NFL Week 6 Winners and Losers: Jets Hand Eagles First Loss of 2023 Season

Don't count out the New York Jets quite yet.

The Jets defense forced four turnovers in a 20-14 win over the previously undefeated Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Despite losing starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Week 1 and then dropping three consecutive games, Gang Green is back at .500. One play after Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was intercepted by Tony Adams, Jets running back Breece Hall ran in for an 8-yard, go ahead-touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The Jets erased an 11-point deficit for their first-ever win against the Eagles. New York's defense picked off Hurts three times despite being down four cornerbacks.

"Through these first six weeks, we have played a gauntlet of quarterbacks. I know we haven't won them all, but we've embarrassed all of them," Jets coach Robert Saleh said after the game, referring to previous encounters with Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, among others. "Just really, really proud of the defense and their resolve."

To make a good week even better for Jets fans, Rodgers was seen walking without crutches and even throwing the football around before Sunday's game.

The Jets were undoubtedly a big winner from the NFL's Week 6 action. Here's a look at some of the other winners and losers from around the NFL on Sunday.

NFL Winners From Week 6

1972 Dolphins Still Stand Alone: Pop the champagne. The Eagles and San Francisco 49ers entered Week 6 as the only undefeated teams remaining in the NFL this season, and both were upset on the road. With both going down, the 1972 Miami Dolphins will have the only perfect season in NFL history for at least another year. Not too long before the Jets upset the Eagles, 49ers kicker Jake Moody missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired in a 19-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

The 49ers were 10-0 in the regular season with quarterback Brock Purdy as the starter and had won their last 15 regular-season games.

"I don't think we deserved to win," 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa said. "We didn't underestimate them, but they did play better than us. We haven't lost in a long time in the regular season, so it hurts a lot more."

Speaking of the Dolphins, this year's Miami team also had a pretty good Sunday. The Dolphins moved to 5-1 with a 42-21 win over the Carolina Panthers. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is tied for the NFL lead with 14 touchdown passes after throwing three more on Sunday, while running back Raheem Mostert's three-score day gives him an NFL-best 11 from scrimmage this season.

Jaguars, Texans Heating Up in AFC South: The Jacksonville Jaguars clobbered the Indianapolis Colts, 37-20, on Sunday for their third consecutive win after a 1-2 start. The Jaguars forced four turnovers, giving them a league-best 15 this season. Jacksonville leads its division going into Week 7, but the Houston Texans, unexpectedly, are staying in the AFC South hunt.

The Texans beat the Jaguars by 20 points in Week 3 and have gone 2-1 since. Houston's 20-13 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday has the team at 3-3. This marks the first time since 2019 that the Texans head into the bye week at .500 or better. Led by rookie QB C.J. Stroud, who tossed two more touchdown passes against the Saints, Houston has already won as many games as it did all of last season.

Lions Running Away With NFC North: The Detroit Lions have never won the NFC North. The last time Detroit won its division was in 1993, when it was still called the NFC Central and Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was in only his fifth NFL season. But times seem to be changing for the better in Detroit. The Lions improved to 5-1 with a 20-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jared Goff threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns, while the Lions' defense kept Tampa Bay out of the end zone.

No other NFC North team has a winning record. The Green Bay Packers, whom the Lions defeated 34-20 earlier this season, are the closest at 2-3. Detroit has won four straight games by 14 points or more for the first time since 1969, according to USA Today. And if the current state of the NFC North is any indication, a long-awaited division title could be on its way.

NFL Losers From Week 6

Titans' Winning Window Might Be Closed: The Tennessee Titans had a winning record in four of their first five seasons under head coach Mike Vrabel and went to the playoffs on three occasions. But Tennessee's reign over the AFC South appears to be over. The Titans sit at 2-4 after a 24-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in London.

And apparently not everyone in the locker room is on the same page.

"We need to figure something out," defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons said postgame. "We need to figure out the guys who don't fight. We need to figure out the guys who want to be out there. Not the guys that don't want to be out there. That's what it needs to be. We need to reevaluate our team and figure it out. That's the message. Let's figure it out. Who wants to play football for the Titans?"

To make matters worse, starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill was carted off the field with an ankle injury during the game. But even when Tannehill has been on the field this season, he hasn't led Tennessee's offense as suitably as he once did.

The 35-year-old's QB rating (71.9), completion percentage (62 percent) and interception rate (3.8 percent) are Tannehill's worst in any of his five seasons leading the Titans.

Bill Belichick's Tablet: The New England Patriots suffered their third straight loss in a 21-17 defeat at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders. But at least the Patriots scored a touchdown this week. A third-quarter touchdown run by Ezekiel Elliott marked New England's first time reaching the end zone since Week 3. The Patriots had gone 10 quarters without a touchdown and were outscored 72-3 in losses to the Cowboys and Saints.

Managing to put some points on the board didn't end up improving New England's win column, though. Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby sacked Patriots quarterback Mac Jones in the end zone for a safety with just under two minutes remaining. The Patriots never got the ball back.

The Patriots are now 1-5, the worst start in 24 seasons under Bill Belichick. The six-time Super Bowl champion head coach's tablet paid the price for New England's struggles.

Giants, Somehow: The New York Giants fell to the Buffalo Bills, 14-9, after failing to score a touchdown from the Buffalo 1-yard line on the final play of the game (perhaps because of a potentially missed defensive interference penalty). But here's the most unbelievable part: The Giants finished the game with more passing yards, more rushing yards, fewer fumbles, fewer interceptions and fewer missed field goals than the Bills and still lost. The Giants are the first team in the Super Bowl era to accomplish that, according to the Athletic.

Teams were previously 134-0 in that situation. That about sums up the 1-5 Giants.