Best & Worst NFL Week Six

Week six has come and gone around the NFL. We had one of the worst offensive performances ever take place, over in London no less. At the same time, we saw one that was a dominating run performance to take place over in Dallas. There's one winless team in the league left, and no unbeatens this season. So here's what we got from the best, and worst, of week six in the NFL.

Best: Rico Dowdle, Running Back Carolina Panthers
Talk about balling out last week. There had been some concerns about the Panthers run game with Chubba Hubbard being down with injury. But I think Rico Dowdle is doing just fine picking up the slack. In the Panthers 30-27 win over the Cowboys, Rico was a huge factor. While it true that he didn't cross the goal line himself, he was a big reason the Panthers got a lot of the field position they did on the day. He finished with 30 carries for a league best 183 yards. Having that kind of day is pretty impressive on its own insane merits.

Worst: Justin Fields, Quarterback New York Jet
There's having a bad game, and then there's this God Awful performance. The Jets go over to London to take on the Denver Broncos with hopes of finally getting their first win of the season. Yeah that turned out to be a pip dream as the Broncos walked away with a 13-11 victory. The Jets passing game finished with-10 yards FOR THE ENTIRE GAME. NO, that is not a typo, it actually happened. Justin Fields actually finished with -10 passing yards. His stat line reads 9 of 17 for 45 yards. he was sacked nine times for 55 yards lost. Ta Da, there's your -10. This was an all timer for bad performances. A combination of horrible offensive line play and bad play from Fields still leaves the Jets searching for their first win.

Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks
There's having a good year, and then there's what Jaxon Smith-Njigba is doing out in Seattle. The NFL's leading receiver was at it again on Sunday, going off in the Seahawks 20-12 win over the Jaguars. He finished with eight catches for 162 yards and a touchdown. He now leads the league 696 receiving yards through six games. He's cracked the 100 yard mark four times, going over 130 in back to back weeks. He's also had eight catches or more in four of the six games this year. This is reaching a solid level of domination so far.

Worst: Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback Miami Dolphins
It's bad enough when you having the season that your having over in Miami. It gets even worse when some of this stuff comes out in the headlines after the game. IT's bad enough that the Charges won in Miami 29-27, a game which now drops Miami to 1-5 on the year. Tua's performances was below average, to say the least. 21 of 32 for 205 a touchdown and three picks. He's supposed to be one of the offensive leaders and this is putting in a bit of a poor performance. It's getting even worse when the following comments came out on Social Media after the game: Players have been arriving late and not showing up to players only meetings: "We have guys showing up to player online meetings late, guys not showing up to player only meetings. YIKES

Best: Baker Mayfield, Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
There was some cause for speculation and concern for the Bucs going into this week with how well they were going to play. Yes, the opponent on the day the San Francisco 49ers had injury concerns of their own to deal with, but on paper they seemed healthier than what the Bucs had. Still the Bucs came away with a 30-19 win on home turf. A lot of that had to do with the outstanding play of Baker Mayfield under center on the day. 17 of 23 for 256 yards and a pair of TD tosses. He has done a masterful job at being able to get his guys on the same page, despite not having Godwin, Evans and Irving available to him this week. The offense around him is starting to drop like flies, yet Mayfield keeps the team together and has them atop the NFC South.

Worst: Injuries
A little vague with this one we know, but take a look at what's come out of week six. A lot of guys missed time in games this week due to injuries. That list includes: Garrett Wilson (knee), Puka Nacua (ankle), Marvin Harrison Jr. (concussion), David Njoku (knee), Calvin Ridley (hamstring), Emeka Egbuka (hamstring), Trey Hendrickson (back) and, most notably, Fred Warner (ankle). And when you consider some of the big name stars around the league that have already gone down with injuries so far this season, its a wonder how many teams are going to be even remotely healthy come playoff time.