Entering Week 6 of the NFL’s 2022 season, the Indianapolis Colts had scored the fewest points in the league and Matt Ryan had been sacked as any times as any quarterback in the NFL.

Did that ever change on Sunday.

In attempt to find some offense, the Colts made changes in their offensive line for the previous game, including moving Braden Smith from right tackle to right guard.

Smith had started his past 57 games at right tackle for Indianapolis. He had been a first-team All-American selection as Auburn’s right guard in 2017, but Smith had never started at guard in the NFL until Week 5.

The changes proved ineffective. Even though the Colts defeated the Denver Broncos 12-7 in overtime on Oct. 6, Indianapolis did not score a touchdown and Ryan was sacked six times.

With Smith back at right tackle, the Colts defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-27 on Sunday. Ryan completed 42-of-58 passes for 389 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Despite all those dropbacks, the 15-year veteran was never sacked by the Jaguars, and Ryan’s 32-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds to play provided the winning points.

“The O-line was special,” Colts coach Frank Reich said. “We gave up no sacks. We threw 58 times, and we didn’t give up a sack, so hats off to the O-line. They’ve taken a lot of heat. That was an unbelievable performance by the O-line.”

Smith was among the 19 former Auburn players who got on the field on the sixth Sunday of the NFL’s 103rd season.

Three other former Auburn players were involved in the Jacksonville-Indianapolis game:

· Colts defensive tackle Byron Cowart made two tackles.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) made a tackle on special teams.

· Jaguars wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

In the other Sunday games:

Atlanta Falcons 28, San Francisco 49ers 14

· Falcons defensive lineman Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

New England Patriots 38, Cleveland Browns 15

· Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones was designated as a game-day inactive. Jones has an ankle injury.

· Browns wide receiver Anthony Schwartz was targeted three times but did not have a reception in the game.

New York Jets 27, Green Bay Packers 10

· Packers safety Rudy Ford (New Hope) made two tackles.

· Carl Lawson started at defensive end for the Jets. Lawson made two tackles.

· Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made two tackles on special teams.

· C.J. Uzomah started at tight end for the Jets. Uzomah caught two passes for 17 yards.

Minnesota Vikings 24, Miami Dolphins 16

· Dolphins defensive end Big Kat Bryant is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) broke up two passes.

Cincinnati Bengals 30, New Orleans Saints 26

· Saints safety Smoke Monday is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

New York Giants 24, Baltimore Ravens 20

· Josh Bynes started at middle linebacker for the Ravens. Bynes made five tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage.

· Darius Slayton started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton caught an 18-yard pass in his first start of the season.

Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18

· Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams made one tackle.

· Buccaneers inside linebacker K.J. Britt (Oxford) played but did not record any stats.

· Carlton Davis started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Davis made four tackles and broke up a pass.

· Jamel Dean started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made five tackles on defense and one on special teams. Dean saved a touchdown when he ran down Steven Sims on the second-half kickoff, tackling him at the Tampa Bay 12-yard line to end his return at 89 yards. Pittsburgh got a field goal from the field position to take a 13-9 lead.

Los Angeles Rams 24, Carolina Panthers 10

· Derrick Brown started at defensive tackle for the Panthers. Browns made seven tackles, shared a sack and registered two quarterback hits. Brown entered Sunday’s game without a sack and with one quarterback hit this season. He also reached a career high in tackles, surpassing the six that he recorded in a 25-3 loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 24, 2021.

Seattle Seahawks 19, Arizona Cardinals 9

· Cardinals linebacker Chandler Wooten is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Buffalo Bills 24, Kansas City Chiefs 20

· Chiefs offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho (Edgewood Academy) played but did not record any stats.

Philadelphia Eagles 26, Dallas Cowboys 17

· Eagles offensive lineman Jack Driscoll played right tackle in the second half after Lane Johnson left the game with an injury. Last week, Driscoll went all the way at left tackle as an injury fill-in.

· Eagles punter Arryn Siposs averaged 46.8 yards on four punts, with a net average of 37.8. Siposs had a 44-yard punt that was returned for no gain at the Dallas 24-yard line, a 54-yarder returned 15 yards to the Dallas 21, a 59-yarder returned 34 yards (but a holding penalty on the return put the ball back on the Dallas 7) and a 30-yarder that went out of bounds at the Dallas 12.

Week 6 started on Thursday night, when the Washington Commanders defeated the Chicago Bears 12-7.

Week 6 concludes on Monday, when the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Lumen Field in Seattle. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AmarkG1.