Six weeks into the NFL season, the Giants and Browns are in first place, the Eagles should probably start thinking about next year, and I'm still not buying the Jaguars hype.
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We also got a reminder that a big fourth-quarter lead is only comfortable until your team decides to stop playing football.
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team → get → football
The Bears nearly turned a blowout into a disaster, and the Giants somehow went from getting embarrassed to creating a quarterback controversy.
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Giants → turn → controversy
If you figured either game was over early and changed the channel, I can't blame you.
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But you missed a few things.
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I tried to warn y'all about jumping on the Jaguars bandwagon.
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Look, this isn't to say Jacksonville isn't a solid team.
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But the media was very quick to anoint them as a major contender in the AFC.
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media → anoint → AFC
I've said many times that this team isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks, and that showed against the 1-4 Texans.
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that → say → Texans
Jacksonville even had the advantage of already being in London, while Houston had to travel across the pond this week.
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Houston → have → pond
The Jaguars allowed C.J. Stroud to throw for 312 yards and three touchdowns.
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Stroud → allow → yards
Trevor Lawrence is definitely playing some of the best football of his career and the Jags are the best team in the AFC South.
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Jags → play → South
Don't look now, but the Browns are in first place.
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Browns → look → place
With the upset win over the Ravens, Cleveland moves to 4-2 and into a tie with Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland → move → Baltimore
Yes, the Ravens were missing Lamar Jackson, but this was a huge win for the Browns.
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this → miss → Browns
I don't think many people, myself included, would have predicted that Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns would be 4-2 and tied for the AFC North lead after six games.
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Watson only threw for 164 yards and he still doesn't look that good, but, as the great philosopher Bill Parcells once said, "You are what your record says you are."
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Right now, it says the Browns are 4-2.
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Jameis Winston showed some of that Jameis magic in Week 5 when he led the team from two touchdowns down in the second half to force overtime and eventually a tie against the Commanders.
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Winston threw two interceptions before New York turned to the recently acquired J.J. McCarthy … who promptly threw an interception of his own.
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But even after the rough start, McCarthy rebounded to lead three consecutive scoring drives, cutting the 34-10 deficit to 34-27.
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McCarthy → rebound → 34
He finished with 243 passing yards and a touchdown pass in just over 11 minutes.
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He even moved the team to the Saints' 14-yard line in the final seconds, but couldn't quite make the game-tying play.
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Still, it's pretty clear that this team (which is in first place, by the way) has to give the reins to McCarthy moving forward.
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Losing to the previously winless Tennessee Titans at home is nearly a fireable offense on its own, especially when your team had a 13-0 lead at halftime.
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team → lose → halftime
Last season, Steichen could point to Daniel Jones' season-ending Achilles tear in Week 14 last year as the Colts' season unraveled.
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This year, Jones is healthy and playing as badly as he did at times with the Giants.
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Jones threw two picks and was sacked six times.
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The offensive line struggled, but Jones holding the ball too long didn't help.
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I want to feel bad for Nick Sirianni, but I don't.
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The Eagles placed Jalen Hurts on injured reserve Saturday because of a superficial blood clot in his calf, sidelining him for at least four games.
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Eagles → place → games
And yes, playing with a backup QB is always tough.
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But scoring just 14 points against a Carolina defense that allowed 59 points earlier this season is not good enough.
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that → score → points
This is a Philadelphia team that should already be looking ahead to 2027, but whether Sirianni is still the head coach next year remains to be seen.
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The Patriots still don't look like the defending AFC champions.
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Patriots → look → champions
Yes, the Patriots won.
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Patriots → win → ?
They let the Jets hang around for most of the game, thanks in large part to two costly fumbles.
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Jets → let → fumbles
…and 42 more, not listed.
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