NFL Week 6 grades for every team that played: 49ers hold off furious Commanders rally, Colts get 'F' — SkimNews
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- Cleveland Browns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10, moving into first place in the AFC North — the first time in 12 years Cleveland has held a Week 6 division lead.
- Pittsburgh Steelers erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime, marking their largest fourth-quarter comeback since 2002.
- Baltimore Ravens have now blown 15 fourth-quarter leads of seven or more points since 2020 — the most in the NFL over that span, with no other team reaching 10.
- Cincinnati Bengals fell from a tie for second to last place in the AFC North after Week 6 despite being 3-2; the source notes they would be in first place if they played in the NFC East.
- NFC East teams went a combined 0-6-2 in back-to-back weeks, the first time in NFL history every team in a division has played and lost/tied across consecutive weeks.
- San Francisco 49ers held off the Washington Commanders on Monday night to go 6-0, per other coverage converging on the result.
- AFC North suddenly looks like the NFL's best division, with three of its four teams (Browns, Steelers, Bengals) at .500 or better going into Week 7.
- Washington Commanders fell to 0-6-2 in their NFC East slate, contributing to the division's historic futility after Monday night's loss to San Francisco.
Why it matters: The Week 6 results scrambled two division races simultaneously: the Browns' first Week 6 AFC North lead in 12 years and the Steelers' biggest comeback since 2002 reshuffle the playoff picture in the league's hottest division, while the NFC East's 0-6-2 back-to-back week is a historic low that crystallizes that division as the league's worst. The Ravens' 15 blown fourth-quarter leads since 2020 — more than any other team — signals a recurring late-game vulnerability that bettors and opponents will keep targeting.
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