Judging the biggest overreactions to NFL Week 6 games - ESPN

We've got your Week 6 overreactions column, fresh out of the oven. Did you think the Texans' season was over? Did you think the Ravens would roll the Browns even without Lamar Jackson? Did you think the game against the Titans was a get-right spot for the Colts? Did you assume the Rams would take out all their early-season frustrations on the Cardinals?

You might have been overreacting.

Sunday started with a wild and important AFC South matchup in London. By the time the 1 p.m. ET window closed, the Panthers were seizing control in the NFC South, J.J. McCarthy had replaced Jameis Winston at quarterback for the Giants, and the AFC North had a combined winning percentage of .652.

I'm sorry, but we still don't know much about how this season is going to turn out. So, here's our Week 6 overreactions column, where we look at five potential takeaways from all the action and judge them as legitimate stances or irrational stretches.

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New England's prized offseason addition got injured in Week 1 and didn't play again until Sunday, when he had three catches for 27 yards on 10 targets and had the home crowd groaning repeatedly with a career-high three drops. To say Brown looked rusty is a massive understatement. Fortunately, the Patriots got enough from the DeMario Douglas/Hunter Henry/Romeo Doubs section of their roster to beat the Jets 26-19 on a day when head coach Mike Vrabel said they were «lucky to win.»

New England saw three more offensive starters — Doubs and a pair of offensive linemen — leave the game because of injuries,