We’re rounding into the second third of the season and it’s still anyone’s year in the NFL. Even the best, most resolute teams in the league all have glaring weaknesses, and that makes for one of the most fascinating seasons in recent memory.

Picks this week are absolutely brutal and finding some clear winners in a handful of games is near-impossible. In a perfect encapsulation of what 2024 has been the most fascinating game on the slate might be Commanders vs. Ravens on Sunday afternoon.

Here are two teams sharing the same georgraphy, but with polarized expectations entering 2024. We knew Baltimore was going to be good, especially if they could find some more offensive consistency for Lamar Jackson. Derrick Henry has done just that, and it’s allowed this team to soar — but they’re not without their issues at wide receiver.

Meanwhile the Commanders were widely pegged to be the cellar dwellers of the NFC East alongside the Giants. Now at 4-1 they’ve become a legitimate threat. Powered by one of the league’s best defenses, Washington’s offense with Jayden Daniels and Kliff Kingsbury is thriving with efficient football that racks up the wins.

It’s wild that these teams are so evenly matched, but here we are. These are all our picks for Week 6.