What we learned, winners and losers from NFL Week 6

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NFL Week 6 is ( almost ) in the books! It was a ... strange Sunday in the NFL. Here are some key takeaways from the games:

➤ Flop of the day: Detroit Lions 47, Dallas Cowboys 9 — Oh boy! America's Team was absolutely smoked , on big boss Jerry Jones' birthday no less. Once seemingly unbeatable at Jerry World, the Cowboys have now dropped four consecutive home games . These developments are surely not enjoyable to like 93% of you reading this newsletter.

➤ Bummer of the day: Unfortunately, it wasn't all good times for the Lions in Texas . They watched third-year defensive standout Aidan Hutchinson, who entered Sunday as the NFL's sack leader, exit the game on a cart with a gruesome leg injury — revealed to be a broken tibia .

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NFL Week 6 key storylines

➤ Winners and losers : The Bengals and Eagles got much-needed wins Sunday. Who else stood out ?

➤ 32 things we learned : Rookie QBs (not named Caleb Williams) crashed back to Earth on Sunday. What else did Week 6 teach us ?

➤ Jaguars show 'a lot of quit' in loss to Bears : Not words you want to hear as a coach when your team is 1-5 !

➤ Jim Harbaugh health scare : The Chargers' boss disappeared from the sideline for a time during Sunday's game and revealed the reason why afterward – he experienced an "atrial flutter."

➤ Calvin Ridley is not happy : The Titans' big free agent acquisition had some things to say after Tennessee's loss to the Colts, which dropped them to 1-4.

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NFL Week 6 results

• Cincinnati Bengals 17, New York Giants 7 : The definition of "grinding out a win." Joe Burrow called the victory "ugly ." We agree!
• Detroit Lions 47, Dallas Cowboys 9 : After a few other near-misses this week, this game got us a Scorigami ... so there's that, Dallas fans .
• Los Angeles Chargers 23, Denver Broncos 16 : Jim Harbaugh's health was the major story in this one. On the field, his team led 23-0 after three quarters and held on.
• Pittsburgh Steelers 32, Las Vegas Raiders 13 : The Steelers broke the 30-point barrier for the first time this season, snapping their two-game losing streak in the process.
• Atlanta Falcons 38, Carolina Panthers 20 : At least the 1-5 Panthers have their first-round pick this year?
• Baltimore Ravens 30, Washington Commanders 23 : The Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry combination overwhelmed another opponent Sunday. Jayden Daniels was impressive again, but the Commanders couldn't quite keep pace with a Ravens offense that put up 484 yards.
• Green Bay Packers 34, Arizona Cardinals 13 : The Cardinals might be the most perplexing team in the league. We got the bad version today. The Packers led this one 24-0 in the second quarter and Jordan Love finished with four touchdowns.
• Houston Texans 41, New England Patriots 21 : Drake Maye played! And the Pat Patriot throwback uniforms looked great as always! Well, that ends the good news! It's going to be a long year in New England.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51, New Orleans Saints 27 : The Buccaneers blew a 17-point lead to trail at halftime – primarily thanks to a New Orleans punt return TD and three Baker Mayfield interceptions – but they shook it off to still win by 24 while putting up a 50-burger and a staggering 594 yards. Good grief!
• Philadelphia Eagles 20, Cleveland Browns 16 : Another week, another dreadful offensive performance by the Browns and another declaration from coach Kevin Stefanski that they're sticking with Deshaun Watson at quarterback.
• Indianapolis Colts 20, Tennessee Titans 17 : Another win for Super Bowl 47 MVP Joe Flacco.
• Chicago Bears 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 16 (in London): While Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars appear to be in disarray , fellow top pick Caleb Williams seems to be figuring things out, tossing four touchdowns on Sunday .
• San Francisco 49ers 36, Seattle Seahawks 24 (Thursday): The Niners looked like the team that's been knocking on the door of a title the last few seasons in this one. They piled up the yardage on the ground and scored a season high in points to dispatch the division rival Seahawks and regain first place in the NFC West.

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Coming up this week

➤ Monday: Week 6 concludes with the New York Jets – under a new interim head coach – hosting the AFC East rival Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium at 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2).

➤ Tuesday: USA TODAY Sports offers its power rankings for all 32 NFL teams after Week 6 .

➤ Thursday: Week 7 kicks off with the New Orleans Saints hosting the Denver Broncos at the Superdome on "Thursday Night Football" (8:20 p.m. ET, Prime Video). Before the game, make sure to check out our expert picks for every Week 7 game.

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