NFL Week 6 picks: Seahawks top Broncos, Eagles fall — SkimNews
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- NFC East teams had a historically disastrous Week 5: the Cowboys lost to the winless Buccaneers (who started an undrafted rookie at QB), the Eagles gave up the lead with 8 seconds left to the Jaguars, and the Commanders and Giants tied after Washington let the clock run out in field goal range in overtime.
- Seahawks are picked to beat the Broncos 27-17 on TNF (-3), with Mike Macdonald's defense facing a Denver offense that has scored just 23 first-half points all season (4.6 per game, tied with the Titans).
- Jaguars become the first team ever to play back-to-back international home games when they host the Texans in London on Sunday, with the column picking the 1-4 Texans (+3) to win 20-17.
- Texans are "five plays away from being 4-1" this season and recently acquired Marvin Harrison Jr. via trade; DeMeco Ryans has resumed calling defensive plays.
- Eagles face the Panthers after returning from London to play a team coming off a bye — historically a 0-4 matchup for the team coming off the international trip, which has averaged just 15.25 PPG and been outscored 70-30 over the first three quarters.
- The Macdonald-Payton coaching feud dates to a 2024 hot-mic incident in which Macdonald used Twitter-sourced training camp footage to scout Denver, prompting Payton to threaten a "Spygate"-style accusation and the Seahawks to threaten a lawsuit; Payton subsequently banned fan filming at Broncos training camp.
Why it matters: The picks lean on historical data rather than contrarianism: Philadelphia faces a quantified scheduling nightmare (teams returning from international games to face bye opponents are 0-4 with a 15.25 PPG average), while Seattle's TNF edge rests on facing a Denver offense tied with the Titans for the NFL's fewest first-half points.
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