NFL motion picks up once more this Thursday with an NFC East showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. Now we have 15 video games scheduled to be performed from Thursday night to Monday evening, so let’s establish the 5 most fascinating issues to look out for in Week Six.
5. Jayden vs. Caleb, half two.
Every time the highest two picks from the identical draft class get collectively, it’s often must-see TV. That was the case final season, when Jayden Daniels threw that insane Hail Mary go that was tipped earlier than falling proper into the palms of former Commanders vast receiver Noah Brown for a walk-off win. Final time we noticed the Bears play, they blocked a game-winning discipline aim try. In the meantime, the Commanders simply put up 27 unanswered factors on the Los Angeles Chargers after happening 10-0. With this recreation set to be performed on Monday Night time Soccer, it’ll be one price watching.
4. How does Seattle reply this weekend with a recreation in opposition to Jacksonville?
That was a bitterly disappointing residence loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, however the NFL is a week-to-week league. With Week Six beginning tomorrow, the time to dwell on the previous is over. Now, the Seahawks should bounce again, however they’ll have a tricky take a look at occurring the street to a red-hot Jacksonville Jaguars squad. Each QBs are enjoying nicely, however this recreation has the makings of a defensive masterclass. The Jags and Seahawks are solely permitting opponents to attain 20 and 21 factors per recreation, respectively. Whereas the Jags lead the league in turnovers, the Seahawks are additionally fairly good at recording takeaways (tied for eighth). Who is aware of, this might even find yourself being the matchup in Tremendous Bowl LX!
3. Can the Ravens get out of this tailspin?
Viewership of this recreation will rely so much on Lamar Jackson. If he performs, then this shall be a recreation price watching that options explosive offenses on each side. If we get Cooper Rush once more, then this shall be a blowout. However right here at 101 Great Goals, we’re optimists, so we’ll simply assume Lamar performs this weekend. He in all probability ought to if the Ravens need to keep away from falling to 1-5. No matter who’s beginning for Baltimore, the Rams will put up loads of yards and factors. Matthew Stafford leads the league in passing, and the Ravens have the second-worst go protection within the NFL. On the very least, there shall be offensive fireworks for one squad.
2. A battle between 4-1 groups in Tampa.
Is there something higher than two division leaders going head-to-head in a late-afternoon TV slot? The one video games on concurrently this one are Bengals-Packers and Titans-Raiders, so all eyes shall be on Tampa, Florida. Baker Mayfield is enjoying like an MVP, however he can have the extremely tough process of taking up the San Francisco 49ers, who’re coming off their most spectacular win of the season. Will Robert Saleh have a solution for NFL Rookie of the Yr favourite Emeka Egbuka? Will Mac Jones proceed to construct on his spectacular season, or will Brock Purdy resume his job because the starter? We’ll discover out the solutions to those questions and extra on Sunday afternoon.
In a standalone recreation, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will play host to the NFL’s greatest offense. Anyone who’s anyone shall be tuning in to look at this one. The Chiefs is likely to be 2-3, however they’re at all times a risk to make the playoffs and play in a detailed recreation. They’ll be determined to win after falling quick in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night time Soccer. On the opposite facet, the Lions look like the best team in the league. They’re elite at operating and throwing the soccer, whereas being tied for third in takeaways on protection. Dan Campbell goes to have his guys able to go to conflict in opposition to Andy Reid’s Chiefs.
