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SportsPulse: Trysta Krick summarizes a weekend that saw the Patriots win an instant classic, the Cowboys stunning the world by dominating the Jaguars and Steelers regaining their pace.
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The 32 things we learned in Week 6 of the 2018 NFL season:

1. Who is the MVP leader? Good luck finding this one. Drew Brees? Patrick Mahomes? Jared Goff? Khalil Mack? Move Todd Gurley to the top of the list for the moment after running for the 208-yard career and two TDs in 2006. Victory Sunday from 23-20 to Denver. The context: Gurley has 870 scrum yards and 11 touchdowns to set the tone for the NFL.

2 The Gurley Rams remained undefeated despite their inability to score at least 33 points for the first time this season.

3 The Jets wore all white face masks (not unusual) and gray (unusual – the third faceup mask of the club of different colors this season) while reproducing the look of the victory of the 1968 Super Bowl III team against the Colts of Baltimore. The J-E-T-S still beat the Colts (Indianapolis version) on Sunday, while they were also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the only franchise history team to hold a Lombardi trophy. (The Colts quarterback, Andrew Luck, even played in the game, working as Baltimore's Earl Morrall in the Super Bowl III.Lucky pitched three INTs for the ninth time in his career.)

More: Doyel: It was the worst loss of the terrible Colts season

4 The year was tough for the kickers, but Jason Myers of the Jets resisted the trend. He has scored each of his 10 shots – seven goals, three APTs – for 24 points, the second best goal of a player in league history who did not score the first goal (Tennessee K Rob Bironas in had 26 in 2007). The context: Myers dominated the Rams and 13 other teams in Week 6.

5 Continuing the momentum, the new Chargers K, Mike Badgley, made his six tries (5 PATS, 1 FG) in his NFL debut, which is remarkable because the Bolts have recently achieved such uneven production. The context: Injured, Caleb Sturgis only has one perfect match this season. Since coming to Los Angeles, the Chargers have had at least one miss in 14 of their 20 games.

6 Tom Brady became the first NFL 99-year quarterback to win 200 regular-season games, with the Patriots and him claiming their first loss in 2018. With a win of 200, Brady tied with Tim Wakefield and now has 57 wins more than David Price, who started the other big match in New England Sunday night.

7. Since the NFL added overtime in 1974, it's the first season with at least one football bonus match each of the first six weeks.

8Substitute quarterback Brock Osweiler is 4-0 in overtime during his career. The context: Aaron Rodgers is 1-7-1 of all time in OT.

9 Osweiler started because Ryan Tannehill was late. Miami coach Adam Gase has not been able to contemplate the surprise of his team in Chicago for a long time, after being questioned for the umpteenth time about Tannehill's injury: "I do not know. I think there's some kind of HIPAA (Medicare Transferability and Accountability Act) or something like that, I can not talk about it, I do not know. I'm not sitting in front of him and I'm not asking him all these questions, I know the guy can not go today, go ask him, I'm tired of answering this question about this guy … I am overwhelmed.We and he, we know that it is not right now, agree? "ACCORD.

ten. Shoutout to Dak Prescott, Cole Beasley and the Cowboys' Pass Game – about a lot of negative publicity this season, including this space for more than one occasion. Prescott was eager to score a goal and hit Beasley (101 yards) for a more balanced goal in Dallas, which brought a supposedly elite defense to Jacksonville. The context: It was Prescott's first three-game game since December 10th and Beasley's first two-game game since November 5th.

11Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has had at least three assists in three of his last four games. The context: He did not pass three times in a single match in 2017.

12 But Ryan still has not thrown one to Julio Jones in 2018.

13 Jameis Winston has been a loser in 10 of his last 11 starts.

14 The Bucs almost allowed Winston to figure in the winning streak at Sunday's final game in Atlanta, but DeSean Jackson could not handle the final cleanly in a series of games – the ball was dropped on the 5 yard line of the Falcons – on the last game of a match, Tampa Bay lost 34-29.

15 With 5,063 yards, Mike Evans has become Tampa Bay's all-time all-time receiver in less than five full seasons. The context: Evans dominated the charts despite 22 fewer games in Buc than Mark Carrier.

16 Lotta funky uniform Sunday combos, none of them winners – figuratively or literally. The Titans wore the monochrome navy for the first time since switching to the navy helmets this season. Meh The Panthers wore white shirts and black pants. Ugh. The Jaguars wore black jerseys and very teal in the winter. Eww. The Jags are now 0-2 in those very teal in the winter. (Meanwhile, the Browns remain without a win this year when they do not wear their very nice Color Rush brown.)

