NFL Week 6 Play by Play Thread

NFL Week 6 Play by Play Thread Oct 18, 2021 12:08:43 GMT Xeliou66 and bluerisk like this

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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 18, 2021 12:08:43 GMT

Oct 18, 2021 5:38:35 GMT Xeliou66 said:

Here is my recap and analysis of Week 6’s games

Cowboys defeat Patriots 35-29. Thrilling, bizarre game with the Cowboys coming out on top, Prescott was terrific, throwing for 445, and the Cowboys offense played a great game. The Cowboys are very impressive, their offense is playing really well and their defense is improved and can force turnovers, and I think the Cowboys are clearly the best team in the NFC East. The Pats are competitive and I like Jones as a QB but they are rather thin on both sides of the ball, and I don’t think they can get to a 500 or above season, they just don’t have enough talent.

Raiders defeat Broncos 34-24. Raiders with an impressive win after all of the chaos surrounding them this week, they played a very good game especially on offense, Carr looked very sharp and the Raiders dominated. The Raiders are off to a pretty good start to the season, and I think they have a shot at the playoffs. The Broncos are the weakest team in the AFC West IMO, they aren’t playing well right now, their defense isn’t playing up to their potential, and their offense is shaky.

Any thoughts?

The game really was bizarre, wasn't it? So bizarre in fact that I thought the Patriots D played well at times, until I realized they gave up 567 yards of offense! The Cowboys had 100+ yards in penalties and still won. I'm sure the Belichick defenders have a simple explanation as to why the defensive mastermind always seems to give up a million yards and a ton of points, but I won't make this post about him. Once again I liked what I saw in Mac Jones, I hope they take him off the leash and see if he can sling it a little once it's obvious the season is over (I mean we're close to being there from my perspective, but not quite yet).

Also, that pick six from Diggs was incredible. Just the fact that he wasn't necessarily expecting to catch the the ball, and he was still bobbling it as he hurdled the receiver, then headed straight for the end zone like it was his route all along. That play really let the air out of the balloon, then BOOM we get that TD on the deep ball that I knew we'd go for after an entire game of underneath stuff. Too bad the defense couldn't hold after that, but again I'm used to it. To be fair, that Dallas team has a ton of weapons.

Disappointed in the Broncos after a hot start, as you said yesterday they definitely seem like frauds at this point. They have a tough schedule, too. Only the Eagles, Lions and WFT look like wins on paper. Maybe they can get it going against a banged up Cleveland team on Thursday.