Key events
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TOUCHDOWN! Steelers 23-6 Browns 14:55, 4th quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 20-26 Chargers 7:56, 4th quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 27-24 Cowboys 8:51, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 12-20 Seahawks 13:00, 4th quarter
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TOUCHDOWN(S)! Colts 17-24 Cardinals 1:22, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 20-24 Cowboys 2:38, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 13-23 Chargers 3:55, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Steelers 16-3 Browns 8:51, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Ravens 3-17 Rams 10:20, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 13-16 Chargers 7:26, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-20 Seahawks 10:14, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Ravens 3-10 Rams 11:52, 3rd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 20-17 Cowboys 13:39, 3rd quarter
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Half-time
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TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 10-17 Cowboys 3:39, 2nd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-14 Cardinals 7:51, 2nd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 8:34, 2nd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Saints 13-14 Patriots 9:42, 2nd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 10-10 Cowboys 11:29, 2nd quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Saints 6-14 Patriots 0:33, 1st quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-7 Cardinals 1:42, 1st quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-0 Seahawks 1:14, 1st quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 7-3 Chargers 4:03, 1st quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Saints 3-7 Patriots 10:52, 1st quarter
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TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-0 Cardinals 11:01, 1st quarter
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Preamble
Jaguars 12-20 Seahawks 6:16, 4th quarter
The Jaguars have the ball and continue to take one step forward and two back with penalties stifling their progress. Lawrence though is doing enough until he misses Washington with a wild throw out of bounds on the right at 3&6. Seahawks take over after the punt.
Five of these seven are separated by only one score here as the fourth quarters wind away. It is (mostly) anyone’s game! The Rams and Steelers look to have their Ws locked up. Nice work if you can get it.
TOUCHDOWN! Steelers 23-6 Browns 14:55, 4th quarter
Rodgers finds his big man Metcalfe open for an easy 25-yard touchdown catch. Another strong day for the veteran QB with 224 yards so far against one of the league’s better defenses. He is enjoying life on the banks of the three rivers.
Saints 19-25 Patriots 9:49, 4th quarter
Stefon Diggs makes a spectacular catch on a long bomb only to be penalised for offensive pass interference. A slight push off chalks off the grab. The Saints then take over after a risky throw from Maye. Tough break for New England. Now can New Orleans take control?
TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 20-26 Chargers 7:56, 4th quarter
Achane does it again. This time he sprints across to the left and has a free run in for the touchdown from four yards out.
TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 27-24 Cowboys 8:51, 3rd quarter
Young and McMillan hook up again for a second touchdown from two yards out. This Cowboys defense is being destroyed by their former running back Rico Dowdle. He has 155 yards and is averaging 6.5 per carry.
TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 12-20 Seahawks 13:00, 4th quarter
Veteran receiver Tim Patrick puts a bow on the scratchy drive that the Jags have worked very hard to get over the line. Great 26-yard throw from Lawrence and the comeback is on. Unfortunately they come up short on the two-yard conversion and stay eight behind the Seahawks. Big stop.
TOUCHDOWN(S)! Colts 17-24 Cardinals 1:22, 3rd quarter
Jacoby Brissett is cooking for the Cardinals. A hot start to the second half has them on top after short touchdown throws to Trey McBride and Greg Dortch. The backup is outplaying Colts QB Daniel Jones at the moment.
Jaguars 6-20 Seahawks 0:00, 3rd quarter
Rough one for the Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence finds Brian Thomas for the touchdown but it is called back due to Travis Hunter lining up offside. They go for it on 4th & 5 and get it though to keep the chains moving. Some hope yet here.
TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 20-24 Cowboys 2:38, 3rd quarter
The George Pickens-Dak Prescott connection continues to flourish for Dallas as the receiver makes a short catch and turns it into six points. Dak is doing his MVP consideration no harm at all with his third touchdown pass of the game, he has 214 yards total too.
A shootout is developing in Carolina, can Bryce Young keep rolling?
TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 13-23 Chargers 3:55, 3rd quarter
Chargers are charging now as Kimani Vidal survives a big hit as he falls into the corner of the endzone for a seven-yard catch and score.
TOUCHDOWN! Steelers 16-3 Browns 8:51, 3rd quarter
DK Metcalfe moves the Steelers into the red zone with a 25-yard catch. Pittsburgh getting aggressive trying to push the ball down field. Jaylen Warren then holds up his end of the bargain on the ground with an 11-yard rumble. Aaron Rodgers then starts calling the shots, throws one across his body after telling his receiver exactly where he wants him with a wag of his finger. The tight end Connor Heyward does as he is told and makes the contested catch to put the Steelers well on top.
TOUCHDOWN! Ravens 3-17 Rams 10:20, 3rd quarter
And in an instant the game looks out of sight for Baltimore. A Zay Flowers fumble coughs the ball straight back to the Rams who capitalise completely. Tyler Higbee’s eight-yard touchdown catch has the scoreline looking much more palatable for LA. Brutal luck for the Ravens, nothing going right for them at the moment.
TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 13-16 Chargers 7:26, 3rd quarter
Justin Herbert puts the Chargers ahead with a rapid throw to Ladd McConkey for a five-yard score. Great to see last season’s high octane tandem finding their rhythm again.
TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-20 Seahawks 10:14, 3rd quarter
Seattle take over after the break with a nice mix of run and pass to move into the red zone. The pick of the bunch being a 29-yard catch and run for Kooper Cupp who then banks his first touchdown of the year to finish the drive. Great to see him finish off a route braking into the left corner and making a tough catch falling to the floor. Nice 11-yard throw too from Darnold. The QB is having another brilliant day.
The Jaguars need an answer as they are suddenly deep in the hole.
TOUCHDOWN! Ravens 3-10 Rams 11:52, 3rd quarter
Kyren Williams slams in on the goalline to put the Rams up by a score. Great start after a miserable first half.
TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 20-17 Cowboys 13:39, 3rd quarter
Revenge game alert! Rico Dowdle catches a 36-yard strike and walks into the endzone. The Cowboys passing defense continues to struggle as they are making Bryce Young look like prime Dan Marino. Before that Young found Jimmy Horn for another long gain of 34 yards.
Ravens 3-3 Rams 14:09, 3rd quarter
We are back underway in Baltimore with good news for LA as Puka Nacua is warming up on the sideline. The receiver injured a foot jumping and falling awkwardly in the endzone in the first quarter. The Rams pulled off a huge stop at the end of the first half keeping Derrick Henry out from the one-yard line.
Half-time
Baltimore Ravens 3-3 LA Rams
Carolina Panthers 13-17 Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts 14-10 Arizona Cardinals
Jacksonville Jaguars 6-13 Seattle Seahawks
Miami Dolphins 13-9 LA Chargers
New Orleans Saints 16-22 New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers 9-3 Cleveland Browns
As time expires in New Orleans Keyshon Boutte catches his second touchdown of the day for the Patriots. The 29-yarder puts the receiver on 65 total, fantasy owners very happy with the effort and its only halfway done.
Jaguars 6-13 Seahawks 0:10, 2nd quarter
Seattle capitalise on the Jags flub with a 53-yard field goal from Jason Myers. What should have been a one-point gap is now seven after the miss from 46 from Cam Little.
Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 0:58, 2nd quarter
It’s no good! Jacksonville’s promising drive ends with nothing after a huge sack from defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence stops the Jags in their tracks and they miss the field goal. Very disappointing way to end the half. Are the Jags showing they are a little overrated at 4-1? I would say a tentative yes. Lawrence is struggling a bit while the protection has been poor leading to three sacks. 13/21 for the QB for 139 yards.
Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 2:00, 2nd quarter
Jacksonville are moving again. Parker Washington runs up the sideline and a weak attempt at a tackle lets him scamper for 17 yards. A roughing the passer penalty then moves the Jags another 15 yards into enemy territory. Lawrence then scrambles for a first down. 30 yards to go for the score with two minutes on the clock.
