NFL Week 6 Recap: October 18th’s Completed London and 1 P.M. Games
Sunday’s early NFL slate delivered two last-snap field goals, a win for previously winless Tennessee, and an overtime comeback by Pittsburgh. Houston escaped Wembley with a 34–31 victory, while Cleveland erased Baltimore’s 10-point lead to win 13–10.
This NFL Week 6 recap covers the eight completed games verified at 5 p.m. EDT on October 18th: the London game and every 1 p.m. kickoff. Arizona–Los Angeles, Chargers–Kansas City, and Buffalo–Las Vegas were still in progress at that cutoff; Dallas–Green Bay had not started. Those results are not included below.
Houston Texans 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 31
Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 49-yard field goal as time expired settled a back-and-forth game at Wembley. Jacksonville had drawn level at 31 when Cam Little hit from 60 yards, following Travis Hunter’s interception of C.J. Stroud in the end zone. Houston responded with the possession that produced the winning kick.
Stroud finished with 312 passing yards and three touchdowns, including two to Foster Moreau. Jaylin Noel caught four passes for 107 yards and a score. Trevor Lawrence threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns, while Hunter contributed both a receiving touchdown and an interception. Houston improved to 2–4; Jacksonville fell to 4–2.
Cleveland Browns 13, Baltimore Ravens 10
Baltimore scored on its first two drives and never scored again. A fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumble gave Cleveland a short field, and Audric Estime’s 2-yard touchdown run tied the game. Jerry Jeudy’s 33-yard third-down catch then set up the decisive field-goal sequence.
The Ravens blocked Andre Szmyt’s first attempt, but defensive offside erased the play. Szmyt made the ensuing 37-yarder on an untimed down. Tyler Huntley threw for 165 yards and a touchdown; Henry rushed for 58 yards. Both clubs are 4–2. Baltimore’s five sacks could not compensate for an offense that went scoreless over its last nine possessions.
Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23
Caleb Williams returned from a hamstring injury and completed his first 12 passes, helping Chicago build a 31–7 lead. He finished 30 of 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown. D’Andre Swift supplied two rushing touchdowns, and Roschon Johnson added another.
Atlanta made the finish uncomfortable. Michael Penix Jr. threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Kyle Pitts, with successful two-point conversions pulling the Falcons within eight. Kyler Gordon ended the comeback threat with a strip-sack, and Devin Bush recovered with 2:54 left. Gordon recorded three sacks and two forced fumbles. Chicago moved to 4–2; Atlanta dropped to 2–4.
Tennessee Titans 26, Indianapolis Colts 20
Tennessee finally found its first victory after trailing 13–0 at halftime. Its defense forced three turnovers and registered six sacks, while the special-teams unit helped turn the game: Chimere Dike’s long punt return set up a Cam Ward touchdown pass to Carnell Tate, and Femi Oladejo returned a blocked punt 14 yards for another score.
Jonathan Taylor’s 4-yard touchdown run brought Indianapolis back to 20–20. Joey Slye then made field goals from 49 and 44 yards, and the Titans’ defense closed out the win. Tennessee improved to 1–5 in Robert Saleh’s first victory as its head coach. Indianapolis fell to 2–4.
New England Patriots 26, New York Jets 19
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes as New England won its third straight game. Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas, and Hunter Henry caught the scores; Maye finished with 235 passing yards, and Douglas led the Patriots with seven catches for 86 yards.
The Jets stayed within reach but missed opportunities. They finished 0-for-3 in the red zone, failed on both fourth-down attempts, and lost a fourth-quarter possession when Charles Woods intercepted Geno Smith. Rookie Omar Cooper Jr. caught six passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for New York. New England improved to 4–2, while the Jets slipped to 2–4.
New Orleans Saints 34, New York Giants 27
New Orleans trailed 10–0 before scoring 34 consecutive points. A forced fumble on a kickoff return helped the Saints tie the game before halftime; Tyler Shough then helped separate the teams with touchdown passes to Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave after finding Bryce Lance for an earlier score. Shough also ran for a touchdown.
The Giants replaced Jameis Winston with J.J. McCarthy and rallied late. McCarthy threw for 243 yards, but his fourth-down pass into the end zone fell incomplete in the final minute. The Saints ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 2–4. New York is 3–2–1.
Carolina Panthers 25, Philadelphia Eagles 14
Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 28 times for 120 yards, and Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to Tommy Tremble. Carolina’s second-half execution made the difference, with Young’s late 19-yard scoring pass to Tremble restoring an 11-point cushion after Philadelphia had closed within five.
The Eagles, playing without Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, managed 222 total yards and only 35 rushing yards. Tanner McKee threw a touchdown to DeVonta Smith, but Philadelphia could not sustain enough offense. Carolina overcame 13 penalties for 149 yards to move to 3–2; the Eagles fell to 2–4.
Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 — overtime
Pittsburgh erased a 16–3 deficit and eventually won in overtime. Aaron Rodgers’ 5-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Washington began the fourth-quarter recovery, and Chris Boswell added three field goals in the period, including a 58-yarder. Tampa Bay forced overtime with Chase McLaughlin’s 53-yard kick with eight seconds remaining.
Rodgers found Germie Bernard for a 6-yard touchdown on Pittsburgh’s opening overtime possession. Tampa Bay still had its opportunity to answer, but its final drive ended with Jalon Daniels sacked by Jalen Ramsey. The Steelers improved to 4–2, joining Baltimore and Cleveland at that record; the Buccaneers dropped to 1–5.
The early-window picture
The NFL’s official results confirm all eight finals above. Houston kept pressure on Jacksonville, Tennessee removed itself from the winless column, and Pittsburgh’s comeback added another twist to the AFC North afternoon. For the lead-in to Baltimore’s game, revisit PowerPage’s Friday Ravens injury report. This roundup remains limited to the completed London and early-window games at the stated cutoff.
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