Throughout the 2024 season, NFL Network analysts will provide one bold prediction heading into each week's slate of games (see the full Week 6 schedule).
Jared Goff is coming off a perfect game, but things take a 180-degree turn out of the Lions' bye week. Detroit's passing attack surprisingly struggles against the Cowboys, while Dak Prescott dices up Aaron Glenn's unit. Prescott and CeeDee Lamb connect for more yards than Goff has passing yards in a Dallas victory.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll has Daniel Jones playing competent football once again, but Big Blue fans are still waiting for that huge breakout game. How about Sunday night? In prime time, where Jones is historically bad (1-13), he delivers his second career win under the lights against the Bengals' 31st-ranked scoring defense by posting his first game with at least three pass TDs since rookie season while racking up 300 total yards.
Let's get spicy! Chase Brown is getting more work and looking great doing so. He just enjoyed the best fantasy game of any RB against the 2024 Ravens, becoming the only back with an explosive run (10-plus yards) against Baltimore -- and he actually had two such scampers. The Giants allow explosive runs at the third-highest rate this season and struggle against pass-catching backs. With Zack Moss dealing with a foot issue, Brown balls out on Sunday Night Football, racking up 150 scrimmage yards and a touchdown.
Kyler Murray and Jordan Love both tend to score in spurts, going dormant for quarters at a time before exploding for points. The pair of NFC quarterbacks start hot Sunday and ultimately combine for eight total touchdowns in a shootout at Lambeau.
I know this is the Bold Predictions column, but this might be straight loco. Will Levis has been on a generational run of creating meme-worthy turnovers this season. But he's also faced one of the toughest schedules thus far. When he had a decent matchup versus the Packers, he posted a decent fantasy stat line (26-of-34 for 260 yards, two TDs, two INTs). By that logic, with a favorable matchup against the Colts, Levis could enjoy his best game of the season, logging a top-10 QB finish for Week 6 in the fantasy realm.
Caleb Williams has grown a little each game and we're about to see a glimpse of his final form. The Jaguars are NFL Pro’s last-ranked pass defense and are particularly inept at pressuring the quarterback. With extra time to calculate and execute, Williams will remind everyone why he went No. 1 overall when he throws for 375 yards and three touchdowns -- becoming the first Bears QB to do so since Brian Griese 17 years ago.
Full NFL Week 6 schedule
Thursday, October 10
Sunday, October 13
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears (9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network/NFL+)
- Washington Commanders at Baltimore Ravens (1 p.m. ET on CBS)
- Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers (1 p.m. ET on FOX)
- Houston Texans at New England Patriots (1 p.m. ET on CBS)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints (1 p.m. ET on FOX)
- Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m. ET on FOX)
- Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans (1 p.m. ET on CBS)
- Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos (4:05 p.m. ET on CBS)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET on CBS)
- Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers (4:25 p.m. ET on FOX)
- Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys (4:25 p.m. ET on FOX)
- Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants (8:20 p.m. ET on NBC/Universo/TeleXitos/NFL+)
