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Lamar Jackson outshone rookie Jayden Daniels as the Baltimore Ravens won a fourth straight, Drake Maye impressed but was defeated on his NFL debut for the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles edge out the Cleveland Browns. Here’s what happened in Week Six in the NFL…

Detroit Lions 47-9 Dallas Cowboys

Jared Goff threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns as the Detroit Lions blew out Dallas 47-9 to hand the Cowboys a fourth straight loss at home.

David Montgomery had two rushing touchdowns for the Lions (4-1), who lost pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a serious injury to his lower left leg in the third quarter.

Dak Prescott threw two interceptions in the worst home loss since 1988 for the Cowboys (3-3), who became the first team since at least 2000 to trail by 14 or more more points at half-time in four consecutive games on their home field.

Detroit led 27-6 at the break, putting the combined total of the Dallas halftime deficit at AT&T Stadium at 110-35 going back to a wild-card playoff loss to Green Bay in January. The current skid followed a 16-game home winning streak that was second-longest in franchise history.

Jameson Williams, Amon-Ra St Brown and tight end Sam LaPorta each caught touchdown passes, the latter being an exquisitely-designed trick-play by offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.

Brian Branch meanwhile had two interceptions alongside another pick from Kerby Joseph, while Alim McNeill had two sack.

Washington Commanders 23-30 Baltimore Ravens

Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Washington Commanders 30-23 for a fourth consecutive victory.

Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards and a touchdown to outshine rookie Jayden Daniels in a showdown between two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks this season.

Jackson found Mark Andrews for the tight end’s first touchdown of the season and completed nine passes to Zay Flowers for 132 yards – all in the first half. Henry had 132 yards and bagged his NFL-leading eighth and ninth TDs as the Ravens (4-2) mixed and matched the pass and run to near perfection.

Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on two TD passes, but did not get nearly enough help from the backfield in a matchup of the two top rushing offenses in the league. With Brian Robinson Jr out because of a knee injury, Washington (4-2) got just 52 yards on the ground.

The Commanders’ defense struggled to contain Jackson and Henry, allowing Baltimore to rack up 484 yards, as their winning streak ended at four with a loss at the hands of an opponent that is starting to look like the legitimate Super Bowl contender it was expected to be before the season.

Houston Texans 41-21 New England Patriots

CJ Stroud threw three touchdown passes as the Houston Texans spoiled the first start of New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye, breezing to a 41-21 win.

Joe Mixon rushed for 102 yards and caught a TD pass from Stroud, Stefon Diggs had six catches for 77 yards and a score for the AFC South-leading Texans (5-1), while Tank Dell had seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD.

Dameon Pierce ripped off a 54-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and finished with 76 yards on eight carries. Will Anderson Jr recorded three sacks for Houston, which has now won three straight.

The Patriots (1-5) got a boost from Maye, the No 3 overall pick in the NFL draft. Taking over for veteran Jacoby Brissett, he finished 20 of 33 for 243 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 38 yards but was intercepted twice and sacked four times, one resulting in a lost fumble.

Cleveland Browns 16-20 Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Hurts threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 45-yard toss to DeVonta Smith in the fourth quarter, as the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Cleveland Browns.

Hurts also threw a 22-yard TD to AJ Brown, who returned along with Smith after both wide receivers missed time with injuries.

Coming off a bye, the Eagles (3-2) had to tough one out against the Browns (1-5) in front of an at-times hostile crowd. Before Smith’s TD, Eagles fans were chanting for coach Nick Sirianni to get fired.

Trailing 20-13, the Browns moved into Eagles territory late in the game, only to settle for a Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal. Deshaun Watson was pushed out of bounds at the two-yard line on a scramble, and he threw incomplete on third down.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51-27 New Orleans Saints

Baker Mayfield overcame three turnovers to throw for 325 yards and four touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 51 on the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints (2-4) have now lost four straight after starting the season with a pair of lopsided victories. Their latest defeat came in rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler’s first NFL start.

Trailing by three after a wild, high-scoring first half in which Tampa Bay (4-2) lost an early 17-0 lead, the Bucs pulled ahead for good on Chris Godwin’s second touchdown of the game – a 55-yarder on a short catch and long run during which three Saints missed tackle attempts.

Safety Zyon McCollum’s diving interception of Rattler’s underthrown pass initiated a fourth-quarter drive that ended with a Mayfield eight-yard scoring pass to tight end Cade Otton on third-and-goal as Tampa Bay continued to pull away.

