Questions, takeaways from NFL Week 6: Panthers squeak by against Cowboys, Jets remain winless

Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season kicked disconnected with an NFC East showdown betwixt the Eagles and the Giants connected Thursday night. The Giants' rookies dominated their win, arsenic backmost Jaxson Dart and moving backmost Cam Skattebo accounted for 5 full touchdowns.

Sunday's enactment began overseas for the 3rd consecutive week, with the Broncos holding connected and the Jets remaining the NFL's lone winless team. Back successful the United States, the Ravens mislaid their 4th consecutive crippled with 3 turnovers against the Rams. The Panthers won connected a time-expiring tract extremity implicit the Cowboys, led by 3 touchdowns from backmost Bryce Young.

Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to each the action, answering lingering questions coming retired of each crippled and detailing everything other you request to cognize for each team. Let's get to it.

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Carolina 30, Dallas 27

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Panthers

Are the Panthers morganatic contenders successful the NFC South? Yes... maybe. They're .500 (3-3) for the archetypal clip since 2021 and playing good with 2 consecutive wins. The Bucs got disconnected to a accelerated start, but Carolina inactive gets to play them twice. The emergence of moving backmost Rico Dowdle arsenic a star, smashing Christian McCaffrey's (416) squad two-game grounds for scrimmage yards (473), has brought play-action into play for backmost Bryce Young. He's taking advantage. They person a accidental to get 3 consecutive wins against the 0-6 Jets.

What to marque of the QB performance: Young mightiness yet person arrived. After a unsmooth commencement to the season, helium has 5 touchdown passes implicit the past 2 games, thing he's done lone 1 different time. He's been successful power of Carolina's offense, arsenic manager Dave Canales has preached. Now, he's getting results. -- David Newton

Next game: vs. Texans (Monday, 10 p.m. ET)

Cowboys

Is it clip to marque drastic changes connected defense? Is it clip to marque a commercialized for a legit walk rusher? A linebacker? Is it retired of the realm of anticipation they bash thing the Cowboys person not done before: marque an in-season coordinator change? The Cowboys had nary answers for Dowdle, the ex-Cowboy. They did not enactment immoderate sustained unit connected Young. They gave up excessively galore large plays again. And with 6:07 to play, the Panthers ran down the timepiece for the game-winning tract goal. These problems person been accordant from the opening week of the season. When it goes poorly, the Cowboys don't...