Week Six Preview (2022)

Matchups of the Week

Titans (6-1) vs Raiders (6-1)

• LV 1-0 vs TEN All Time (2019)
• TEN 1st in PPG, LV 3rd in PPG
• winner holds huge H2H tiebreaker for 1 seed, 1st round bye

Colts (5-2) vs Broncos (5-2)

• IND 1-0 vs DEN All Time (2019)
• IND 8th in PPG, DEN 15th in PPG
• since week 2: DEN 7th in PPG, IND 9th in PPG

Seahawks (6-1) vs Panthers (4-3)

• SEA 2-0 vs CAR All Time (1st matchup since 2019)
• SEA 6th in PPG, CAR 11th in PPG
• SEA: has not had back to back losses since 2020 (went 0-14)

Other Notes:

• NE (5-2) vs CLE (4-3) -- Patriots loss to SF opens door for Buffalo in AFC East
• PIT (5-2) vs BUF (4-3) -- Bills upset of Seattle is huge as they head into the soft part of the schedule
• CIN (6-1) vs MIA (2-5) -- Bengals 22nd in scoring, but don't play anyone inside top 15 rest of season
• NYJ (0-7) vs BAL (0-7) -- last matchup between winless teams this season, big draft order implications

• HOU (2-5) vs KC (0-7) -- Texans should get back to .500 (KC, JAX, MIN) heading into final 4 weeks of reg. season
• LAC (4-3) vs JAX (1-6) -- Chargers still in division race with JAX/KC next 2 weeks & DEN/LV matchup in week 7

• CHI (6-1) vs NYG (1-6) -- layup for the Bears, trying to keep pace with Lions in scoring column
• DET (6-1) vs DAL (5-2) -- Cowboys are massive underdogs despite their record, all three teams still in division race
• PHI (3-4) vs GB (0-7) -- Eagles have dropped 4 straight but should get back to .500 before matchup with Dallas
• WAS (4-3) vs MIN (3-4) -- Vikings have been better since week 2, a win puts them back in the wildcard race

• ATL (4-3) vs ARI (4-3) -- Cardinals need a win before facing SEA/NE/TB over their next three
• NO (3-4) vs SF (3-4) -- both bounced back after 1-4 starts, Saints more desperate with tougher ROS schedule
• TB (3-4) vs LAR (2-5) -- Rams have been good despite record, but Bucs are #1 in scoring since week 2

AFC Standings:

1 Tennessee Titans (6-1)
2 Las Vegas Raiders (6-1)
3 Cincinnati Bengals (6-1)
4 New England Patriots (5-2)


5 Indianapolis Colts (5-2)
6 Denver Broncos (5-2)
7 Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)

8 Buffalo Bills (4-3)
9 Los Angeles Chargers (4-3)
10 Cleveland Browns (4-3)
11 Houston Texans (2-5)
12 Miami Dolphins (2-5)
13 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6)
14 New York Jets (0-7)
15 Kansas City Chiefs (0-7)
16 Baltimore Ravens (0-7)

NFC Standings:

1 Chicago Bears (6-1)
2 Seattle Seahawks (6-1)
3 Dallas Cowboys (5-2)
4 Carolina Panthers (4-3)


5 Detroit Lions (6-1)
6 Arizona Cardinals (4-3)
7 Atlanta Falcons (4-3)

8 Washington Commanders (4-3)
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4)
10 New Orleans Saints (3-4)
11 San Francisco 49ers (3-4)
12 Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)
13 Minnesota Vikings (3-4)
14 Los Angeles Rams (2-5)
15 New York Giants (1-6)
16 Green Bay Packers (0-7)