The Browns and Chargers look like possible contenders. The receiver-less Cowboys face off with the receiver-dominating Jaguars. And Patrick Mahomes II and the Chiefs match up with Bill Belichick and the Patriots in a game with potential postseason implications—not to mention a high probability for offensive fireworks. The Ringer has all the action covered, so stay tuned for updates, analysis, and highlights from our staff.
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Everything You Need to Know About Week 6 of the 2018 NFL Season
The Ringer’s updates, analysis, and highlights from the sixth slate of regular-season games
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October 16, 2018
Aaron Rodgers’s Late-Game Heroics in the Packers’ Comeback, Ranked
Another prime-time showcase, another legacy-building performance for the superstar QB, who led Green Bay to a come-from-behind victory against San Francisco on Monday
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October 15, 2018
The Starting 11: Does Anyone Want to Win the AFC’s North and South Divisions?
While Blake Bortles is Blake Bortles–ing and the Texans refuse to take control of the division, the Steelers and Ravens showed that there may be a few Kings in the North. Plus: Todd Gurley helped his MVP chances, and Adam Thielen has taken the league by storm.
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October 15, 2018
The Patriots Are Still the AFC Overlords—but the Chiefs Could Turn a Rematch Into ‘Rocky II’
Until Tom Brady and Bill Belichick say otherwise, the road to the Super Bowl runs through Foxborough. But Sunday night, Patrick Mahomes II and Kansas City looked like worthy adversaries for a postseason showdown.
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October 15, 2018
The Six Plays That Explain Week 6
The Cowboys flash some of that 2016 magic, Frank Clark reinvigorates Seattle’s defense, and Todd Gurley makes the Rams offense weatherproof
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October 15, 2018
Boston’s Big Night and Guess the Lines Week 7 With Cousin Sal
Bill and Sal talk the thriller in Foxborough, the wild Pittsburgh game, and a last-second decision in Miami, then guess next week’s lines
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October 15, 2018
A Thriller in Foxborough and What We Know After Week 6
Plus, Robert and Kevin anoint the best team in the AFC
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October 15, 2018
The GOAT vs. the Future: Brady’s Pats Outlast Mahomes and the Chiefs
The five-time champs snuck past Kansas City and the upstart QB, who was undaunted after an error-filled first half. Will we remember this game as something more than a highlight of this season?
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October 15, 2018
The Winners and Losers From NFL Week 6
The Patriots may have emerged from ‘Sunday Night Football’ with a win, but the Chiefs’ ability to dictate the style of the game was a win for Patrick Mahomes II, too. Plus: Nathan Peterman’s very bad day, the Vikings’ questionable dance moves, and Jon Gruden’s miserable U.K. trip.
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October 14, 2018
Brock Osweiler Could Be Hero—Just for One Day
It was hardly art, but the journeyman QB led the Dolphins to a comeback win over the Bears thanks to some lucky bounces, incredible work from his receivers, and a career performance
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October 14, 2018
Adam Thielen Is Your Unlikely Fantasy God
The Vikings wideout has six 100-yard games in six weeks, and it may be time to consider him among the game’s best
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October 12, 2018
Lombardi’s Week 6 Watch List and Last-Second Fantasy Advice
Michael and Tate also break down the Giants’ loss to the Eagles on ‘Thursday Night Football’
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October 12, 2018
The Giants’ Season Is Over—and Odell Beckham Jr. Has a Point
After two losses in five days for New York, there’s a lot of fancy footwork and a lot of backward progress
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October 12, 2018
The Four Must-See Matchups for NFL Week 6
Can anyone stop Patrick Mahomes II and the Kansas City Chiefs? Last week, the Jacksonville Jaguars failed. Next up? Bill Belichick. What else will we learn this weekend?
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October 12, 2018
Philip Rivers’s Quiet Career Year Is Making the Chargers Exciting Again
Los Angeles isn’t generating much hype at the moment, but if the offense can keep playing like it has in the first five weeks, this may be the year that the squad finally becomes a contender
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October 11, 2018
Chiefs-Patriots Preview and the Teams No One Is Talking About
Plus, Brandon Thorn of USA Football calls in
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October 11, 2018
Worst Picks of the Week | NFL Week 6
Kevin Clark explains why the Redskins, Broncos, and Cowboys are the worst picks this week, and Mallory Rubin joins to discuss the worst World Series pick
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October 11, 2018
Antonio Brown Is Approaching the NFL’s All-Time Receiver Pantheon—Just Ask These Hall of Famers
How high can the Steelers star climb in the league’s career receiving hierarchy? We talked to some of the greatest pass catchers ever to to find out.
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October 11, 2018
Which Early-Season Fantasy Football Trends Can You Trust?
The Bengals and the Panthers look great while the Patriots look bad—just as we all predicted. Which of these developments are here to stay, and which are just smoke and mirrors?