The Dime Package: 10 Thoughts from NFL Week 6

NFL Week 6 brings another edition of The Dime Package, offering 10 quick-hitting thoughts and observations on the week that was.

Tom Brady played his first game at Gillette Stadium this season. But Brady’s home debut was overshadowed by the performance of Dak Prescott against the Green Bay Packers.

With the way that the Dallas Cowboys performed, the way that the Pittsburgh Steelers under-performed (and got banged up), and everything in-between transpired, there’s plenty to talk about coming out of NFL Week 6. So, that’s exactly what we’ll do.

Let’s get into The Dime Package with 10 thoughts on Week 6:

1. The Cincinnati Bengals made life difficult for Tom Brady in the first half. But once the New England Patriots made some adjustments, the GOAT and company turned things around and rolled, 35-17. Breaking: Brady’s still good.

2. It looks like Colin Kaepernick is not the answer for the San Francisco 49ers at quarterback either. Let’s call it like it is: San Francisco is terrible. It doesn’t matter who the quarterback is. Hence the continued struggles of this team.

3. The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn’t have had a worse day yesterday. Not only did they lose to the hapless Dolphins, but also lost Ben Roethlisberger to a meniscus injury. Ouch! Consequently, their season could look quite different moving forward.

4. What has happened to the Baltimore Ravens? They’ve now lost three-straight after yesterday’s 27-23 loss to the Giants. It seems like consistency is an issue for John Harbaugh’s team. When the offense plays well, the defense doesn’t. When the defense plays well, the offense doesn’t. It’s mind numbing. Needless to say, the Ravens are pretenders.

5. The Philadelphia Eagles are who we thought they were, a mediocre, fringe playoff team. The national media was ready to call Doug Pederson the best coach in the NFL and they commissioned the making of Carson Wentz’s bust for Canton. But alas, the Eagles have come back to earth.

6. Imagine if the Cleveland Browns played defense? They might actually be competitive. Then again, I’m not sure they have enough capable players to actually play defense.

7. Matthew Stafford shredded the vaunted Los Angeles Rams defense thanks to the absence of cornerback of Trumaine Johnson. The Rams live and die with the blitz. Rest in peace after Sunay.

8. Dak Prescott has to be the Dallas Cowboys quarterback the rest of the season. Up until the Week 6 matchup against the Packers, Prescott’s detractors would point to the fact that he hadn’t beaten anyone. However, that changed yesterday. If Prescott’s not the starter from here on out, then Jerry Jones is more committed to being loyal to Tony Romo than he is to winning.

9. The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Seattle Seahawks and the team in stripes yesterday. They got absolutely screwed late in the fourth quarter. I still can’t believe that Richard Sherman wasn’t called for pass interference on Julio Jones. Not making that call cost the Falcons the game, but it makes the league look bad.

10. I can’t say I’m surprised that the Indianapolis Colts gagged against the Houston Texans. Andrew Luck can’t lead a game-clinching drive and the defense is awful. Therefore, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that, at 2-4, the Colts will not make the playoffs for the second-straight season.

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