Don’t look now, but we’re already in week six of the NFL slate. It was another full Sunday of action, starting with the 9:30 am ET from London that saw the game go right down to the wire for the second straight week. Six of the seven games in the early window were decided by one score. One went to overtime, one was decided on the final snap of regulation and another wasn’t secured until a failed fourth down int the dying seconds. Two of the three late window games were decided by one score. Meanwhile, the primetime game was rather one-sided before a late-score made it a 10-point margin.

On the flip side, we had just three games decided by double figures. Kansas City’s 16-point win over the Chargers was the biggest margin of victory. Let’s take a look at what went down Sunday.

Houston vs. Jacksonville (in London): The day started off with a 9:30 am ET start with an AFC South tilt in London. Unlike last week’s game against the Eagles, both teams were firing on all cylinders offensively. The Jaguars never led in the contest despite their best efforts. Cam Little did his part, drilling a game-tying 60-yard field goal with 1:55 to go. Unfortunately, Jacksonville’s defense couldn’t make the stop and Ka’imi Fairbairn booted a 49-yard field goal at the final gun to win it for Houston. Big day for CJ Stroud (24 of 34, 312 yards, three TD, INT) in the game. Jaylin Noel (four catches, 107 yards, TD) was the leading receiver while Marvin Harrison Jr. (three catches, 34 yards) made his Texans’ debut. Trevor Lawrence had a nice day for Jacksonville, hitting 24 of 41 passes for 306 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. Chris Rodriguez Jr. (11 carries, 55 yards) led the team in rushing over Bhayshul Tuten (12 carries, 39 yards) in the game. However, Tuten had four catches for 48 yards and two scores while outsnapping Rodriguez Jr. 40-21. Brian Thomas Jr. saw just 15 snaps. Could he be trade bait?

Chicago at Atlanta: Chicago welcomed back Caleb Williams after he missed the last three-plus games with a hamstring injury. He looked like he didn’t miss a beat for the Bears, hitting 30 of 36 throws for 305 yards and a score. D’Andre Swift (16 carries, 44 yards, two TD) was outgained by Roschon Johnson (13 carries, 51 yards, TD) on the ground. He did own a 45-31 advantage in snaps. Good day for the three of you that decided to roll with Colston Loveland, who had six catches for 65 yards and a score on seven targets. Chicago ran to a 28-7 lead after three quarters, which negated Bijan Robinson, who had just nine carries for 61 yards in the game. Michael Penix Jr. tossed three TD passes but was just 19 of 33 for 225 yards. His ribs did flare up and threatened to knock him out of the game but he hung in there. Nice outing for Kyle Pitts (five catches, 60 yards, two TD), while Drake London (four catches, 62 yards, 10 targets) had an off day. Three turnovers, including a pair by rookie Zachariah Branch, proved costly. Penix Jr. fumbled with just under three minutes to go, stunting a fourth quarter rally.

Baltimore at Cleveland: The AFC North battle was a quintessential rock fight and the Ravens became Spider Rico to the Browns’ Rocky Balboa. Baltimore was up 10-0 less than 11 minutes into the game and seemed poised to run away with the game. The problem for the Ravens is that they didn’t score the rest of the way. Leading 10-3 in the fourth quarter, Tyler Loop missed a 49-yard field goal and on the ensuing possession, Derrick Henry (17 carries, 58 yards) coughed up the ball. Tyson Campbell recovered at the Ravens’ 35 and seven plays later, Audric Estime tied the game on a two-yard run. Baltimore’s final two drives covered six plays and 10 yards with a pair of punts. After missing a 48-yard field goal with 3:40 remaining, Andre Szymt made a 37-yard kick at the final gun to give the Browns the win. That came immediately after his 42-yard try was blocked but the Ravens’ Keyon Martin was offsides. The less said about the “skill” players offensively, the better. Neither team had 250 yards of offense. Cleveland is 3-0 at home and in first place in the AFC North in late October. What fresh level of hell has the world unleashed?

Steelers at Buccaneers: For three quarters, Tampa Bay was in complete control of this game. They led 13-0 in the first half, 13-3 at halftime and 16-3 after three quarters. Chris Boswell tied the game with a 58-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining and then the Steelers' defense picked off Jalon Daniels two plays later. That led to another Boswell kick with 1:21 to go. Daniels managed to drive Tampa Bay for the tying field goal to force overtime. In the extra session, the Steelers went 70 yards in 12 plays to score the go-ahead touchdown. Jalen Ramsey sacked Daniels on 4th and 8 to end the game. Nice games for DK Metcalf (11 catches, 93 yards) and rookie Germie Bernard (11 grabs, 87 yards, TD) for Pittsburgh. Jaylen Warren (14 carries, 50 yards, two catches, 28 yards) ceded more work than I was expecting to Rico Dowdle (seven carries, 40 yards, three catches, nine yards) in the contest. Warren did dominate the snap count by a 59-21 margin. Bucky Irving (19 carries, 46 yards, two catches, three yards) didn’t have a good showing for the Buccaneers.

