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The NFL standings are beginning to take shape as six weeks of the 2021 season are now in the books. Contenders are starting to emerge in both conferences and surprises keep coming every single week.
Here we will take a look at the five teams that shocked fans in a good way in Week 6, and five others that were quite the disappointment in the same week.
5 biggest surprises in the NFL for Week 6
#5 - Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger are not going away quietly in 2021. The team got off to a 1-3 start, but have won their last two, including this past Sunday in primetime against the Seattle Seahawks.
It took until overtime but the Steelers found a way to secure the win. The Steelers are tied with the Cleveland Browns in the AFC North and get Sunday off to rest and recover before a Halloween showdown with the Browns.
#4 - Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs beating the Washington Football Team should not come as a surprise. However, the Chiefs entered the game at 2-3 and a loss would have had fans spiraling downward.
Patrick Mahomes decided to calm everyone's nerves by leading his squad to an easy 31-13 victory. The surprise here comes from the fact about how down some fans were on this Chiefs team.
A double-digit victory on the road proves this team is doing just fine.
#3 - Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings have a flair for the dramatic in 2021. Week 6 saw the Vikings take down the Carolina Panthers in overtime just one week after they won on a field goal over the Detroit Lions.
Mike Zimmer's job was in question after a 1-3 start. He now has two thrilling back-to-back wins to improve his job security and also keep his team in the playoff hunt.
#2 - Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens had the tough task of facing a Los Angeles Chargers team that won a shootout with the Cleveland Browns in Week 5. Well, so much for that narrative.
The Ravens destroyed the Chargers by a final of 34-6 in a game that saw Justin Herbert held to only 195 yards.
The Ravens combined for 187 yards on the ground and look like the team to beat not just in the AFC, but the entire NFL.
#1 - Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars did the impossible and won a game in 2021. They had to travel to London to do it, but Urban Meyer finally got his first NFL win and can begin to move forward from all his off-the-field drama.
Now the hope in Jacksonville is that the team can string together a few victories and give fans a reason to watch as Trevor Lawrence looks to develop into a franchise hero.
5 biggest disappointments in the NFL for Week 6
#5 - Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are in a state of turmoil at the moment after entering the year as darlings of the NFL. Falling 37-14 at home against the Arizona Cardinals was bad enough.
The team now has an injured Baker Mayfield and two injured running backs to go along with a growing injury report.
But offensive woes aside, the defense looked lost against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals. The secondary blew several assignments and Murray tossed four touchdowns, often to wide-open receivers.
The Browns are now trying to avoid ending up on this side of the list again after Thursday night's upcoming game against Denver.
#4 - Detroit Lions
2021 has been a nightmare season so far for in the NFL for the Detroit Lions. The winless Lions were at home Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and could only muster 11 points on offense.
They were shutout through the first three quarters and the fallout has surrounded the idea of benching Jared Goff. Everything is going badly for Detroit and this latest performance brings into question whether they can even win a single game in the NFL this season.
#3 - Carolina Panthers
The charm has worn off for the Carolina Panthers following a 3-0 start to the NFL season. They are now 3-3 and the absence of Christian McCaffrey is looming large.
Carolina's latest loss came in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings. Sam Darnold went a dismal 17-41 for 207 yards and just didn't do enough to lead his team to victory.
Without McCaffrey, the Panthers may be average at best.
#2 - Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers looked like the team to beat in the AFC after taking down the Browns in Week 5. That all changed in Baltimore, as the offense could not even score a single touchdown.
Herbert is still young and is going to face growing pains in the NFL. However, the Chargers defense did nothing to help in Week 6 and that was a major concern after allowing the Browns to score 42 points a week prior.
#1 - Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars is simply unacceptable. Tua Tagovailoa even made his return and it was not enough to win.
The loss drops Miami to 1-5 and essentially eliminates any hope of a postseason berth. All it does is raise questions about Tagovailoa's ability to lead the franchise into the future.
This is not where Miami wanted to be in year two of the Tua NFL experience.
