# NFL Week 6 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 7, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746 "2025-10-07T14:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/1 "2025-10-07T14:19:41Z")
And then there were none. The Broncos rode into Philadelphia and overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to hand the Eagles their first loss. Then on Sunday night, the Patriots, behind second-year quarterback Drake Maye, shocked the previously-unbeaten Bills in Buffalo. The Saints got their first win thanks to five Giants turnovers, while the Titans used a bizarre scoring play to earn their first win. The Ravens fell to 1-4, while the Jets remain winless. Once again Tampa Bay won a game in the final seconds, and the Jags are now an AFC contender with a last-minute victory over KC. This week, the Giants host the Eagles on Thursday night, the Cowboys go to Carolina, and Seattle visits Jacksonville. Two 4-1 teams meet when the Niners visit Tamp Bay. The Chiefs have another test Sunday night when Detroit visits Kansas City. And once again there are two Monday night games. Here are this week’s lines. All spreads taken from ESPNBet on Tuesday the 7th at 9:15 am CT. Thursday: Eagles @ Giants (+7.5) Sunday early thirty in London: Broncos @ Jets (+7.5) Sunday early: Cardinals @ Colts (-6.5) Chargers @ Dolphins (+4.5) Patriots @ Saints (+3.5) Browns @ Steelers (-4.5) Cowboys @ Panthers (+3.5) Seahawks @ Jaguars (-1.5) Rams @ Ravens (+7.5) Sunday late: Titans @ Raiders (-4.5) Bengals @ Packers (-14.5) 49ers @ Bucs (-2.5) Sunday night: Lions @ Chiefs (-1.5) Monday night: Bills @ Falcons (+3.5) Bears @ Commanders (-4.5) Byes: Vikings, Texans ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/2 "2025-10-07T14:26:30Z")
> [@NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/1023523/103): > > The Ravens, Chiefs, and Bills just aren’t the teams they were last year. The Chiefs haven’t been the team they were _2 years ago_ for yeah 2 years now; they won all the close games last year (only a +59 point differential recall), but not this year, which, if such a thing is mostly luck-based you would expect to see come to an end, which it has. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/3 "2025-10-07T14:28:28Z")
Agreed, but I’m certain they’ll make the playoffs and perhaps be a factor. They’ve got play makers who know how to win. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/4 "2025-10-07T14:29:51Z")
They have an old team which is past its peak-I saw this kind of mythologizing last year, until the Eagles handed them their collective ass. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/5 "2025-10-07T14:39:28Z")
Counterpoint: they were one pass that bounced off Kelce’s hands from beating the Eagles this year… In general I agree - I think regression is kicking them hard in the teeth and they were unsustainably lucky last year. I’m not positive they have enough juice in this year’s roster with how tough their schedule is to make the playoffs this year. But Rice is back soon, and maybe Chris Jones will decide to play hard again, and maybe Butker will remember how to kick again. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/6 "2025-10-07T15:00:32Z")
I hope this is Detroit’s year. They’ve been such a moribund franchise for so long. I’m happy to see them kind of dominant. If Detroit became the next dynastic team, I’d be ok with that. And even though I’ve rooted for the Dolphins since Marino teased me as a kid, I have respect for the potential of this year’s Bills team. How sweet would that be? We have a realistic chance of getting a Lions v Bills Super Bowl, and it wouldn’t be some fluke underdog story. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/7 "2025-10-07T15:51:48Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Lions @ Chiefs (-1.5) I’m surprised by this line. I figured maybe the Chiefs’ loss last night hadn’t had time to sink in, but the line has actually gone up to -2.5 today. I guess it’s a combination of the Lions’ dominant win over the Ravens no longer looking so impressive, and several years of priors baked into the Chiefs mythology. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/8 "2025-10-07T16:01:58Z")
Mostly the latter. I’m not a betting man, but I am sorely tempted in this case to lay a lot down on the Lions. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/9 "2025-10-07T16:20:07Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > They have an old team which is past its peak I know. Mahomes just turned 30, by gosh! According to this site, however, the Chiefs are the 8th-youngest team in the NFL. [https://www.sportscasting.com/news/oldest-youngest-nfl-teams-2025-average-age-for-starters-on-offense-defense-special-teams/](https://www.sportscasting.com/news/oldest-youngest-nfl-teams-2025-average-age-for-starters-on-offense-defense-special-teams/) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/10 "2025-10-07T16:43:13Z")
How about this for your Week 6 headline: The Indianapolis Colts are the #1 team in the AFC. Who saw THAT coming? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/11 "2025-10-07T18:12:22Z")
The Joe Flacco saga continues. > **[Browns trade Joe Flacco to Bengals: Cincinnati acquires veteran QB from...](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-trade-joe-flacco-to-bengals-cincinnati-acquires-veteran-qb-from-division-rival-in-late-round-pick-swap/)** > > The Bengals are hoping to inject life into what's been an inept offense ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/12 "2025-10-07T18:32:45Z")
