ten points in this one. The Saints (2-4) got four field goals from kicker Will Lutz along with a TD pass by QB Andy Dalton and a 44-yard TD run from Rashid Shaheed in the losing effort.
The Atlanta Falcons (3-3) knocked off the visiting San Francisco 49ers, 28-14 behind a rushing score and two TD passes by QB Marcus Mariota. The 49ers came into the game with numerous injuries, especially on defense and hung tough in the first half, but dropped to 3-3 with the setback. San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo had 296 yards passing along with two TD and two interceptions, but they were shutout in the second half.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) lost starting QB Kenny Pickett (one touchdown pass) to a concussion, but Mitch Trubisky stepped right in and led the way to a 20-18 win at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3) by throwing a six-yard scoring pass to WR Chase Claypool for a 20-12 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Bucs had just four field goals until Tom Brady threw a 11-yard TD pass to RB Leonard Fournette with 4:38 left to play, but the two-point conversion failed and the game ended with the Steelers snapping a four-game losing streak.
In the Thursday night game in Chicago, the Washington Commanders (2-4) beat the Bears, 12-7 as they recovered a fumbled punt return and turned it into a one-yard TD run by Brian Robinson for the win, which snapped their four-game losing streak. The Bears (2-4) took a 7-3 lead in the third quarter on a 40-yard TD pass from QB Justin Fields to WR Dante Pettis. For the game, Chicago totaled 392 yards to just 214 yards for the Commanders, but Fields was intercepted once and sacked five times while the Bears were turned away in the red zone four times.
The Seattle Seahawks used a suffocating defense as they sacked Arizona QB Kyler Murray six times and won at home, 19-9 to improve to 3-3 this season. It was all field goals until Chris Banjo recovered a fumble in the zone for a Cardinals touchdown to trim the Seattle lead to 12-9. Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker scored a rushing touchdown to put it out of reach and help put the Cards at 2-4 and in the NFC West basement while forcing a three-way tie for first place with San Francisco and the L.A. Rams.
In Los Angeles, the Rams (3-3) knocked off the hapless Carolina Panthers, 24-10 with QB Matthew Stafford getting a TD pass along with rushing touchdowns by Darrell Henderson and Ben Skowronek. The Panthers (1-5) only touchdown came on a "pick six" 30-yard INT return by Donte Jackson right before halftime. The Rams defense limited the Panthers to just 203 yards in total offense.
The Sunday night game in Philadelphia saw the Eagles (6-0) get out to a 20-0 lead against the Dallas Cowboys (4-2) and then hold on for a 26-17 victory to stay undefeated. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts had two touchdown passes to go along with Miles Sanders' five-yard TD run and two field goals from Jake Elliott to make the difference. The Cowboys cut the deficit to 20-17 early in the fourth quarter when QB Cooper Rush threw a TD pass following a 14-yard TD run by running back Ezekiel Elliott, but the Eagles scored on Hurts' second TD pass to put the game away.
The Los Angeles Chargers (4-2) outlasted the Denver Broncos in the Monday night game, 19-16 in overtime, thanks to a fumble recovery on a punt late in the extra quarter, which led to the game winning 39-yard field goal by Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins, who made four field goals in the game despite an injury to his kicking leg. Denver (2-4) had a 10-0 lead after one quarter as kicker Brandon McManus made a 51-yard field goal and QB Russell Wilson threw a 39-yard TD pass to tight end Greg Dulcich. But L.A. came back on a six-yard scoring run by RB Austin Ekeler and a field goal by Hopkins. The rest of the game was all field goals for both teams with the Chargers getting their third straight victory to tie Kansas City for first place in the AFC West division.
WEEK SIX RESULTS
Washington 12, Chicago 7
N.Y. Jets 27, Green Bay 10
Minnesota 24, Miami 16
N.Y. Giants 24, Baltimore 20
New England 38, Cleveland 15
Atlanta 28, San Francisco 14
Pittsburgh 20, Tampa Bay 18
Cincinnati 30, New Orleans 26
Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 27
Buffalo 24, Kansas City 20
L.A. Rams 24, Carolina 10
Seattle 19, Arizona 9
Philadelphia 26, Dallas 17
L.A. Chargers 19, Denver 16 (OT)
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