Saints 13-14 Patriots 5:50, 2nd quarter
Botched snap has Drake Maye grasping at fresh air rather than but then manages to fall on the loose ball 20 yards back behind the line. The Patriots gift the Saints in great field position.
TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 10-17 Cowboys 3:39, 2nd quarter
Tight end Jake Ferguson grabs a 19-yard score to put the Cowboys back on top.
TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-14 Cardinals 7:51, 2nd quarter
Daniel Jones scrambles for a three-yard touchdown after great work from Jonathan Taylor who is gashing the Cardinals defense with his running power. He has 61 yards on the ground already in this one.
TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-10 Seahawks 8:34, 2nd quarter
Beautiful throw and catch from Sam Darnold and Jaxson Smith-Njigba. The wide receiver races by the covering defender who cannot even begin to keep pace and catches the perfect rainbow throw on the edge of the endzone. A 61-yard piece of passing perfection.
TOUCHDOWN! Saints 13-14 Patriots 9:42, 2nd quarter
Taysom Hill caps a punishing 11-play drive for the Saints with a one-yard rumble. Great to see the tight end/quarterback/running back/offensive swiss army man back on the scoreboard after his ACL injury.
Steelers 6-0 Browns 9:21, 2nd quarter
The Steelers pass rush go after Dillon Gabriel and fall on him in a brutal implosion of bodies. TJ Watt is taking the credit for that one as he gives it the beans on the celebration.
Ravens 3-0 Rams 9:57, 2nd quarter
Very bad news for Puka Nacua, the Rams and my fantasy team. One of the league’s finest receivers is down and injured and it does not look great. Grabbing his leg and grimacing as the training staff come on the field.
Steelers 6-0 Browns 11:01, 2nd quarter
It’s good! Chris Boswell extends Pittsburgh’s lead from 50 yards. Easy.
TOUCHDOWN! Panthers 10-10 Cowboys 11:29, 2nd quarter
Bryce Young uncorks a 19-yard throw for Tetairoa McMillan to level the scores after Hunter Luepke put the Cowboys ahead with a three-yard touchdown grab of his own.
TOUCHDOWN! Saints 6-14 Patriots 0:33, 1st quarter
Drake Maye keeps the fireworks … errr firing with a 25-yard pass to Kayshon Boutte to extend New England’s lead. Maye has been excellent to start this one with five attempts, five completions, 103 yards and a couple of touchdowns.
TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-7 Cardinals 1:42, 1st quarter
Bam! No that is not a rhetorical device it is just backup running back Bam Knight smashing in from the one-yard line to level up the scores for Arizona.
TOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 6-0 Seahawks 1:14, 1st quarter
The drive goes from good to even better as a fake bubble screen bamboozles the Seahawks defense and leaves Brian Thomas Jr wide open. This time Lawrence finds his receiver and Thomas walks it into the endzone. A 21-yard TD puts the Jags on top. Sadly Cam Little misses the extra point for the Jags.
TOUCHDOWN! Dolphins 7-3 Chargers 4:03, 1st quarter
De’Von Achane rips off a 49-yard scoring run without a Charger defender in sight. The running back finds the edge on the right side and that is all she wrote.
Jaguars 0-0 Seahawks 4:20, 1st quarter
Ooh and that’s a bad miss. Trevor Lawrence overthrows a wide open receiver deep downfield but then recovers on 3rd down to move the chains with a strike to Johnny Mundt.
Steelers 3-0 Browns 8:51, 1st quarter
Cleveland’s pass rush forces Aaron Rodgers to lose nine yards with a dump off and then can’t find it on 3rd and long. Punt from the Steelers, top work from Myles Garrett and company.
Panthers 3-3 Cowboys 4:48, 1st quarter
It’s good! Brandon Aubrey makes a chip shot from 23 yards as the Cowboys fail to capitalise on a trip deep into the Panthers red zone. That field position was set up by a highlight-reel hurdle from receiver George Pickens at the end of his 31-yard gain.