I used to root for the Lions - and in a way still do - but after the sheer arrogance of Dan Campbell, I’d like to see him eat another serving of humble pie. Too bad there’s no way to have the Lions win a Super Bowl but have Campbell taken down a notch at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/13 "2025-10-07T18:51:32Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > the sheer arrogance of Dan Campbell I’d like to hear more about this, because I have not seen any hint of it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/14 "2025-10-07T19:39:30Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > I hope this is Detroit’s year. They’ve been such a moribund franchise for so long. I’m happy to see them kind of dominant. If Detroit became the next dynastic team, I’d be ok with that. I’m a Seahawks fan and even I’m okay with that idea. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/15 "2025-10-07T19:48:28Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Mostly the latter. I’m not a betting man, but I am sorely tempted in this case to lay a lot down on the Lions. At least get value by taking the moneyline ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/16 "2025-10-07T20:40:07Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I’m surprised by this line. I figured maybe the Chiefs’ loss last night hadn’t had time to sink in, but the line has actually gone up to -2.5 today. > > I guess it’s a combination of the Lions’ dominant win over the Ravens no longer looking so impressive, and several years of priors baked into the Chiefs mythology. > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Mostly the latter. I’m not a betting man, but I am sorely tempted in this case to lay a lot down on the Lions. I think the line makes sense and I’m not sure I’d be too eager to hammer the Lions. Few reasons. 1. The Chiefs have one of the last remaining home field advantages. Historically that’s been worth 3 points, really strong advantages were more like 3.5 or 4. In recent years that’s dropped to 1.5. But Arrowhead at night is an exception. They are getting a full 3 or 3.5 points making the Lions a slight favorite on a neutral field. 2. In converse, the Lions are a dome team that excels on turf. They will be playing without their own advantage and dealing with a loud crowd on a less favorable surface. They lost in Lambeau and won a close game against the 1-4 Ravens in their 2 outdoor road games this season. 3. Jared Goff struggles in difficult environments, always has. Crowd noise has caused him to play poorly with both LA and Detroit. If they don’t get out to a lead quickly, this will be a problem. 4. The Chiefs have struggled most with mobile QBs. Jared Goff is the polar opposite of that. 5. Teams coming off a big loss tend to bounce back the next week, especially good teams. 6. Teams playing in back-to-back road games tend to struggle in the second road game. 7. Worthy will be one week healthier. Overall the Chiefs are reasonably healthy compared to the Lions who are really banged up, especially in the secondary. The DBs for the Lions are a massive liability against the Chiefs. There are probably some other matchups that the sharps are keyed in on as well. I suspect the Lions injury report are what caused the line to move in the Chiefs direction today. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/17 "2025-10-07T20:54:06Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I think the line makes sense and I’m not sure I’d be too eager to hammer the Lions. You make some excellent points, particularly about the non-mobility of Goff. The pocket rush of the Chiefs is pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/18 "2025-10-07T21:08:31Z")
If the Chiefs play the run against the Lions as well as they did against the Jags last night, it is going to be a long night for Goff and the Lions. That’s a tall order, but the Jags have been killing teams with their run game this season. I also don’t love the matchup of Dan Campbell versus Reid and Spags. This will not be the environment where you want to see Campbell rolling the dice on 4th down in his own end. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/19 "2025-10-07T21:52:03Z")
Thought this was interesting. > **[Titans waive former 1st-round pick Burks from IR](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46523095/titans-waive-treylon-burks-former-1st-round-pick-ir)** > > The Titans have waived wide receiver Treylon Burks from IR, ending the former first-round draft pick's time in Tennessee. Dude has been a complete bust, but at least part of the problem has been injuries. Not to mention instability at QB and coaching. The Titans are totally bankrupt at the WR position, so it says something that he was dumped now. Presumably the Titans would have cut him in the preseason had he been healthy. It will be interesting to see if anyone gives him a serious second look. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746/20 "2025-10-08T00:01:00Z")
> **[Police: Lacy's driving of car triggered fatal crash](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46524394/la-state-police-kyren-lacy-operation-car-triggered-events-caused-fatal-crash)** > > Louisiana State Police released video and records related to a fatal crash in December 2024 they allege was caused by ex-LSU football player Kyren Lacy. I imagine that folks are following this drama. I have to say that I’ve read the accounts of the accident multiple times and I still have no clear understanding of exactly what occurred. Guess I posted too soon. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kQW4zFADA-I/hqdefault.jpg "LSP Releases Evidence in Fatal Lafourche Parish Crash Involving Kyren Lacy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQW4zFADA-I) This video seems to I catch the relevant part. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-6/1023746.md?page=2)