NFL Roundup: Week 6

Some observations, comments and opinions about Sunday's NFL games.

New York Giants 27, Atlanta 14
The Giants defense sacked Michael Vick seven times and beat on him all day long to pick up the road win. Tiki Barber rushed for 185 yards and Jeremy Shockey caught two touchdowns passes to move the Giants to 3-2 on the season.

Dallas 34, Houston 6
Terrell Owens caught three touchdown passes and unfortunately for all of us, we'll have to hear T.O. and his big mouth say how good he is and how Dallas should get him the ball more.

Detroit 20, Buffalo 17
The Lions, behind the running of Kevin Jones (127 yards, 1 TD) and the receiving of Roy Williams (10 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD), led Detroit to its first win of the season.

Seattle 30, St. Louis 28
The Seahawks battled back from a 21-7 halftime deficit to pull out the victory on Josh Brown's 54-yard field goal as time expired. The win gave Seattle first place in the NFC West at 4-1, while the Rams dropped to second at 4-2. Marc Bulger threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

New Orleans 27, Philadelphia 24
The Saints fought off a furious second-half rally by the Eagles to move to 5-1 on the season. John Carney broke the tie with a 31-yard, game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter. Drew Brees threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and Joe Horn caught two TD passes for the NFC South leaders.

Tampa Bay 14, Cincinnati 13
Rookie QB Bruce Gradkowski led the Bucs to a late touchdown to give Tampa Bay its first victory of the season. Michael Clayton hauled in an 8-yard pass with 3:26 remaining to seal the victory over a suddenly punchless Bengal offense.

Tennessee 25, Washington 22
Vince Young got his first win as a starter and the Titans won their first game of the season with the upset victory over the up-and-down Redskins. Travis Henry ran for 178 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tennessee offense.

Carolina 23, Baltimore 21
The Panthers are 4-0 since Steve Smith returned from injury and he proved his value with another outstanding day (8-189-1). Jake Delhomme threw for a career-high 365 yards, while the Carolina defense knocked Steve McNair out of the game and sent the Ravens to their second straight loss.

New York Jets 20, Miami 17
Laveranues Coles caught two touchdown passes as the Jets held off a late Dolphins rally to improve to 3-3 on the season. Olindo Mare missed a 51-yarder that could have sent the game into overtime.

Pittsburgh 45, Kansas City 7
The Steelers offense broke out in a big way with RB Willie Parker (21-109-2) and QB Ben Roethlisberger (16-of-29, 238 yards, 2 TDs) having solid games. The Pittsburgh defense held Larry Johnson to only 26 yards rushing.

San Diego 48, San Francisco 19
The Chargers continue to impress on both sides of the ball. LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 71 yards and four touchdowns, while Philip Rivers (29-of-39, 334 yards and 2 TDs) continues to improve and play solid football. The Charger defense pressured Alex Smith all game long and recorded five sacks.

Denver 13, Oakland 3
The Broncos have won four straight since an opening day loss to the Rams. The defense is giving up only 7.4 points per game and have surrendered only one touchdown all season. The Broncos (4-1) are the first team since the 1934 Lions to start off a season by yielding just one TD through five games. Oakland is now the only winless team in the NFL.

It's time to stop calling the New Orleans Saints a surprise team playing on emotion. This is a solid offensive and defensive football team that staked a claim to legitimacy with its win over the Eagles on Sunday.

Head coach Sean Payton has his team believing and with the addition of Drew Brees, the Saints finally have a quarterback who protects the ball and has a winning, confident attitude. Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush are a dynamic 1-2 punch and Joe Horn, along with surprising rookie Marques Colston, gives Brees two legit receivers. The defense is not great, but gets the job done. Trust me, the Saints are not going to fade away.

Seattle proved that its still has a say in what goes on in the NFC. The Seahawks were dead in the water against St. Louis in the first half, but had the look of a champion when they rallied for 20 unanswered in the second half. All this without Shawn Alexander and Bobby Engram.

San Diego is fast becoming the team to beat in the AFC, despite the Colts setting atop the AFC at 5-0. With Philip Rivers getting better and better, LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates on the offense and a rugged defense that drives opposing quarterbacks crazy. Forget all the 'Martyball" stuff. This team is for real. A definite, strong candidate for the Super Bowl.

The undefeated Chicago Bears (5-0) travel to Arizona to take on Matt Leinart and the Cardinals on Monday night. Leinart could have a tough go of it against the Bears defense, but as Tennessee, Tampa Bay and Detroit proved yesterday, there are no sure things in the NFL.

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