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  • RG III continues to impress, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers make a statement, Shonn Greene has a big game, the Ravens defence suffers significant injuries and more in Scott Cullens Week Six Recap. Cheap NFL Jerseys . Just when you think youre starting to figure out the NFL season, with teams starting to differentiate between contenders and pretenders, while players differentiate between productive and not-so-productive, many teams and players came up with performances that were wholly unexpected after five weeks. Its one thing for Aaron Rodgers to stake his claim to the quarterback crown once again or for Arizonas offence to struggle, because these are things weve come to expect, but there were other instances that qualified as more surprising. Consider that, of the five running backs to run for more than 90 yards in Week Six, four have been largely ineffective (Shonn Greene, DeMarco Murray, Chris Johnson) or altogether afterthoughts (Felix Jones) prior to this week, with Ahmad Bradshaws second straight 100-yard rushing game the only effort coming from a player that hasnt been maligned through the first five weeks. At quarterback, aside from Aaron Rodgers throwing six touchdowns, the next in line with three apeice were Seattles Russell Wilson, Tampa Bays Josh Freeman and Cincinnatis Andy Dalton with three. Dalton has been enjoying a productive season thus far, but the same can not be said of Wilson and Freeman, so their Week Six success was somewhat unexpected. UNSTOPPABLE GRIFFINOne week after suffering a concussion against Atlanta, Redskins QB Robert Griffin III was a dynamic force against Minnesota. Even though he passed for a modest 182 yards (completing 77.2% of passes) and a touchdown, Griffin also ran for 138 yards and two scores. His ability to throw the ball gives value to Redskins receivers -- even if that seems to be a revolving door from week to week -- but Griffins transcendant ability gives Washington a chance to be competitive every week and thats a rapid improvement from one rookie quarterback. In fantasy terms, Griffins ability to run makes him the most valuable quarterback, already leaps ahead of Cam Newton last year. RUNNING WITH THE PACKIf there is another quarterback to stake a claim to the most valuable title, it would be Aaron Rodgers, who held the heavyweight title coming into the season after throwing 45 touchdown passes in 2011, but then the Packers offence started the season relatively slowly, with Rodgers throwing for 1299 yards and 10 touchdowns in the first five games. By no means was that a terrible start, but it wasnt up to par with Rodgers 2011 level and the Packers struggled to a 2-3 start going into the Sunday nighter at unbeaten Houston. Rodgers responded with an epic performance, throwing for 338 yards and six touchdowns and even suggested himself that the game ought to silence his critics. True, it probably has silenced critics but, prior to the Week Six win over Houston, any objective observer was completely fair to comment that Green Bays offence wasnt as productive as it had been last year. With Rodgers apparently returning to the height of his powers, even while WR Greg Jennings remains sidelined, that means a lot of opportunities for Packers wide receivers. Jordy Nelson hadnt done much this season before putting up nine catches for 121 yards and three scores at Houston; James Jones has emerged as a playmaker, scoring two touchdowns in each of the last three games; and Randall Cobb just delivered the first 100-yard receiving game of his career. AINT EASY BEING GREENEAfter a strong opening week, when he ran for 94 yards and a touchdown against Buffalo, Jets RB Shonn Greene was a non-factor the next four weeks, averaging 30.8 rushing yards per game. That was the backdrop before he shredded the Colts for a career-high 161 yards and three touchdowns, carrying the ball a career-high 32 times on Sunday. Greenes lack of productivity was making it look like Bilal Powell might have a chance to earn a more significant role, but Powell suffered a shoulder injury which will leave him out of the lineup for some time and Joe McKnight, the number three option, also left with an ankle injury. The upshot of all of this is that Greene has salvaged some value heading into divisional games against solid run defences at New England and at home against Miami over the next two weeks. COWBOY UPDallas RB DeMarco Murray has struggled since rushing for 131 yards in Week One against the Giants, being held under 45 yards in each of Dallas next three game,s but he rebounded against Baltimore Sunday, running for 93 yards on 14 carries. Dallas running game received a boost by Felix Jones finally getting more than one carry for the first time all season. In fact, Jones ran for 92 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. When it comes to the Cowboys passing attack, consistency has not been the hallmark of WR Dez Bryant, but after 13 catches for 95 yards and his first two touchdowns of the season against the Ravens, Bryant now has 21 catches for 200 yards over the last two weeks. RAVENS PAY A HEAVY PRICEIt would be easy enough to think that Dallas successful running game was helped by Ravens ILB Ray Lewis suffering a triceps injury, but Lewis was in on 14 tackles before getting hurt, so his injury status plays a bigger role in the future. If an MRI reveals a torn triceps, Lewis would miss time in the middle of the Ravens defence. To the Ravens credit, they can make do with Dannell Ellerbe joining Jameel McClain on the inside. While Lewis injury could be significant, the bigger loss, from a talent perspective, is that of CB Lardarius Webb, who suffered a torn ACL and is out for the season. Webb has been one of the top corners in football this season and Baltimores secondary can ill-afford to lose their top cover man. Second-year CB Jimmy Smith would get first crack to replace Webb in the starting lineup. RAIDER OF THE LOST ARTFor years, the Oakland Raiders were stereotyped as the team blessed with deep speed wide receivers and while its been a long time since the days of Cliff Branch, Denarius Moore may be a modern-day representative. Moore had five catches for 104 yards against Atlanta, the fourth 100-yard game of his career and he has quickly become the Raiders most reliable weapon in the passing game. WILSONS BESTAfter all the preseason hype surrounding rookie Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, the early returns werent so outstanding, but Wilson delivered his best game against New England Sunday, completing 16 of 27 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns. It bears noting because the Seahawks have some capable receivers, including Sidney Rice, Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate, any of whom might have value if Wilson is going to provide consistent yardage in the passing game. VIKINGS AERIAL ASSAULTWhile the Vikings are benefitting from a sound running game, thanks to Adrian Petersons quick recovery, they are much improved thanks to second-year QB Christian Ponder, who was forced to air it out Sunday when the Vikings fell behind Washington early. Throwing a career-high 52 passes, Ponder passed for 352 yards and tossed two touchdowns for the fourth time in the last five games. Ponders emergence has expanded the number of weapons in the Vikings arsenal. WR Percy Harvin is already one of the games most productive receivers -- his 603 yards from scrimmage ranks third among wide receivers -- and second-year TE Kyle Rudolph had a career-high six catches Sunday, scoring his fifth touchdown in six games this season. Beyond Harvin and Rudolph, there is value in

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