Oct 14, 2026 · 29 min
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Ross Tucker weighs every Week 6 NFL matchup
2026 NFL Week 6 Picks!
The episode turns injuries, suspensions, quarterback uncertainty, team form, and playoff pressure into straight-up picks for the entire 2026 NFL Week 6 slate.
- 1Ross and C make straight-up selections for every Week 6 game while weighing injuries, quarterback availability, and recent team form.
- 2The Rams’ kicker change and two-game suspensions frame a broader discussion about roster decisions and the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
- 3Micah Parsons’s return to Dallas and the Chargers’ shrinking playoff outlook provide the slate’s clearest storyline and stakes.
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Micah Parsons’s continued absence against the Cowboys, his former team, gives the Sunday night pick its most compelling storyline.
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Ross Tucker and C open with two-game suspensions for Montez Sweat and Larrick Jackson, questioning the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy and discussing Jackson’s postgame punch.
The Rams’ release of Harrison Mevis and signing of Blake Grupe shifts the conversation to contrasting kicker profiles before the episode moves into its full Week 6 slate.
Ross favors Denver over Seattle, Baltimore over Cleveland, Indianapolis over Tennessee, and New England over the Jets while tracking quarterback uncertainty and team form.
The Saints-Giants line surprises Ross, who takes New York despite New Orleans being favored; he also backs Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay amid Bruce Arians’s ties to both teams.
The closing picks focus on playoff pressure and identity: the Rams over Arizona, Kansas City over the Chargers, Green Bay over Dallas, and San Francisco over Washington.
Micah Parsons’s continued absence against his former Cowboys team becomes the episode’s sharpest storyline, adding personal history to the Sunday night matchup.