The 8 best and 8 worst moments from Sunday in NFL Week 6

What happened on Sunday in the NFL? Well, a lot. The Patriots became the first team this season to deal the Chiefs a loss. The Cowboys put up 40 points on the Jaguars (wait, what?). The Steelers handed the Bengals yet another gut-punch loss, and the Falcons got a win against a division rival as Matt Ryan finally wasn’t let down by his defense.

For the sixth straight week, at least one game went to overtime. This time, it was the Dolphins and Bears, and somehow Chicago’s defense let Brock Osweiler embarrass them.

Catch up on everything you might have missed Sunday with our best and worst moments:

It’s hard to pick one moment from a game that was arguably the best of the season. But we’re going to do it anyway.

Despite the Patriots taking a healthy 24-9 lead into halftime, Bill Belichick wasn’t comfortable with that:

He, of course, was right. The Chiefs came roaring back and gave us an unforgettable fourth quarter where the two teams combined for 30 points. The Patriots had just gone up by a touchdown with three minutes left when Patrick Mahomes found Tyreek Hill in the middle of the field, and the speedy receiver raced to the end zone for a 75-yard game-scoring touchdown:

So just like that, in the amount of time it takes to spill a beer — or for a Pats fan to pour one on Hill — the game was tied. It was the third Mahomes-Hill touchdown of the game, and each one was uniquely beautiful.

The Patriots got the ball back and Tom Brady drove them down the field for a game-winning field goal. But the style points, as they have for most of the season, belonged to Mahomes and Co.

A showdown between Brock Osweiler and Mitchell Trubisky wouldn’t have topped many fans’ lists of Week 6’s best games, but Sunday’s matchup between the Bears and Dolphins turned out to be a delightful slopfest.

Osweiler — who, somehow, owns the Bears with a 3-0 record against them — led the Dolphins to a wild win and has proven pretty clutch in overtime.

Trubisky threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns despite heaving up a handful of jump-balls downfield that evoked memories of Chicago’s Rex Grossman era.

Osweiler threw a pair of interceptions ... but also three touchdowns in a 380-yard performance. That included this 75-yard strike to Albert Wilson that turned a 28-21 deficit into the 28-all tie that forced Drake into action in OT.

Frank Gore ran for 101 yards. The Dolphins held Khalil Mack to just two tackles. A rookie from New Mexico was the game winner.

So yeah, Sunday’s tilt between Miami and Chicago didn’t make a ton of sense, but it was still 70 minutes of excitement. And an emotional roller coaster for Kenyan Drake.

The Bengals were atop the AFC North, at home, and favorites against the Steelers. So of course they lost — and in heartbreaking fashion, on a last-minute 31-yard touchdown by Antonio Brown.

It’s a little comforting to know that some things never change, though. Like Burfict making a dumbass play:

Burfict came in late, laying his elbow into Antonio Brown (a player he concussed almost three years ago), as well as his own teammate, Jessie Bates. Luckily, everyone was OK. Except Burfict’s pride:

Melvin Gordon is wondering why no one is talking about him. Or at least that’s what we’re guessing after the Chargers running back shined in a three-touchdown win over the Browns in Cleveland.

It was Gordon’s second three-touchdown game this year as he recorded two receiving touchdowns and a rushing touchdown against the Bills in Week 2. It’s safe to say Gordon’s fantasy owners are leading the charge talking about him after his latest performance.

The Browns may not have looked like The Browns over the course of a 2-2-1 start, but that hasn’t kept NFL officials from treating Cleveland like the league’s little brother when it comes to questionable calls. Two weeks ago, a reversed spot and a fumble-not-fumble cost them a win against the Raiders.

On Sunday, a referee’s mistake didn’t have as big an impact — but it was just as egregious:

Russell Okung’s jump left the Browns defense on pause while they waited for the play to be blown dead due to a false start. But no flag came, and Philip Rivers delivered a 29-yard touchdown strike to Tyrell Williams instead. You can see the play — carefully cropped by the Chargers social team to avoid Okung’s false start — below.

Cleveland went on to lose 38-14, so it’s not like that was a dealbreaker. Still — that’s gotta be frustrating for the Browns.

Cooper’s afternoon began with reports he’d been placed on Jon Gruden’s trading block. Then his day got considerably worse. A short route over the middle led him into the path of Seahawks safety Bradley McDougald, who delivered a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit that led Cooper to the locker room to be examined for a concussion.