Jaguars 0-0 Seahawks 6:31, 1st quarter
Mutton wrestling anyone? Commentary is getting weird in this one with both offenses struggling. Sam Darnold throws it short on third down and the punt unit is back on the field. Slow burn so far.
Ravens 3-0 Rams 7:22, 1st quarter
It’s good! And the Ravens are leading!! Tyler Loop hits a 37-yard field goal. Can they hold on? Little bit to go just yet but all things considered they have started well.
TOUCHDOWN! Saints 3-7 Patriots 10:52, 1st quarter
New England keep the good vibes flowing from their win against the Bills by taking the lead with a 53-yard strike from Drake Maye to DeMario Douglas.
Steelers 3-0 Browns 10:55, 1st quarter
It’s good! Pittsburgh’s offense stalls but Mason Crosby is on hand to boot a 44-yard field goal.
TOUCHDOWN! Colts 7-0 Cardinals 11:01, 1st quarter
Rookie tight end Tyler Warren snags an eight-yard pass from QB Daniel Jones. Second TD on the season for Warren, looks an excellent pick from the Colts.
Steelers 0-0 Browns 14:45, 1st quarter
We are underway in Pittsburgh and Steelers mega tight end Darnell Washington rumbles down the sideline for 36 yards. Cracking start for Mike Tomlin’s team.
Preamble
There are no international breaks here people, welcome to week six of the NFL. A helter-skelter set of seven games kick off at 1pm (EST) over on the east coast of the US and 6pm (BST) in the UK. But first we have been blessed by even earlier gridiron in London where the winless New York Jets remain so after a 13-11 defeat to Denver. The Broncos defense ruled the day, as they often do, as they terrorised Justin Fields with nine sacks. The pass coverage was decent too, the Jets finished with -10 passing yards. Minus 10. Yikes.
Your magnificent septet:
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Baltimore Ravens v LA Rams
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Carolina Panthers v Dallas Cowboys
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Indianapolis Colts v Arizona Cardinals
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Jacksonville Jaguars v Seattle Seahawks
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Miami Dolphins v LA Chargers
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New Orleans Saints v New England Patriots
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Pittsburgh Steelers v Cleveland Browns
After a successful mission to Dublin, the Steelers return from their bye week for an AFC North classic with the Cleveland Browns. At 3-1 Pittsburgh will be confident they can keep a firm grip at the division’s summit with a victory over their struggling rivals. Key to victory for Pittsburgh will be unleashing the pass rush on Cleveland’s rookie quarterback Dillion Gabriel. Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig is the man to watch for splash plays that could wreck Gabriel’s second game running the 1-4 Browns offense. The young buck will hopefully have brought his notebook as his opposite number Aaron Rodgers makes his 245th start.
Elsewhere in the AFC North the Ravens host an NFC interloper in the LA Rams. Sean McVay’s team arrive in Baltimore more than a little irked after dropping a divisional game to the Mac Jones-led San Francisco 49ers. So who better to face when you’re angry and want to set the record straight? Cooper Rush. The beleaguered backup QB is fresh from leading the Ravens to the largest home defeat in their history last week. It is not all his fault though. An injured defense depleted of its big names has put head coach, John Harbaugh, in a tough spot at 1-4. Next week’s bye cannot come quickly enough to get Lamar Jackson back but first can they pull off a morale-boosting upset against the Rams?
Finally, a heavyweight clash between the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1) and the Seattle Seahawks (3-2) is going down in Duuuuval. The record is fantastic for the Jags, but are they all that? They might need to rely on luck a little less today after using all of it up and then some to beat the Chiefs with a 99-yard pick six and miraculous scoring scramble from Trevor Lawrence. Jacksonville’s defense was shredded by Patrick Mahomes so a visit from an MVP contender in Sam Darnold and a sublime Seattle offense is rather sub-optimal. However the Jags will hope the arrival of cornerback Greg Newsome this week from Cleveland can help contain phenomenal wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Edge defender Travon Walker should also be back to beef up the Jags pass rush.