Tennessee at Indianapolis: Tennessee entered the game winless and seemed fully intent to remain that way as they trailed 13-0 at the half. The Titans still trailed 13-6 but scored 20 fourth quarter points to take down the Colts. Tennessee saw first-round pick Carnell Tate catch six passes for 70 yards and a score. The Titans scored on a blocked punt, recorded six sacks and forced three turnovers in the game, which helped them overcome a 399-186 disadvantage in total offense. Indianapolis missed tight end Tyler Warren, who was injured in practice and ruled out Sunday morning. Jonathan Taylor had 22 carries for 94 yards plus a score along with two catches for 57 yards. He also lost a fumble that set up the Titans’ first points. At 2-4, things are going the wrong direction in a hurry for the Colts, especially with the Texans winning two straight.

Jets at Patriots: New England managed to win their third straight but the battle of attrition continues for them. Romeo Doubs caught a 42-yard touchdown pass in the opening quarter but left with a shoulder injury and did not return. Three offensive linemen (Morgan Moses, Ben Brown and Alijah Vera-Tucker) all left and didn’t return either. Corey Kiner (11 carries, 57 yards) outrushed Rhamondre Stevenson (14 carries, 36 yards) and Tre’Veyon Henderson (seven carries, 31 yards) Sunday but finished third in snaps (41 for Stevenson, 16 for Henderson, 12 for Kiner) in the contest. Henderson also lost a fumble. A.J. Brown returned from IR but had just three catches for 27 yards. For the Jets, Omar Cooper Jr. returned and had a big game, catching six passes for 103 yards and a score. Geno Smith was 20 of 30 for 252 yards with a touchdown and an interception. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! L-O-S-E, Lose, Lose, Lose!

Saints at Giants: In a weird game with massive pendulum swings, the Giants started strong, the Saints dominated a huge stretch of the game and then had to white knuckle their way to a win after nearly blowing a huge fourth quarter edge. The Giants led 10-0 with less than three minutes to play in the first half but found themselves tied at 10 at intermission. That was part of a 34-point barrage by the Saints that gave them a 34-10 advantage with 11:31 remaining. New York scored 17 points in less than five minutes and had a 4th and 1 at the Saints’ 14-yard line with 12 seconds to go only to have their final pass fall incomplete. The Saints ran for 175 yards in the game. Tyler Shough threw for three scores and ran for a fourth but was just 16 of 30 passing for 144 yards. Jameis Winston was 14 of 26 for 152 yards with a touchdown and two picks before getting benched. Meanwhile, J.J. McCarthy hit 11 of 21 passes for 243 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Cam Skattebo played just six (!) snaps and didn’t touch the ball after fumbling in overtime for last week’s tie against the Commanders. Devin Singletary (four carries, 14 yards, catch, 19 yards) led the running backs with 31 snaps. Tyrone Tracy (five carries, 18 yards, TD, two catches, 27 yards, TD) had 29 snaps while Najee Harris (four carries, two yards) had 11 snaps. You know how we talk about if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have any? It’s even worse when you have four running backs. We’ll see who gets the nod next week against Houston.

Panthers at Eagles: The Eagles, who were banged up for last week’s game in London, saw things get worse this week as they were down to a fourth-string running back and a backup QB after Jalen Hurts was placed on IR with a blood clot in his leg. Philadelphia never led in the contest and wound up suffering their fourth straight loss. Not the greatest game for Bryce Young (20 of 39) but he did throw for 281 yards and two scores without turning the ball over. Great showing by Chuba Hubbard, who ran for 120 yards and a score. He could have had a second score but went down to allow the Panthers to run out the clock. Jalen Coker (97 yards) and Tetairoa McMillan (86 yards) each caught six balls and gives Carolina a solid 1-2 punch outside. Who had Tommy Tremble (four catches, 46 yards, two TD) in their lineup? Sure you did…and you bought Microsoft at 10 too. Tanner McKee was decent in his first start (26 of 45, 215 yards, TD) in a losing effort. Having DeVonta Smith (seven grabs, 75 yards, TD) and Dallas Goedert (six catches, 61 yards) helped. There was no run game to speak of as Dameon Pierce finished with 12 carries for 35 yards and a score. Maybe Anthony Toney, Keith Byars, Ricky Watters or Shady McCoy can play next week.

