NFL Week Six stats: Desmond Ridder loses first home game since high school as New York Giants touchdown wait continues
Benedict Bermange
Cricket Statistician
The New York Giants have yet to score an offensive touchdown in the first half of a game in the 2023 NFL season; Cincinnati Bengals rookie Andrei Iosivas scores his first NFL touchdown on his birthday in the win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Last updated: 10/17/23 6:26 am
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder
Sky Sports cricket statistician – and huge Buffalo Bills fan – Benedict Bermange delves into the 2023 NFL season to pick out the best stats from each week…
It was a ‘Kickathon’ in London as there were nine field goals in the Ravens’ 24-16 win over the Tennessee Titans – only the tenth game in NFL history with that many field goals. There were 10 during the 2019 meeting between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins.
Justin Tucker made six field goals in the game, and Nick Folk tied Tucker’s record with his 70th consecutive field goal under 40 yards.
The Atlanta Falcons’ loss to the Washington Commanders was Desmond Ridder’s first home loss of his College or NFL career. Prior to this weekend’s 24-16 loss, he was 5-0 at home in the NFL after going 26-0 at home over the course of his college career in Cincinnati from 2018 to 2021.
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Highlights of the Seattle Seahawks vs. the Cincinnati Bengals in week six of the NFL season.
The Bengals’ Andrei Iosivas scored his first career touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks. He became the first wide receiver to score his first NFL touchdown on his birthday since Chris Conley of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 25, 2015.
It was another one-score game for the Minnesota Vikings as they defeated the Chicago Bears 19-13. They improved their record to 2-4 this season after going a perfect 11-0 in one-score games in last year’s regular season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Colts 37-20 to increase their record to 4-2. This is the first time for 82 games that it has been at least two games above .500. The last time was when they were 3-1 after four games of the 2018 season. However, they then lost 10 of their last 12 games to finish 5-11.
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Tyreek Hill celebrated his touchdown by grabbing a phone and recording a selfie of himself doing a backflip.
After scoring two touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills in London last week, Travis Etienne scored two more against the Indianapolis Colts. He joined Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers as the only players to score at least two touchdowns in back-to-back games in different countries. In 2013, Gore accomplished the feat in week seven against the Tennessee Titans and then in week eight against the Jaguars in London.
Etienne’s two touchdowns this week came in the span of 16 seconds. Only three players have scored two touchdowns in a shorter period in the same half:
Shortest period between touchdowns in one half
| Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander | Sea | Min | 2002 | 0.09 |
| Jeremy Chinn | Car | Min | 2020 | 0.10 |
| La Dainian Tomlinson | SD | Can | 2006 | 0.15 |
| Travis Etienne | Jax | Ind | 2023 | 0.16 |
| Dirk Hendrik | Ten | Jax | 2019 | 0.16 |
The Cleveland Browns became the first team to defeat the 49ers in the regular season since the Chiefs in week seven of last year. The 49ers had won fifteen straight regular season games, tying the longest winning streak in franchise history.
Christian McCaffrey became the fourth player in NFL history to score a scrimmage touchdown in 15 consecutive games, including the playoffs. He now trails only Lenny Moore in most consecutive games with at least one touchdown of any kind scored. Moore scored in 17 consecutive games from 1963 to 1964.
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Highlights of the San Francisco 49ers vs. the Cleveland Browns in week six of the NFL season.
The Houston Texans defeated the New Orleans Saints despite CJ Stroud throwing his first career interception. It came on his 192nd pass attempt, a new record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception to start a career.
The New York Jets won their very first game against the Philadelphia Eagles after a string of twelve straight losses dating back to their very first meeting in 1973. It was the Jets’ first victory against an opponent that was undefeated in week six or later since they won the Colts defeated in week 16 of the 2009 season.
The Giants still haven’t scored an offensive touchdown in the first half of a game this season. The only teams to have a worse start to a season in that regard were the 1998 Chargers and Buccaneers, neither of whom scored an offensive touchdown in any of their first seven games of the season.
Week six in the NFL kicks off when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Denver Broncos, live on Sky Sports NFL from 1.15am in the early hours of Friday morning. Stream the 2023 NFL season and more with NOW.