Raise your hand if at the beginning of the season you thought Week 6’s “Beltway Battle” would appear two top candidates for NFL MVP.
Sure, after being voted the league’s Most Valuable Player twice – including last season – Lamar Jackson would have been on the radar, but what about Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels? He is completing 77.1% (yes, you read that right) of his passes through the first five games of the season and is the first player in NFL history with 1,000 passing yards and 250 rushing yards through the first five games of his career.
More importantly for the Commanders, he has led them to a 4-1 record and is now a key player against the Ravens, who have won three straight games, including an overtime thriller in Cincinnati last week in which Jackson threw for 348 yards and four touchdown passes . , and Derrick Henry eclipsed the 10,000-yard rushing mark in his career.
While that matchup gets most of the attention, the Saints and Buccaneers clash in a huge NFC South matchup, where a win could allow Tampa Bay to stay two games clear in the division. Also, the 4-1 Texans are in New England as Drake Maye makes his first NFL start for the Patriots against CJ Stroud and the high-powered Texans offense.
Here’s a look at the week 6 Sunday list:
(Bye: Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins, Vikings)
