NFL Week 6: Packers Stay Unbeaten, Lions Finally Lose, Cowboys Fall To Patriots

This game probably makes ESPN wish it had the ability to flex schedule its Monday night schedule.

Game Date/Time: Monday, October 17; 8:30 pm ET

Brady drops back, looks around and spots Aaron Hernandez crossing the middle of the field. He fires one off and hits Hernandez for the game-winning touchdown and the 20-16 victory.

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After the game, Harbaugh told reporters that he gave Schwartz “too hard” of a handshake, but Schwartz is also known for his excessive celebrations. According to Schwartz, Harbaugh shoved him out of the way and cursed at him, but there’s no way to verify the validity of his comment.

The NFL will certainly look into this situation and possibly fine Schwartz for the altercation, but this would likely be a far bigger story if it happened between two players.

New Orleans outgained Tampa Bay slightly, but four turnovers to the Bucs’ zero helped doom the Saints. And having a diminished Sean Payton, who suffered serious injuries and was forced to coach from a cart, probably didn’t help.

Mark Ingram ran for 22 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Brees threw for 383 yards and a touchdown to go with his three picks.

Schaub completed just 21 of 37 passes on the day for 220 yards and a touchdown, and Foster was limited to 49 yards on the ground, as the Ravens held the Texans offense to 293 yards and seven points. (Houston’s other touchdown came on a fumble recovery.) Without Andre Johnson in the passing game, no Texans receiver caught more than six passes, and the Texans’ longest pass was a 32-yarder.

With the win, the Ravens move to 4-1, while the Texans fell to 2-3 with the loss.

He’s fairly good at making his way through doors, metaphorically.

With the win, the Patriots improve to 5-1 on the year. The Cowboys fell to 2-3 in 2011 with the loss.

With the victory, Oakland improves to 4-2 on the year. Cleveland falls to 2-3 in 2011 with the loss.

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It’s too bad the coaches weren’t mic’d up so we could verify Schwartz’s claim that Harbaugh swore, but as you can see in the GIF below, Harbaugh clearly didn’t take time to exchange post-game pleasantries with Schwartz. Harbaugh admitted during his post-game presser that his “handshake was too hard,” but he barely took the time to look Schwartz in the eye before giving him a forceful pat on the back:

Schwartz had to be annoyed at losing such a close game -- including the preseason, this was Detroit’s first loss since Dec. 5, 2010 -- so it’s not surprising he took umbrage at being brushed off. His reaction may have been over the top, and it’ll almost certainly result in a fine from the NFL, but it likely earned him even more respect among Detroit’s players.

Jason Campbell has already left the Raiders’ Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns with a shoulder injury. But now that his injury has reportedly been diagnosed as a broken collarbone, Oakland may have to get used to life without their starting quarterback.

Campbell has been replaced by Kyle Boller today, and Boller has been adequate in relief, completing a bit more than 50% of his passes and throwing no interceptions. But the Raiders have little depth behind Boller, and would need to turn to underseasoned rookie Terrelle Pryor if anything happened to him.

Jim Harbaugh’s antics following the San Francisco 49ers win over the Lions were seen as over-the-top by Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz, and it caused a bit of a skirmish after the game. Harbaugh danced around, untucked his shirt and celebrated wildly as he headed to midfield for the postgame handshake, concluding the theatrics with an exaggerated hand-slap for Schwartz.

Following the handshake, Schwartz and Harbaugh got into a bit of a tussle, with the Lions head coach letting the 49ers head coach know he didn’t appreciate the antics. Postgame handshakes are meant to be civil, and are a prim and proper thing in the NFL.

According to John Clayton of ESPN, Hillis has a hamstring injury. The Browns have not yet specifically commented on the severity of the injury. Hillis was having a seriously rough day before he was removed, rushing six times for just 14 yards without contributing in the receiving game at all. He’s been replaced primarily by Monterio Hardesty.

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FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that Payton suffered an MCL tear and a tibia plateau fracture; that amounts to a broken knee and tibia, the sort of injury that would typically knock a player out for the season or year.

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Animated GIF of the incident after the jump.

No word on whether the security team at Foxborough has been in contact with Bryant yet.

Jason Campbell has left the Raiders’ Week 6 game against the Browns with an apparent shoulder or collarbone injury after hurt his shoulder on an awkward landing on this scramble.

Campbell is being examined the sideline after the injury, and the Raiders have inserted Kyle Boller for him. Campbell was six for nine through the air for 52 yards before leaving.

Oakland Raiders kick return man Jacoby Ford showed off a little of the speed that former Raiders owner Al Davis prized so much among his skill players with a 101-yard kickoff return touchdown against the Cleveland Browns today.

Here is a video of Ford’s run and touchdown.

Benn’s touchdown gave Tampa Bay a 10-7 lead over the New Orleans Saints. Benn has two catches for a total of 70 yards in the game so far. Tampa has a nearly five minute edge in time of possession over the Saints, a key to beating one of the league’s most prolific offenses.

Tampa Bay is looking to get their season on track after a blowout loss to the red hot San Francisco 49ers last week. Last year Josh Freeman and the Buccaneers gave the league a mild surprise with successful, inspired play from a team used to struggling. Things have been more mixed this season.

Jim Harbaugh is already making waves in the NFL, both with his wins and his demeanor. And it’s pretty great to watch unfold. Tell me you weren’t entertained watching Harbaugh dance around like a fool after his San Francisco 49ers beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday. And tell me it wasn’t entertaining to see his little “skirmish” with Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz.

So what happened? Handshake was too hard, Harbaugh said.

But Schwartz took exception to what he saw as Harbaugh’s excessive celebration, and went after the first-year San Francisco coach after a brusque postgame handshake. Schwartz and Harbaugh had to be separated, but it appeared that Schwartz was the aggressor throughout.

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And then we had a Jim-off. Videos after the jump

And here’s the skirmish, which is pretty much a staple of the Harbaugh postgame at this point. It’s like his signature move, and it is oh so amazing.

Neither team ever led by more than seven points.

With the win, the Giants move to 4-2 on the season, while the Bills fall to that same 4-2 record with the loss

With the win, the Packers move to 6-0 on the season, while the Rams dropped to 0-5 with the loss.

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With the win, the Eagles move to 2-4 avoid entering their bye week in a complete free fall. The Redskins fall to 3-2 and have to figure out what to do at the quarterback position.

With the win, the Bengals move to 4-2 on the season, while the Colts remain winless at 0-6 with the loss.

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Mendenhall ran for 146 yards and a touchdown, Roethlisberger threw for 200 yards and a score, and the Steelers defense held the Jaguars to just 209 total yards for a 17-13 win.

Pittsburgh scored the first 17 points of the game in the first half, then held on as its offense went scoreless in the second half.