Cardinals at Rams: It was just Monday night that we saw Matthew Stafford throw for roughly 4 zillion yards while Puka Nacua set a Monday Night Football record with 17 receptions. Granted, it was in a loss that dropped them to 2-3 but they were at home against an Arizona team that had coughed up 162 points in the first five weeks of the year. What could go wrong? Well, that’s why they play the games. The Rams were tied at nine at the half, trailed 12-9 after three quarters and took a 16-15 lead with 47 seconds remaining. Los Angeles’ defense couldn’t get a stop. In fact, they needed just one play to blow things. Jacoby Brissett hit Jalen Brooks for 21 yards. Another 15 was tacked on for unnecessary roughness on Josh Wallace and the Cardinals were at the Rams’ 29 in the blink of an eye. Three plays later, Chad Ryland booted a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give the Cardinals the win. With no Jeremiyah Love, Bam Knight (15 carries, 80 yards, two catches, 18 yards) outproduced Tyler Allgeier (18 carries, 38 yards, catch, 10 yards) though Allgeier had a 40-32 edge in snaps. For the Rams, interesting note as Kyren Williams dominated snaps over Blake Corum (42-16) but the touches were nearly even. Williams (10 carries, 50 yards, three catches, 17 yards) finished with just two more touches than Corum (nine carries, 47 yards, two catches, 18 yards) while Corum found the end zone.

Chargers at Chiefs: It just doesn’t get better for the Chargers. They played fairly well on the defensive side of the ball, bending but not breaking, but couldn’t put points on the board. The Bolts are now 0-6 and one has to wonder if it’s time for wholesale changes. It’s clear that they should be making moves at the deadline but that would entail making a deal that another team might accept. Kenneth Walker III had another solid game for the Chiefs, running 19 times for 128 yards while adding two receptions for 11 yards and two scores. Patrick Mahomes threw for 272 yards with no scores and a pick. For the Chargers, remember what we said about the Giants’ running backs? It’s the same thing here, only with three guys. Omarion Hampton (seven carries, 18 yards, four catches, 21 yards), Kimani Vidal (seven carries, 21 yards, three catches, 19 yards) and Keaton Mitchell (two carries, four yards) all were completely ineffective. I think the Black Knight and the Knights Who Say Ni would have been far more effective. Justin Herbert (22 of 37, 204 yards, INT) led the team on the ground with 26 yards. Ladd McConkey (catch, 17 yards) went from being a star to reminding me of Phil McConkey. The Bolts were also zero of three in the red zone.

Bills at Raiders: Stop me if we’ve talked about this before. The Buffalo offense continues to rack up points. Meanwhile, the Buffalo defense continues to get gashed like victims in a Friday the 13th movie. Josh Allen did Josh Allen things, hitting 23 of 33 passes for 255 yards and two scores without turning the ball over. He had one of those improvise shotput type flips to Keon Coleman for a touchdown that tied Jim Kelly for the franchise record in TD passes. Dalton Kincaid resurfaced with seven catches for 38 yards. He had a touchdown called back on a holding call on O’Cyrus Torrence. Kirk Cousins (23 of 41, 313 yards, two TD, INT) kept his team in the game. Michael Mayer (seven catches, 95 yards), Brock Bowers (four catches, 70 yards) and Tre Tucker (five catches, 97 yards, TD) all were solid in a losing effort. Ashton Jeanty owned a 38-23 edge in snaps over Mike Washington Jr. but was ineffective in the run game. He finished with 10 carries for 22 yards and a score while adding four catches for 36 yards. Washington Jr. finished with nine carries for 43 yards and caught a pass for seven in the game. It might be time for Klint Kubiak to give the rookie more work because Jeanty hasn’t looked right running the ball. C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected for spitting so we’ll see if the league decides to levy any further punishment.

Cowboys at Packers: If you were a Cowboys fan hoping that this was a get right spot for America’s Team, I have some bad news for you. Green Bay, despite a run game about as effective as the southbound end of a northbound slug, jumped in front 17-0 at the half and kept Dallas at arm’s length. This week, Pierre Strong Jr. was the “feature” back for the Packers. He had 11 carries for 28 yards and caught five balls for 37 yards. The Packers averaged a paltry 2.2 yards a carry in the run game. Josh Jacobs is supposed to be reinstated next week but can he turn anything around for a miserable run game? For Dallas, Dak Prescott threw 54 times but totaled just 258 yards with one touchdown and two picks. The touchdown didn’t come until just 44 seconds remained in the contest. CeeDee Lamb had nine catches for 70 yards but caught just half of his 18 targets. Dallas dropped to 2-4 on the year and are only in the NFC East race because the division is a dumpster fire.

The Monday night affair doesn’t look promising for the visitors. Washington still has a lengthy injury report and they have been awful defensively. The Commanders have surrendered 14 scores through the air already in five games. Washington’s defense can’t get stops and their offense isn’t good enough to keep up with the 49ers. Take San Francisco to win here, 31-17.