Jets and Browns upset remaining NFL undefeated teams; Plus, Washington and Michael Penix Jr. stand out

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🏈 Football Five

Here are all of the scores and highlights from Week 6 in the NFL and Week 7 in college football.

💪 Good morning to everyone but especially …

THE NEW YORK JETS, THE CLEVELAND BROWNS AND THEIR BACKUP QUARTERBACKS

Pop some champagne, 1972 Dolphins: There will be no undefeated teams this year.

For the second straight season, the Eagles were the NFL’s final undefeated squad. This time, though, that distinction lasted all of 3.5 hours. The Jets rallied late to stun the reigning NFC champions, 20-14, forcing four turnovers in their upset victory.

The Jets were down 14-3 early; the Eagles often bury opponents in situations like that. However, the Jets defense dominated, and Zach Wilson took care of the ball. That’s New York’s recipe for success, and it worked. As for another backup quarterback upsetting an undefeated team …

There aren’t many people who thought Brock Purdy would win the first 10 starts of his career. There are even fewer who thought his first loss would come to P.J. Walker. Yet here we are with the NFL script writers (😉) continuing to find ways to surprise us. Behind a magnificent defense, the Browns handed the 49ers their first loss of the season, stunning San Francisco, 19-17.

I don’t have enough good adjectives to describe the Browns defense. They’re allowing 200.4 yards per game, on pace to be the fewest since the 1970 Vikings — the infamous Purple People Eaters, who lined up three Pro Football Hall of Famers. The 3.8 yards per play allowed are on pace to be the fewest since 1977. They’re on pace for the highest defensive expected points added per game on record (since 2000).

The 49ers entered Sunday as the NFL’s unquestioned best team, one riding high after putting up 42 points on the Cowboys. The Browns beat them with a practice-squad QB. It’s time to acknowledge Cleveland as a contender and long past time to acknowledge its defense as historically great.

😃 Honorable mentions 🤕 And not such a good morning for … Getty Images

NFL STARS GOING DOWN WITH INJURIES

Unfortunately for the 49ers, the scoreboard only added insult to injury. San Francisco lost both Christian McCaffrey (oblique) and Deebo Samuel (shoulder) as part of a brutal day for injuries league-wide.

That was only the tip of the iceberg.

Long story short, our injury roundup has a lot of names on it. And that’s after other big-time stars like Justin Jefferson, De’Von Achane and James Conner went down last week.

😕 Not so honorable mentions ⚾ Rangers take Game 1 of ALCS behind stellar pitching USATSI

The ballyhooed Rangers offense has rightfully earned the headlines this postseason. In Game 1 of the ALCS, Texas showed it can pitch a little, too. Jordan Montgomery delivered 6 1/3 shutout innings to lead Texas to a 2-0 win — and a 1-0 series lead — over the Astros.

The Rangers have won each of their first six playoff games, the longest streak in franchise history. They’ll look to make it seven straight today. Here’s our preview. 

🔥 Washington takes control of Pac-12, Michael Penix Jr. takes control of Heisman Trophy race USATSI

The Pac-12 leader and the Heisman Trophy frontrunner both don purple & gold and reside in Seattle. Michael Penix Jr. found Rome Odunze for the game-winning touchdown as Washington beat Oregon in a 36-33 thriller, their final meeting as Pac-12 members.

If Penix does go on to win the Heisman, we may look back at this clutch drive as his signature moment. After another aggressive — overly aggressive, in Dennis Dodd’s opinion — fourth-down decision by Dan Lanning, Penix drove the Huskies 53 yards in 33 seconds — a 35-yard dart to Ja’Lynn Polk before the 18-yard touchdown toss to Odunze — to take the lead. Oregon’s Camden Lewis missed a 43-yard field goal that would have forced overtime.

Barrett Sallee gave Washington an “A+” in his weekly grades, Shehan Jeyarajah named Penix one of the weekend’s big winners, and Will Backus wonders if the Heisman conversation is over.

It helps that the reigning Heisman winner delivered one of the worst performances of the week: Caleb Williams threw three interceptions in USC’s 48-20 loss at Notre Dame. Shehan says the Trojans are “not a real title contender.” Harsh … but true!

Here’s more from the weekend:

🗽 WNBA Finals: Liberty pull away in Game 3, extend season Getty Images

When things got tough late, the Liberty had every answer. The Liberty topped the Aces, 87-73, in Game 3 to keep their season alive.

📺 What we’re watching Monday

⚾ Rangers at Astros, 4:37 p.m. on Fox, FS1⚾ Diamondbacks at Phillies, 8:07 p.m. on TBS🏈 Cowboys at Chargers, 8:15 p.m. on ABC, ESPN