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NFL Week 6: Trends which will decide each game

By Russell S. Baxter

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 13: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Nissan Stadium on October 13, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 13: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Nissan Stadium on October 13, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 11: Offensive tackle Braden Smith #72 of the Indianapolis Colts tries to block defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Colts 32-23. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 11: Offensive tackle Braden Smith #72 of the Indianapolis Colts tries to block defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Colts 32-23. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Baltimore Ravens (4-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-3-1), 1:00 pm

Ravens: Last season, John Harbaugh’s team set an NFL record for rushing yards by a team in a season. And the Ravens are averaging a brisk 160.8 yards per game during their 4-1 start. But quarterback Lamar Jackson has already been sacked 12 times and faces a Philadelphia pass rush that has come up with 18 QB traps in five games.

Eagles: Quarterback Carson Wentz has obviously found something in wide receiver Travis Fulgham (see Mike Sielski of the Philadelphia Inquirer), who has been targeted a combined 16 times the past two games and hauled in 12 passes for 209 yards (17.4 average) and two scores, scoring a TD vs. the 49ers (42 yards) and Steelers (4 yards).

Cleveland Browns (4-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0), 1:00 pm

Browns: The team has dropped 16 straight games in Pittsburgh dating back to 2004. And since returning to the league as an expansion team in ’99, the Browns own a 7-35-1 mark vs. the Steelers, including a playoff loss in 2002. Cleveland leads the NFL with 12 takeaways. A year ago, the club managed to force only 20 turnovers in 16 games.

Steelers: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has played in 26 games vs. the Cleveland Browns and made 25 starts, forcing a 22-2-1 record in the latter. The 17-year veteran has thrown for 6,345 yards and 40 scores compared to 22 interceptions. But in his last three outings in this series, he’s thrown just as many touchdown passes (5) as picks.

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