NFL Picks Week 6: Updated Lines and Final-Score Predictions for All Games

Another chock-full slate of NFL showdowns are on tap for Week 6, with an impressive six teams still sporting unbeaten records.

Will that continue past the weekend? All six are in action, starting early on Thursday Night Football with the Atlanta Falcons visiting New Orleans and continuing late into Sunday with the New England Patriots facing Indianapolis in an AFC Championship Game rematch.

Nearly 20 percent of the league is still undefeated, but that's likely to change with a couple of the teams facing serious tests. Let's take a look at each of the matchups, before previewing two showdowns featuring unbeaten squads.

NFL Week 6 Odds and Projections

Game	Odds	Final Projection
Atlanta at New Orleans	ATL -3	Falcons 24-17
Cincinnati at Buffalo	CIN -1	Bengals 28-17
Denver at Cleveland	DEN -3.5	Broncos 31-20
Chicago at Detroit	DET -2.5	Bears 24-21
Houston at Jacksonville	Even	Jaguars 20-17
Kansas City at Minnesota	MIN -4.5	Vikings 23-20
Washington at N.Y. Jets	NYJ -5.5	Jets 17-14
Arizona at Pittsburgh	ARI -3.5	Cardinals 31-14
Miami at Tennessee	TEN -2.5	Titans 20-17
Carolina at Seattle	SEA -5.5	Seahawks 24-20
San Diego at Green Bay	GB -9.5	Packers 38-24
Baltimore at San Francisco	BAL -2	Ravens 24-23
New England at Indianapolis	NE -7	Patriots 31-25
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia	PHI -3.5	Giants 28-24

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks

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The team that came one yard shy of a Super Bowl repeat last season isn't the one of these two NFC playoff teams still perfect on the season. The Carolina Panthers visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, hoping to continue their 5-0 start.

While the Panthers are flying high to start 2015, the same can't be said of Seattle. Russell Wilson and Co. opened the season by losing their first two games, then dropped an overtime contest to Cincinnati in Week 5 to fall to 2-3.

Their last two games have come without star rusher Marshawn Lynch, but he's slated to return this week, per SportsCenter:

The Seahawks aren't the only ones getting perhaps the most integral part of one of their units back in action for Sunday. In fact, there's no argument as the Panthers are set to get defensive leader and linebacker Luke Kuechly back after missing four games with a concussion, Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer reported.

Carolina is pretty amped about Kuechly's return:

Even without Kuechly, the Panthers are stopping the run quite well, ranking sixth in the league in rush defense. It will be easier said than done continuing that, however, with Lynch back in the fold for Seattle.

The Seahawks may have seen their momentum halted in Cincinnati last weekend, but that should only wake them up more than anything. Playing more desperate football and willing to take more chances, the Seattle offense will make the plays to end Carolina's unbeaten season.

Prediction: Seahawks 24, Panthers 20

San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers

The San Diego Chargers are still licking their wounds after a distasteful loss on Monday Night Football, and the schedule couldn't set up any worse for them entering Week 6.

On a short week and still swallowing a late Steelers comeback Monday, the Chargers will have to travel up to Lambeau Field to take on the mighty Green Bay Packers.

The Packers, 5-0, have started the season on a tear. Aaron Rodgers may have ended his interception-less streak at Lambeau over the weekend, but his defense is playing nasty, and he's doing more than enough to lead his team to wins.

The balance of this Packers team is something they haven't enjoyed in years and could be a difference in 2015, as the team's Twitter noted:

San Diego's defense did well to limit Pittsburgh much of Monday night, but Mike Vick still made deep plays down the field and gashed the Chargers with the game on the line. From one of the league's worst current starting quarterbacks to the best one, San Diego will have a tough time limiting Rodgers and crew.

That will lead to another inevitable lopsided Green Bay victory.

Prediction: Packers 38, Chargers 24