Cooper wouldn’t return to the field. McDougald, despite the league’s renewed emphasis on helmet-to-helmet contact, wasn’t flagged for targeting. Without him — and later fellow wideout Seth Roberts, who also suffered a concussion — in the lineup, the Raiders struggled to a 27-3 loss in the first international game of the season. Now they get to fly back home, stuck at 1-5 with only an overtime win against the Browns on the happy side of their ledger.

The Vikings beat the Cardinals, 27-17, in another great performance for Thielen in which he caught 11 of 15 targets for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Thielen has six straight games with 100+ receiving yards to start the season, which hasn’t happened since 1961. Odell Beckham Jr. had six straight 100+ yard games in 2015, but it wasn’t to start the year. Thielen also hit another NFL milestone in the game, as he now has 58 catches through Week 6, which is the most by any player in their team’s first six games.

Kirk, honey, no:

We understand why Cousins wanted to celebrate his first touchdown run of the season, and one that gave the Vikings a big lead over the Cardinals. But that dance is too cringeworthy.

Just say those people at the party were you, Kirk.

The Rams needed a full-game effort to hold off the Broncos and stay undefeated — the last team in the NFL that’s still perfect.

Luckily, they have Gurley, who ran for a career-high 208 yards and scored two touchdowns. He’s so good and we don’t know if NFL fans appreciate him enough:

The Irish-born UFC champion was a guest of the Cowboys Sunday. Before the game, he either tried to imitate Blake Bortles, or McGregor has no idea how throw a football:

[Take a sec to vomit everywhere. OK, you good?]

Having McGregor there worked for the Cowboys, though. They strutted their way to a 40-7 win over the Jaguars:

Peterson had 97 rushing yards on Sunday, while no other receiver or running back had more than 48 yards in Washington’s 23-17 win over the Panthers.

The 33-year-old running back is proving he’s still able to contribute at a high level and though Washington’s defense (three forced fumbles and an interception) is a big reason why they won, they couldn’t have done it without AP.

Tampa Bay almost capped off a game winning drive with the most bizarre play call ever. With seven seconds left in the game (and no timeouts) on the Falcons’ 21-yard line, the Bucs opted to run a QB draw and lateral the ball instead of running a real play.

It was almost the day’s most awesome play. Almost.

If DeSean Jackson had caught the ball, he would’ve had a chance to run it in for the game winning score. Instead, the Bucs dropped their third straight game and moved to 2-3 on the season.

Dirk Koetter’s explanation doesn’t make it better, but it was silly enough that we’re still putting it in the best category.

When Nathan Peterman is your backup quarterback, you need to do everything possible to ensure your starter stays healthy. Josh Allen left the Bills’ game in Houston with 2:48 remaining in the third quarter with Buffalo trailing 10-3. The Bills scored a field goal a few plays later and Peterman even led a touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter to give Buffalo a 13-10 lead.

But, then he did what Nathan Peterman does: he threw a pick-six with less than two minutes remaining to give the Texans back the lead. Then, he was on the hook for yet another interception a few plays later to seal the Texans’ victory.

This is totally legal, but it looks like it hurts like hell:

It would be painful enough if anyone tackled you by the hair. Now think about Herculean strong Jadeveon Clowney doing it.

It wasn’t a great day for either player. That was Clowney’s only tackle of the game, while Ivory had six carries for just 5 yards. If we’re being honest, it wasn’t a great day for anyone who watched Bills-Texans.

The Titans have struggled to score for most of the season but Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee offense hit rock bottom at home against Baltimore. The Ravens defense had 11 sacks while Mariota was just 10 of 15 for 117 yards. He was the Titans’ leading rusher with just 25 yards on the ground. That’s saying a lot, especially considering he lost 66 yards on his sacks.

The Ravens’ 11 sacks in one game is a franchise record, and just the third time this century any NFL team has recorded that many sacks in a single game. Oh and while this may be coincidental, the Titans defensive coordinator is Dean Pees,, who was the Ravens defensive coordinator from 2012-17. Maybe the Ravens were a bit extra motivated to impress on defense.

The Colts’ luck is just getting worse and worse. A three-interception game from the quarterback certainly doesn’t help, especially when the first comes in the game’s opening minute.

You can’t really put this one on Luck, though:

He can take the blame for other two, and all were costly as the Jets beat the Colts 42-34. Indianapolis continues to look hopeless in its fourth straight loss.