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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 6 of the NFL season.

1. Three times?

Lamar Jackson is in a really good spot to win his third MVP, which is a benchmark that only six players in league history have hit.

Did I mention that he’s 27? The man is punching his ticket to the Hall of Fame in Year 7.

2. Drake Maye gets a B-.

He was sloppy and got battered around, but that was to be expected. I kind of liked the way he responded to his mistakes, though. The bulk of Maye’s numbers came after New England fell behind 27-7, and the Texans had eased off the gas a bit. But the toughness and pocket movement were encouraging; he gets passing marks on my eye test in his first start.

3. What’s next for New Orleans?

This feels like the Bobby Slowik destination to me. Take a quarterback in the first round - for the first time since 1971, amazingly - and hope that they develop under Slowik like CJ Stroud has in Houston. The Saints cannot run it back with Dennis Allen in charge.

4. Is Philadelphia good?

If anyone has a strong opinion on the Eagles, I’d love to hear it. I don’t have any idea what to make of these guys. They haven’t played well on both sides of the ball in any contest this year, yet I’m still confident that they’re winning the NFC East. We might not get a great read on them until the postseason.

5. Will Levis, officially terrible.

I’m out on Mayo Man. This is an all-time selfless quote from Lloyd Cushenberry III.

I’d like to publicly apologize for giving Levis so many chances.

6. Atlanta is blossoming.

On the other hand, here’s a prediction that I think I nailed. I had the Falcons winning 11 games and claiming the division. This schedule is not exactly a gauntlet; I would be legitimately stunned if they don’t end that seven-year playoff drought.

7. The Cowboys might tank.

Dallas just finished its game against the Lions with 17 rushes for 53 yards. The Cowboys now have a -42 point differential through six games, and take a look at what’s coming after their Week 7 bye.

• Week 8: at San Francisco

• Week 9: at Atlanta

• Week 10: vs Philadelphia

• Week 11: vs Houston

Let’s say they go 1-3 in that stretch, and are sitting there at 4-6 overall. Do you think there’s any chance that Dallas would try to bottom out, and grab a top-10 pick? Jerry Jones wanted Ezekiel Elliott in 2016, and instantly embarked on the most memorable Cowboys season of my lifetime. If he has that running back itch again, I happen to know a guy. He’s pretty special. His initials are AJ. He plays his home games on blue turf.

8. Cincinnati is still funny.

You guys know that I’ve been none too pleased with my Bengals this year, but I sure was chuckling as they attempted to milk the clock late. Chase Brown had just tried to give the win away, before NBC provided us with an incredibly close shot of him muttering a bad four-letter word. Zack Moss coughed it up in the third quarter, and couldn’t be trusted. Zac Taylor was so scared of giving the ball to either guy that he ultimately just threw up his hands and told Joe Burrow to try and draw the Giants offside.

There are exactly six players on this Cincinnati roster that I’m confident would show up in a playoff game right now. Kansas City has about 20.

8. The Jets’ offense appears.

Who would’ve thought? Nathaniel Hackett gets booted off playcalling duties, and what happens? Aaron Rodgers looks sharp, Breece Hall breaks loose, and Garrett Wilson puts on a show. Greg Zuerlein pranced in and ruined the party again, but New York finally has an offense. It’ll go up a level now that a certain star wideout is coming to town.

9. The Sauce has spoiled.

On the Bills’ first play from scrimmage, Sauce Gardner took a horrible angle and let Ty Johnson run for a first down. Two snaps later, he gets dusted by Ray Davis. On the seventh play, Davis seeks out Sauce and trucks him into the MetLife turf. The rookie running back motored through him again in the third quarter.

Gardner is coasting off his reputation right now; he’s been noticeably bad all season.

10. Time to peek ahead.

CJ Stroud and Jordan Love - arguably the two best quarterbacks under the age of 26 on Earth - meet in Lambeau. We also get to see the Lions and Vikings clash, and a Super Bowl rematch in the Bay.

Two really interesting primetime battles follow. Russell Wilson will apparently jog out as the Steelers’ starting quarterback when they host the desperate Jets on Sunday evening. Then, the Ravens go to Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football. We’re about to learn quite a bit.

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