Arizona Cardinals 13-34 Green Bay Packers

Romeo Doubs returned from a one-game suspension and caught two of Jordan Love’s four touchdown passes in the Green Bay Packers’ comfortable victory over a mistake-prone Arizona Cardinals outfit.

Doubs scored his first two touchdowns of the season – a 10-yard score to open the second quarter and a 20-yard reception in the third.

Love also threw touchdown passes of five yards to Jayden Reed and 44 yards to Christian Watson while going 22 of 32 – completing throws to nine different players – for 258 yards, with one interception. His four touchdown passes matched a career high.

The Packers (4-2) capitalised on the Arizona’s uncharacteristic lack of discipline. The Cardinals (2-4) had been averaging a league-low 3.8 penalties per game, but they were penalised 13 times for 100 yards on Sunday. They also committed three turnovers.

Indianapolis Colts 20-17 Tennessee Titans

Joe Flacco threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a win over the Tennessee Titans.

The 39-year-old veteran quarterback is now 1-1 through two starts for the Colts (3-3), who got a much-needed split of back-to-back road games inside the AFC South as second-year QB Anthony Richardson was out again with an injured right hip.

Richardson, the fourth overall pick out in the 2023 NFL Draft, has yet to play against Will Levis who was the 33rd selection overall that same year by Tennessee.

The Titans (1-4) now have lost three-straight to their division rivals. They will have to wait until November to try and win their first home game this season for first-year head coach Brian Callahan.

Los Angeles Chargers 23-16 Denver Broncos

Justin Herbert directed a clock-chewing Los Angeles Chargers offense that capitalised on the departure of star cornerback Patrick Surtain II to beat the Denver Broncos 23-16.

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh missed the start of the game while being evaluated by medical personnel, but returned to the sideline in the first quarter and coached the remainder of the game. He told a CBS sideline reporter he was dealing with a heart arrhythmia.

The Chargers (3-2) looked for much of the afternoon as though they’d hand the Broncos (3-3) their first home shutout in their 65-year history. But after two turnovers and five punts, Bo Nix directed the Broncos on a 95-yard scoring drive capped by his two-yard pass to fellow Oregon alum Troy Franklin early in the fourth quarter.

Courtland Sutton then made a diving 15-yard touchdown grab with 5:22 remaining, but a failed two-point try left the double-digit deficit in place. The Broncos reached the Chargers 32 on their next possession and Wil Lutz’s 40-yard field goal on first down made it 23-16 with 59 seconds left.

J.K. Dobbins had 25 carries for 96 yards and a rushing touchdown on the ground, while Herbert finished 21 of 34 for 237 yards and a touchdown.

Pittsburgh Steelers 32-13 Las Vegas Raiders

Najee Harris rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 32-13 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Harris exceeded 100 yards for the first time since ending last season with back-to-back such performances. He rushed for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons but entered this game averaging 3.3 yards per carry this year.

Quarterback Justin Fields added 59 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, while passing for just 145 yards.

Pittsburgh’s defense, which gave up 803 yards in losses the past two weeks, returned to early-season form when the first three opponents gained just allowed just 687 yards combined. Pittsburgh held the Raiders (2-4) to 275 yards, with four-time All-Pro T.J. Watt forcing two fumbles and recording two tackles for loss.

Second-year Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell, making his first start in place of the benched Gardner Minshew, finished 27 of 40 for 227 yards, and his interception midway through the fourth quarter set up a Pittsburgh touchdown and 29-7 lead.

Atlanta Falcons 38-20 Carolina Panthers

Bijan Robinson rushed for two touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 38-20 for their third straight win.

Kirk Cousins threw for 225 yards and a touchdown to Drake London, while Tyler Allgeier backed up Robinson with 105 rushing yards and a score on the ground.

Andy Dalton finished with 221 passing yards for two touchdowns and an interception as the Panthers fell to 1-5 on the year after a third straight defeat.

The Panthers cut the gap to 22-17 when Dalton’s seven-yard pass to rookie Xavier Legette went for a touchdown seven seconds before half-time.

The Falcons maintained the lead with 11-play and 10-play drives in the third quarter resulting in Younghoe Koo field goals from 21 and 31 yards, before he kicked a 35-yard field goal to add the game’s final points.

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