Yes sir, Heftyinfo took an ass kicking in Week Five, but now it's on to Week Six and the action starts Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) facing the New York Giants (1-4) on the road. The Eagles are coming off their first loss this season (against Denver) while the Giants got smacked down in New Orleans after jumping out to a 14-3 lead. In addition, the Kansas City Chiefs blew a 14-point lead in their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night.
Go figure.
As for this week's games, there is a game in London, England once again and also two Monday night games. On Sunday, the Denver Broncos take on the lowly New York Jets overseas in what should be a one-sided affair. The Broncos (3-2) have been improving each week and their defense is among the best in pro football. The Jets are 0-5 and seem to be regressing as the season goes along. They were blown out by Dallas in a home game last week and a defense that was highly touted coming into the 2025 NFL season has been getting lit up by opponents in the first five games.
The Seattle Seahawks (3-2) face the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1) in Florida on Sunday afternoon. The Jags are fresh off their upset win against the Kansas City Chiefs and the offense showed a lot, especially quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who had two rushing touchdowns in the win. Seattle blew it late last week in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will look to shore things up in this one. Another high scoring game going down to the wire could be possible here.
The Green Bay Packers (2-1-1) are coming off the bye week and will host the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3), who now have the ageless Joe Flacco at quarterback. The Bengals would have a much better chance of winning this one if they had the other JOE (Burrow) playing quarterback. Green Bay will be looking to get back in the win column after a loss (to Cleveland three weeks ago with Flacco playing QB) and then the tie with Dallas. The Packers defense should be able to pressure Flacco as Cincy has a bad offensive line. Look for the Packers to get out quick and coast to the victory.
San Francisco and Tampa Bay will go at it in the "sunshine state" and each team is 4-1 to this point, so this looks to be one of the better games. The 49ers showed out last week (26-23 upset win vs. L.A. Rams on the road) with backup QB Mac Jones having a big game. The Bucs won a thriller against Seattle and QB Baker Mayfield and company continue to get it done, especially late in ball games. This one should be no different and the Buccaneers will look to do it yet again.
The Sunday night game in Kansas City will have the Chiefs (2-3) hosting the red hot Detroit Lions (4-1) and their high flying offense, which leads the NFL in scoring, averaging just under 35 points per game. The Chiefs blew a game last Monday night in Jacksonville and haven't been consistent on both sides of the football this season. When the defense has done well, the offense struggles and vice versa. The key will be whether QB Patrick Mahomes and the offense can torch the Lions secondary. The Lions should do their usual thing and this game will likely be high scoring. Whoever has the ball last will be able to get the win in this game.
The Chicago Bears face the Washington Commanders on Monday night in D.C. and they will no doubt be reminded of how they literally gave away the game last year against the Commanders on the "Hail Mary" play when QB Jayden Daniels had all day to throw the pass, which was deflected to Noah Brown in the Bears end zone for the win. Inexplicably, Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson was jawing with Commanders fans when the snap occurred and then he went into the crowd at the two-yard line and knocked the ball INTO the air and it wound up in the hands of Brown for the winning touchdown as time ran out. Rest assured, that will not be the case this year and this game will be close again, but look for the home team to come away on top in less dramatic fashion.
The rest of the action for Week Six is featured in the capsule style previews and then the Heftyinfo picks will follow up.
Philadelphia (4-1) at N.Y. Giants (1-4) - The Thursday night game and the Eagles looking for answers to get the offense on track. The Giants are a mess.
Arizona (2-3) at Indianapolis (4-1) - This game looks like a blowout for the home team Colts on paper, but the games are played on the football field.
L.A. Chargers (3-2) at Miami (1-4) - The Chargers are a walking M*A*S*H unit on offense, so this game could be a tight one. Teams under duress coached by Jim Harbaugh usually rise to the occasion. Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa needs to shine if they want to win.
New England (3-2) at New Orleans (1-4) - Saints facing a similar situation as last week when they played against a QB coming off a big win with the hype machine in full force behind him. Saints will be ready again, so let's pump the brakes on Pats QB Drake Maye dominating this game.
Cleveland (1-4) at Pittsburgh (3-1) - Defense will be the story of this game. Take the Steelers at home.
Dallas (2-2-1) at Carolina (2-3) - Cowboys offense is rolling, but the Panthers have been a pleasant surprise so far this year. Toss up in this one.
L.A. Rams (3-2) at Baltimore (1-4) - Like the other team in Los Angeles, the Ravens are so banged up with injuries it is not even fair. Take the Rams in this game.
Tennessee (1-4) at Las Vegas (1-4) - Who cares?
Buffalo (4-1) at Atlanta (2-2) - Monday Night Football with the Bills coming off a frustrating home defeat and looking to atone for it. The Falcons have been hit and miss so far this season. Take the Bills in what should be a hard fought game.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Six . . . . . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
Philadelphia over N.Y. Giants
Denver over N.Y. Jets (game played in London, England)
Indianapolis over Arizona
L.A. CHARGERS over Miami
New Orleans over New England
Pittsburgh over Cleveland
Carolina over Dallas
Jacksonville over Seattle
L.A. Rams over Baltimore
Las Vegas over Tennessee
Green Bay over Cincinnati
Tampa Bay over San Francisco
Detroit over Kansas City
Buffalo over Atlanta
Washington over Chicago
Last Week's Record - 5-9
SEASON RECORD - 47-30-1
Lock of the Week Record - 5-0
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