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Lamar Jackson QB | BAL
Ravens' Lamar Jackson: Efficient in Sunday's win
Jackson completed 20 of 26 passes for 323 yards and a touchdown with one interception in Sunday's 30-23 win over the Commanders. He added 40 rushing yards on 11 carries.
The veteran quarterback dissected a weak Washington secondary, and Jackson found Mark Andrews for a 13-yard score just before halftime. Jackson has posted back-to-back games with more than 300 passing yards, and on the season the reigning MVP has put together a 10:2 TD:INT through six games while also chipping in two rushing touchdowns. He could be poised for big numbers again in a potential Week 7 barn burner against the Buccaneers.
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Spencer Rattler QB | NO
Saints' Spencer Rattler: Impressive in NFL debut
Rattler completed 22 of 40 passes for 243 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the Saints' 51-27 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also rushed four times for 27 yards and fumbled once but recovered.
The rookie fifth-round pick did not look out of his element despite facing a veteran defense with aggressive tendencies. Rattler recorded his first touchdown pass via a 10-yard strike to Bub Means just before the midway point of the second quarter, and he continued battling throughout the game despite the game eventually getting away from New Orleans. Reports earlier Sunday indicated Derek Carr (oblique) could be down for up to four games, so Rattler projects for another start Thursday night at home against the Broncos.
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Drake Maye QB | NE
Patriots' Drake Maye: Three TDs, three TOs in first start
Maye completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday's 41-21 loss to the Texans. He added five rushing attempts for 38 yards and lost a fumble.
After leading the offense to a three-and-out on the first drive of his first NFL start, Maye was picked off on the next possession. He struggled early but finally produced New England's first points of the game with a 40-yard touchdown pass to Kayshon Boutte in the final minute of the first half. That play didn't create any momentum, as Maye lost a fumble on the second play of the second half. He later threw touchdown passes of six yards to Hunter Henry and 35 yards to DeMario Douglas as the Patriots unsuccessfully tried to climb out of a 27-7 hole, sandwiching another interception between those two scores. Maye has yet to prove he can find success while a game is still within reach, but a Week 7 London matchup against a Jaguars secondary that just allowed four touchdown passes to fellow rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is as good an opportunity as any for Maye to prove himself.
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C.J. Stroud QB | HOU
Texans' C.J. Stroud: No Nico, no problem
Stroud completed 20 of 31 passes for 192 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 41-21 win over the Patriots. He added three rushing attempts for seven yards.
Stroud was unfazed by the absence of leading receiver Nico Collins (hamstring), capping Houston's first two drives with touchdown passes of two yards to Tank Dell and 10 yards to Joe Mixon. The second-year quarterback was unlucky on his second-quarter interception, which bounced out of Dalton Schultz's hands in the end zone and went right to a Patriots defender, but Stroud bounced back with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs in the third quarter. Houston rode the running game and defense from there in a game that was never in doubt, and Stroud got to savor the victory from the sideline while Davis Mills came in for mop-up duty. Stroud will bring a 10:4 TD:INT into a Week 7 trip to Lambeau Field.
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Baker Mayfield QB | TB
Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield: Four TDs in wild win
Mayfield completed 24 of 36 passes for 325 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions in the Buccaneers' 51-27 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also rushed three times for 29 yards.
Mayfield authored his third straight multi-touchdown tally while putting together his second 300-yard effort of the campaign as well. The veteran signal-caller also matched his season high in touchdown passes, connecting with Chris Godwin (four, 55 yards), Sean Tucker (36 yards) and Cade Otton (eight yards) for his quartet of scoring tosses. Mayfield did get shaken up at the end of a late third-quarter drive, but because the Buccaneers punted on the next play, he never missed a play and led a touchdown drive on the next possession. Mayfield's three interceptions were his most in a game during his season-plus Tampa Bay tenure, but he'll still head into a tough Week 7 home matchup against the Ravens on Monday night, Oct. 21 with plenty of momentum.
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Jayden Daniels QB | WAS
Commanders' Jayden Daniels: Tosses two TDs in loss
Daniels completed 24 of 35 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 30-23 loss to the Ravens. He added 22 rushing yards on six carries.
The rookie quarterback was mostly held in check on the ground, posting his lowest rushing-yard total through his first six NFL games, but Daniels still hit Terry McLaurin for TDs in the second and fourth quarters while setting a new career high in passing yards. Daniels has produced an impressive 10 touchdowns (six passing, four rushing) against only two INTs so far, and in Week 7, he'll get a much softer opponent in the struggling Panthers.
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Kyler Murray QB | MIN
Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Held in check in loss
Murray completed 22 of 32 passes for 214 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions and added seven carries for 14 yards in the Cardinals' 34-13 loss to the Packers on Sunday. He also lost a fumble.
Murray had a serviceable day through the air, especially considering he lost Marvin Harrison in the second quarter to a concussion. The star signal-caller kept his focus trained in the short-to-intermediate areas of the field for the most part in the absence of his No. 1 receiver, a development that benefited tight end Trey McBride (eight receptions, 96 yards) in particular. Murray's one touchdown pass went to Michael Wilson from 18 yards out late in the second quarter, while his fumble came deep in Arizona territory but did not result in any Packers points. Murray has now been at Sunday's yardage total or less in four consecutive games while throwing just a single touchdown in each of those contests as well, and he draws a tough Week 7 home assignment against the Chargers on Monday night, Oct. 21.
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Jordan Love QB | GB
Packers' Jordan Love: Tosses four TDs in Week 6 win
Love completed 22 of 32 passes for 258 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 34-13 win over the Cardinals. He added five rushing attempts for 13 yards.
Love threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed in the first quarter before adding touchdown passes of 10 yards to Romeo Doubs and 44 yards to Christian Watson in the second quarter. His hot start got the Packers a 24-0 lead, but the Cardinals responded with 13 consecutive points, aided by a Love interception. He halted Arizona's comeback bid with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Doubs, and three fumble recoveries by the Packers defense helped Green Bay hold on for the easy win. Love will look to extend his streak of eight consecutive regular-season starts with multiple touchdown passes when the Packers host the Texans at Lambeau Field in Week 7.
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Trey Lance QB | LAC
Cowboys' Trey Lance: Emergency QB for Week 6
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions but will be available as the emergency third quarterback.
Lance is technically inactive and won't count against the 53-man roster limit. However, he'll be eligible to enter the game if Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush are both injured during Sunday's game.
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Justin Fields QB | KC
Steelers' Justin Fields: Backed up by Wilson
Fields is slated to be backed up by Russell Wilson on Sunday against the Raiders, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
With Wilson active for the first time this season, in this case as the team's No. 2 signal-caller, Kyle Allen will serve as Pittsburgh's emergency quarterback Sunday. Thus far this season, Fields has led the team to a 3-2 record, but it remains to be seen how strong his grip on the starting job is now that Wilson has moved past his calf injury.