Double shows, comebacks and reunions emerge in NFL Week 6

MEXICO CITY.- The week six schedule includes two matches involving teams with four or more wins, and all four clubs in those matches are coming off notable victories.

BUFFALO (4-1) travels to KANSAS CITY (4-1) on Sunday in a rematch of their 2021 postseason matchup that many called the greatest in NFL history. In 2022, the Chiefs (31.8 points per game) and Bills (30.4) lead the league in points scored, while Buffalo’s defense (12.2) is tied for fewest points allowed per game.

Then, Sunday Night Football Classic, DALLAS (4-1) visits PHILADELPHIA (5-0) in an early battle for NFC East supremacy. The Eagles lead the NFL in turnover rate (+9) while the Cowboys (+5) are tied for second. Each club has just two deliveries, tying for the fewest in the league.

This marks just the second time in the past 43 seasons (1980-2022) that multiple Week 6 matches have paired teams with at least four wins. In Week 6 of the 2020 season, Kansas City (4-1) posted a 26-17 win at Buffalo (4-1), while Pittsburgh (4-0) recorded a 38-7 win over Cleveland (4-1). 1).

Also in the focus of the important things of the sixth week: one of the most glorious brands, familiar faces in well-known places and surprising teams leaving their mark. Get the popcorn ready and sit back for a weekend full of excitement.

All 11 Headlines entering Week 6…

1. DADDY BEAR IN SIGHT. The Patriots’ BILL BELICHICK, who served as Brown’s head coach from 1991-95, has a combined 323 regular-season and postseason wins. This week, he has a chance to tie Hall of Famer GEORGE HALAS (324) for second in wins in league history when NEW ENGLAND (2-3) travels to CLEVELAND (2-3) on Sunday. . In his 28th year as an NFL head coach, Belichick enters this week with a career mark of 323-159 (.670), including postseason play. Hall of Famer DON SHULA (347) holds the all-time record for career wins for him.

2. WEEKEND OF MEETINGS. JOE BURROW and JA’MARR CHASE return to Louisiana with the CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-3), who have a date with NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-3) on Sunday. The last time Burrow and Chase played the Saints’ home stadium, on Jan. 13, 2020, they led LSU to a college national title with a 42-25 win over Clemson. Burrow threw for 463 yards and five touchdowns, two to Chase, who had nine receptions for 221 yards. … Chase went to high school 10 minutes from Saints HQ in Metairie, La., and also played in the dome as a sophomore in high school when his Archbishop Rummel Raiders lost to CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE and the Catholic Baton Rouge Bears in their 2015 state title game. … In addition to Belichick’s return to Cleveland and the Burrow-Chase game in New Orleans, Week 6 has three other notable returns.

In the Thursday Night Football Classic (8:15 PM ET, Prime Video), Washington head coach RON RIVERA returns to Chicago, where he served as defensive coordinator (2004-06 ), played nine seasons (1984-92) and won a Super Bowl XX ring with the famed 1985 Bears.

San Francisco head coach KYLE SHANAHAN makes his first trip to Atlanta on Sunday since serving as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator in 2015-16.

ROBERT SALEH and MATT LAFLEUR meet as head coaches for the first time on Sunday, when the Jets (3-2) take on the Packers (3-2) at Lambeau Field. Groomsmen to each other at their respective weddings, they were also roommates while attending Central Michigan in 2004-05. LaFleur’s younger brother, MIKE LAFLEUR, is the offensive coordinator for the Jets.

3. WEEK NUMBER – 3. The number of seasons since the league merger in 1970 in which every NFL team had at least one win entering week six: 1990, 2018 and 2022.

4. IN THE MARQUEE – INDIVIDUAL CONFRONTATION. The 2022 NFL leaders in passing touchdowns, PATRICK MAHOMES (15) and JOSH ALLEN (14), meet Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Buffalo’s JORDAN POYER (four) leads the NFL in interceptions.

When MINNESOTA (4-1) gets the ball at MIAMI (3-2) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), be sure to watch a game of chess between coordinators involving wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON and cornerback XAVIEN. HOWARD. Since the Vikings signed Jefferson in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, he leads the NFL in receiving yards (3,563), including a league-leading 547 this season.

