The NFL season is almost starting over in Week 6 with with no dominant team after the last two unbeaten teams, Buffalo and Philadelphia, both lost last weekend and there are now seven teams tied for the best record at 4-1. It was the first time in 68 weekends that Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts all lost the same weekend.
–The weekend will feature five national games including two on Monday night plus the doubleheader game with the feature attraction Sunday night when Kansas City hosts Detroit. The Lions have won four in a row after losing their opener and are one of seven teams tied for the best record at 4-1. The Chiefs are struggling with a 2-3 start after losing in Jacksonville Monday night. They were embarrassed as Mahomes threw a pick-six that Devin Lloyd returned 99 yards. Also, Trevor Lawrence was tripped after taking a snap in the last 30 seconds, stumbled a second time but no Chiefs defensive player touched him and he got up and ran into the end zone while their best defensive player, Chris Jones, loafed and stood on the goal line without trying to chase Lawrence. The Chiefs obviously have to get their focus back if they are to make a Super Bowl run.
–The Eagles and Bills will both play in prime time as they attempt to rebound from their first losses. The Eagles play at the New York Giants Thursday night in what should be an easy win while the Bills will be at Atlanta in the first Monday night game. Denver will play the winless Jets in London on Sunday with the game being shown at 9:30 am. The Jets are the last winless team and don’t figure to give the Broncos much of a game.
–The CBS doubleheader Sunday game that will be shown to much of the country features two 4-1 teams with San Francisco at Tampa Bay. With Brock Purdy still dealing with a toe injury, Mac Jones will likely make his fourth start. Jones has injury issues of his own with a left knee ailment and an oblique injury. He won his previous three starts and the former New England first-round pick is jumpstarting his career after going 2-5 in Jacksonville last year.
–Fox has two interesting games Sunday with 4-1 Indianapolis hosting 2-3 Arizona and 4-1 Jacksonville hosting 3-2 Seattle. Arizona is trying to rebound from its disaster against winless Tennessee when Emari Demercado dropped a ball just before crossing the goal line to cost the Cardinals a 28-6 lead in the fourth quarter in a game they lost at the end, 22-21. Coach Jonathan Gannon was so irate that he got into Demercado’s face on the sideline and appeared to bump him. He apologized and was fined $100,000 by the team. It remains to be seen if the Cardinals can recover against a surprising Indianapolis team. And Jacksonville has been a surprising team under new coach Liam Coen and has won three in a row. Meanwhile, Fox will show Dallas at Carolina to most of the nation. The Cowboys are always a draw despite their 2-2-1 record, even though the other two games have better storylines.
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