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 night time, 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 arms 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 objective try. In the meantime, the Commanders simply put up 27 unanswered factors on the Los Angeles Chargers after taking place 10-0. With this recreation set to be performed on Monday Night time Soccer, it’ll be one value watching.
4. How does Seattle reply this weekend with a recreation in opposition to Jacksonville?
That was a bitterly disappointing house 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 check occurring the street to a red-hot Jacksonville Jaguars squad. Each QBs are taking part in properly, 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 loads on Lamar Jackson. If he performs, then this will likely be a recreation value watching that options explosive offenses on either side. If we get Cooper Rush once more, then this will likely be a blowout. However right here at 101 Great Goals, we’re optimists, so we’ll simply assume Lamar performs this weekend. He most likely 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 will likely 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 will likely be on Tampa, Florida. Baker Mayfield is taking part in like an MVP, however he could have the extremely tough job of taking over 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 12 months 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 finest offense. Anyone who’s anyone will likely be tuning in to look at this one. The Chiefs is likely to be 2-3, however they’re all the time a menace to make the playoffs and play in an in depth recreation. They’ll be determined to win after falling quick in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night time Soccer. On the opposite aspect, 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 battle in opposition to Andy Reid’s Chiefs.