Jefferson needs 601 more to pass Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (4,163) for the most ever by a player through his first three NFL seasons. Also since Jefferson entered the league in 2020, Howard ranks tied for second in the NFL with 40 passes defensed and third with 15 interceptions.

5. IN THE MARQUEE – TEAMS SHOWDOWN. The matchup of the BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-2) visiting the NEW YORK GIANTS (4-1) on Sunday, an interconference matchup featuring two of the most energetic players from the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. off to his best start since opening a 5-0 season in 2009, he has the league leader in scrimmage yards in SAQUON BARKLEY (676).

The Ravens have the league leader in rushing yards attempted, LAMAR JACKSON (7.6). … The Ravens are 2-0 on the road this year, and 19-7 (.731) overall in road games started by Jackson. Giants are 4-1 in close games this season (each of New York’s five games this season were decided by eight points or fewer).

6. TALKING STREAKS. NEW YORK JETS (3-2) put their unblemished record on the road at risk when they visit GREEN BAY (3-2) on Sunday. The Jets, who came away with wins after overcoming 13- and 10-point deficits in the respective latter periods of their first two games on the road, are seeking to win each of their first three road games for the first time since 2010, their last postseason campaign. That year, the Jets won their first five road games en route to the AFC Championship Game.

MIKE MCCARTHY can become one of three head coaches in Cowboys history to win four straight over PHILADELPHIA (5-0) when the Eagles host DALLAS (4-1) in the Sunday Night Classic Night Football. Only JASON GARRETT and Hall of Famer TOM LANDRY have won four or more straight games over Philadelphia as Cowboys coaches.

7. DID YOU KNOW? Seattle quarterback GENO SMITH leads the NFL in both passer rating (113.2) and completion percentage (75.2). Smith’s completion percentage is the fourth-best in history for a player through his team’s first five games of a season (minimum 100 attempts).

Only DREW BREES in 2018 (77.9 percent), ALEX SMITH in 2017 (76.6) and Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING in 2013 (75.8) had higher completion percentages. Earlier this month, the Seahawks quarterback won the second career Offensive Player of the Week award, nine years after his first (in the fifth week of the 2013 season). Smith and SEATTLE (2-3) host ARIZONA (2-3) on Sunday at Lumen Field.

8. HISTORY UNDER THE RADAR. Five years ago this season, both KENNY PICKETT and TOM BRADY secured significant victories on the same course in Pittsburgh. As a freshman, Pickett made his first college start in Pitt’s final game of the season and led the Panthers to a 24-14 win over the second-ranked Miami Hurricanes.

Three weeks later, en route to play in Super Bowl LII, Brady guided New England to 11 points in the final four minutes, including two points on a conversion to ROB GRONKOWSKI, to give the Patriots a 27-24 victory over the Steelers. and secure the AFC East. The two quarterbacks return to Acrisure Stadium when TAMPA BAY (3-2) meets PITTSBURGH (1-4) on Sunday.

9. TREND. The past three Super Bowl champions – 2019 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-0), 2020 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-0) and 2021 LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-2) – were combined 14-2 (. 875) in the balance of their seasons after their respective weeks off. The byes start this week and will be part of the schedule until week 14. All 16 teams will be playing during the week, Thanksgiving week.

10. THIS MONTH IN NFL HISTORY. Oct. 5, 1992 (30 years ago) – The last time DALLAS and PHILADELPHIA met within the first six weeks of a season with each team having at least three wins. That day, the Eagles defense recorded four sacks and three interceptions in a 31-7 win, while Philadelphia improved to 4-0. After the loss, Dallas came back to win 13 of their next 15 games to clinch the title in Super Bowl XXVII.

11. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST. The NFC East includes three teams that are 4-1 or better. PHILADELPHIA (5-0) is the only undefeated team, including a 3-0 road record. DALLAS (4-1) has won four straight, including victories over the two Super Bowl teams in the 2021 season. AND NEW YORK GIANTS (4-1) have road wins over each of the No. 1 seeds in the postseason 2021, Tennessee and Green Bay.

The NFC East is just the fourth division since the NFL’s 2002 realignment with three teams posting at least four wins through the first five weeks of a season. That also happened in 2002 (AFC West), 2008 (NFC East) and 2020 (AFC North).
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