Looking at Week 6.

Six teams have their bye weeks this week, so there are only 13 games on the schedule in Week 6.

But, there are some good ones on the slate, so 13 may well be a lucky number.

Of course, the clash of unbeaten between Dallas and New England on Sunday afternoon garners the most headlines going into the weekend, but there are several others worth watching as well.

Fresh off of their first loss of the season, Green Bay has to get back on track against a Washington team that is looking like a pretty good team. If Jason Campbell and that Redskins offense really get it going, then they could really be a dangerous team, if the defense continues to play as well as it has for the better part of the first four games. As for Green Bay, the running game produced last week, but Brett Favre is going to have to avoid the needless interceptions to keep the Packers from a second-straight loss.

Tennessee goes to Tampa Bay in a clash that’s pretty pivotal for the Bucs. Their injury list is getting longer, and the opponents are getting tougher. The Titans, meanwhile, won just as ugly as the Cowboys did in Week 5, and really can’t let that happen again, like, at all this season, if they want to be a playoff team.

There’s also a nice all-NFC South clash between 3-2 Houston and 3-1 Jacksonville. The Texans are searching for their fourth win two games before the halfway point, which would be another first in their short history. Speaking of history, it is on their side, as they do play very, very well against Jacksonville.

The only other matchup between teams with winning records is in the desert, as Carolina travels to Arizona. Vinny Testaverde (no, that’s not a typo) might be thrust in as the Panthers’ starter at QB only days after signing, due to the uncertain status of new starter David Carr, who took over for Jake Delhomme, who has been shut down for the year. Guess they’re not quite ready for Matt Moore just yet, eh? As for Arizona, it’s all on Kurt Warner’s shoulders now, with Matt Leinart out for the season. Will the perennial masters of bad luck continue a push towards an unlikely playoff spot, or is it a matter of time before they act like the Cardinals again?

There are also a few other key matchups.

In the AFC West, Oakland travels to San Diego, with the NFC West lead potentially on the line. San Diego looks like they got it back on track with Sunday’s walloping of the seemingly-overrated Broncos, but Norv Turner’s old team will have a point to prove against his new team.

Philadelphia goes to the Meadowlands to face the Jets in what should be an entertaining matchup, but with the way those two are playing, might be a bore-fest, or an ugly, ugly rout by the Eagles.

On Sunday night, New Orleans takes on Seattle in the Emerald City, still in search of its first win of the season. Where is the real Drew Brees? He better come out soon, or New Orleans will go from worst to first to worst in the span of three seasons.

On Monday night, the Giants, winners of three straight, take on Atlanta in the Georgia Dome. Joey Harrington is still the starter, despite his performance against the Titans, and he may well be primed for a big performance now that he knows he has the confidence of his teammates, even though he had that poor performance.

Miami looks for their first win when they travel to Cleveland. Will Kellen Winslow give Joey Porter a hug after the game on Sunday when the Browns beat the hapless Dolphins, or will he give him a tissue? I have to actually applaud Winslow for the way that he handled Porter’s expected jabs this week, which are just another part of the not-so-friendly rivalry the two have had in the last couple of seasons.

Instead of flying off the handle with an ’I’m a soldier’-like speech, he responded honestly and truthfully (Porter does need a hug, or a pacifier) without resorting to low blows, but instead pointed out the one important fact: Miami is 0-5, and Cleveland is 2-3. Is someone growing up? It’s certainly not Porter, who keeps his motor mouth running even when he doesn’t have any real fuel to. He must have forgotten that he doesn’t play for the Steelers anymore.

In the other matchups, Minnesota goes to Chicago, winless St. Louis visits Baltimore, and Cincinnati visits Kansas City in a game that should be exciting, but probably won’t be.

Week 6 Schedule

Washington (3-1) at Green Bay (4-1)
Miami (0-5) at Cleveland (2-3)
Minnesota (1-3) at Chicago (2-3)
St. Louis (0-5) at Baltimore (3-2)
Tennessee (3-1) at Tampa Bay (3-2)
Philadelphia (1-3) at New York Jets (1-4)
Cincinnati (1-3) at Kansas City (2-3)
Houston (3-2) at Jacksonville (3-1)

Carolina (3-2) at Arizona (3-2)
Oakland (2-2) at San Diego (2-3)
New England (5-0) at Dallas (5-0)

New Orleans (0-4) at Seattle (3-2) - Sunday Night Football
New York Giants (3-2) at Atlanta (1-4) - Monday Night Football