Julio Jones

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones stretches for the ball during the second half of an NFL game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Five games into the 2013 season, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones led the NFL with 41 receptions. Five games into the 2014 season, Jones leads the NFL with 40 receptions. Last season, Jones didn't play another down of football, breaking his foot during Game 5. This season, Jones leads the Falcons against the Chicago Bears in Game 6 on Sunday afternoon.

The Bears-Falcons game will feature the NFL's top two receivers. Chicago running back Matt Forte trails Jones with 36 receptions. The former Alabama star also leads the NFL with 552 receiving yards - 27 more than Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who got 209 of his yards in one game.

In the eyes of Atlanta's opponents, Jones hasn't lost a step since his comeback from the broken foot.

"We have to make sure we know where he is at all times," Chicago defensive coordinator Mel Tucker said. "We have to be sound in coverage, whatever that coverage is -- nearly perfect in coverage when he's a target to have a chance to contain him. And it's going to take rush and coverage working together to try and limit his explosiveness."

While most of Alabama will be able to watch the Bears-Falcons game as the second half of Sunday's Fox doubleheader, folks in Jones' hometown of Foley won't. Southwest Alabama is scheduled to receive the Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks game at 3:25 p.m. CDT Sunday via broadcast television. Fox used its flex option to move the Bears-Falcons kickoff from noon to 3:25 p.m.

Week 6 of the NFL season starts on Thursday night when the Indianapolis Colts visit the Houston Texans at 7:25.

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The Colts-Texans game will be broadcast by CBS and NFL Network. The other Week 6 primetime games feature the New York Giants at the Philadelphia Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Sunday on NBC and the San Francisco 49ers at the St. Louis Rams at 7:30 p.m. Monday on ESPN.

Sunday's game between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders might be of extra interest to Auburn fans. The teams have six former Tigers on their active rosters - cornerback Carlos Rogers, nose tackle Pat Sims and cornerback Neiko Thorpe for the Raiders and running back Ronnie Brown, cornerback Chris Davis and offensive tackle King Dunlap for the Chargers.

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With ex-Alabama standouts D.J. Fluker and Jarret Johnson and former state high school stars Codarro Law, Matt McCants, Philip Rivers and Justin Tuck also available, the Chargers-Raiders game could include 12 players from the state.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints do not have games this week.

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The schedule for the sixth week of the NFL season (with a link to each team's 2014 schedule and results):

American Conference

East Division

Buffalo Bills: vs. New England Patriots, noon Sunday

Miami Dolphins: vs. Green Bay Packers, noon Sunday

New England Patriots: at Buffalo Bills, noon Sunday

New York Jets: vs. Denver Broncos, noon Sunday

North Division

Baltimore Ravens: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, noon Sunday

Cincinnati Bengals: vs. Carolina Panthers, noon Sunday

Cleveland Browns: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, noon Sunday

Pittsburgh Steelers: at Cleveland Browns, noon Sunday

South Division

Houston Texans: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 7:25 p.m. Thursday (CBS, NFL Network)

Indianapolis Colts: at Houston Texans, 7:25 p.m. Thursday (CBS, NFL Network)

Jacksonville Jaguars: at Tennessee Titans, noon Sunday

Tennessee Titans: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, noon Sunday

West Division

Denver Broncos: at New York Jets, noon Sunday

Kansas City Chiefs: Open date

Oakland Raiders: vs. San Diego Chargers, 3:05 p.m. Sunday

San Diego Chargers: at Oakland Raiders , 3:05 p.m. Sunday

National Conference

East Division

Dallas Cowboys: at Seattle Seahawks, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

New York Giants: at Philadelphia Eagles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday (NBC)

Philadelphia Eagles: vs. New York Giants, 7:30 p.m. Sunday (NBC)

Washington Redskins: at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

North Division

Chicago Bears: at Atlanta Falcons, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

Detroit Lions: at Minnesota Vikings, noon Sunday

Green Bay Packers: at Miami Dolphins, noon Sunday

Minnesota Vikings: vs. Detroit Lions, noon Sunday

South Division

Atlanta Falcons: vs. Chicago Bears, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

Carolina Panthers: at Cincinnati Bengals, noon Sunday

New Orleans Saints: Open date

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: vs. Baltimore Ravens, noon Sunday

West Division

Arizona Cardinals: vs. Washington Redskins, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

San Francisco 49ers: at St. Louis Rams, 7:30 p.m. Monday (ESPN)

Seattle Seahawks: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 3:25 p.m. Sunday

St. Louis Rams: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 7:30 p.m. Monday (ESPN)