17 Ben Roethlisberger should move to the house. The context: The native of Lima, Ohio – he played his college ball in Miami (Ohio) – is 26-4-1 in NFL games in Cleveland or Cincinnati after Sunday's win at the Bengals Paul Brown Stadium.

18 "Veon Bell apparently shows up for work this week … the Steelers' week off. He may even have his wish and not have to play a lot. The context: Substitute James Conner now has three 100-yard games and two touchdowns this season, 710 yards from the scrum. Bell had 706 yards at the same point in 2017 and three fewer scores than Conner's seven.

More: Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers did what they do best – beat the Cincinnati Bengals

More: Dr. Kirkpatrick of the Bengals about the Steelers after the defeat: "We are better than them"

19 Vikings WR Adam Thielen captured 11 assists Sunday. The context: He now has 58 points (the highest number of times in six weeks), a top in the league, allowing him to score 155 points, easily surpassing Marvin Harrison's record (143). Thielen also had 123 yards in Minnesota's loss to Arizona, leaving him with a setback on Charley Hennigan's record in most 100-yard games to start a season (1961 Oilers).

20 Quarterback tickets Nathan Peterman, who played for the relief of rookie Josh Allen, launched two impressive INTs – including the decisive fourth-quarter pick – to defeat the Buffalo attempt of the Texans. The context: Nine of Peterman's 79 career passes in the NFL were stolen (11.4%). Brett Favre, known for his bad decisions before reaching an NFL record with 336 steals, was swept with 3.3% of his career pitches.

More: The quarterbacks of the Bills are at their lowest, and Nathan Peterman and Kelvin Benjamin have to leave

21 Oakland WR's late Amari Cooper was brutalized by a striking helmet hit that officials did not report. The NFL continues to talk about player safety but continues to fail when it comes to walking – especially when it comes to non-quarterbacks.

22 Josh Norman finished the week a lot better than he had started. After being temporarily on the Redskins bench Monday night football After his defeat in the fifth week, he rebounded Sunday before Carolina, his former team, with an interception and a forced fumble against Washington.

23 If President Trump really wants to stick to the NFL, he should start putting tariffs on international series matches. It is unlikely that Britain will continue to import them after the terrible football day in London between the Seahawks and the Raiders.

24 The attack by Jon Gruden, the coach of Oakland, is officially less productive than the Manchester City attack. The Raiders' three points and their 185 yards on Sunday were the lowest of the season.

25The context: Titans watch Gruden's exit with envy. Baltimore closed Tennessee on Sunday, scoring only 106 yards and seven first tries, while quarterback Marcus Mariota was sacked 11 times (a Ravens record) the day he completed 10 assists.

26 The speed with which things change in this national football league. The NFC East suddenly has a club with a winning record (Washington, 3-2), while Dallas and Philadelphia walk to the water at 3-3.

27 Meanwhile, AFC South is resuming its days of laughter after Peyton with three clubs tied for first place at 3-3, while the Indianapolis Freefall (1-5) continues.

28 Most relieved player: Kenyan Drake, the back of the Dolphins, missed the goal on the 1 yard Chicago line with 4:56 left overtime. Miami recovered to score the winning goal soon after.

29 Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has nine TD assists in his last two games. He had nine total in his first 15 contests.

30 After collecting at least one bag and forcibly escaping in each of his previous matches for Chicago, Mack was ruled out Sunday.

31. Chad "Swag" Kelly (the Hall of Famer's nephew, Jim Kelly) is now the favorite quarterback of Denver fans. He received a huge ovation as he took a knee to finish the first half Sunday while Case Keenum was being evaluated for a concussion. Kelly is following a proud tradition of backups including Jay Cutler, Tim Tebow, Osweiler, Paxton Lynch … see where it's probably going? Keenum, however, extended a dubious sequence, but was intercepted at every game of the season for a total of eight (he was 7 last year with Minnesota).

32 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, @BortlesFactsbut your boy threw for a record 149 yards on Sunday and still never beat the Cowboys. (Bortles is only 0-2 against Dallas, but please do not try to tamp down the @BortlesFacts hyperbola). And in a development very Blake Bortles, the quarterback Jags now has three games this season with more than 375 passing yards, while he has less than 180 in the other three.

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