The action gets started on Thursday night in Dallas where the Cowboys (2-2) should dismantle the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4) in that one. On Sunday in London, England, the Jacksonville Jaguars play the first of two consecutive "home" games when they face the Philadelphia Eagles (2-2), who have lost two in a row and looked clueless with their passing game last week, gaining just 93 yards in the area while blowing a double digit lead and losing at home against the Los Angeles Rams. The Jaguars are 3-1 and smacked the Cincinnati Bengals last week for a road win and they border on cockiness with their approach each week.
The Las Vegas Raiders are 3-1 and they take their show on the road against the New England Patriots (2-2), who surprised the Buffalo Bills last week with a 29-26 road victory that saw quarterback Drake Maye snap out of it with three touchdown passes. The Raiders lost at home, 30-27 against Kansas City, but they are one of the surprise teams so far this season with the good start they have had.
Four other games that should be very competitive include the Chicago Bears (3-1) traveling north to face the Green Bay Packers (2-2) in what is the NFL's oldest rivalry. The Bears will again start Tyson Bagent at quarterback in place of injured starter Caleb Williams, who is still recovering from a hamstring injury suffered three weeks ago. Green Bay did just enough for a road win last week against Tampa Bay, so they need to get the offense going in this one if they want to win.
Also on tap on Sunday afternoon will be the Seattle Seahawks (3-1) hosting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers (4-0) in an NFC West battle for first place. The 'Hawks offense scored 30-plus points for the third straight game last week while the 49ers won a game at home against the Denver Broncos, 24-14 with QB Brock Purdy and company continuing their winning ways. Purdy hasn't been sacked yet this season, but the Seattle defense will look to change that in what should be a game that goes down to the final minutes to decide.
On Sunday night, the surging Atlanta Falcons (2-2) host the Baltimore Ravens (3-1) in the battle of the birds and the Ravens will likely be without starting QB Lamar Jackson, who suffered an injury to his left ankle last week in a home win against the Tennessee Titans. The Falcons blew out the host New Orleans Saints, 45-24 on Monday night and will look to make it three wins in a row with Michael Penix, Jr. playing quarterback. This one could get ugly if the Falcons are able to pound the football with running back Bijan Robinson doing his thing against the Baltimore defense.
On Monday Night Football in Los Angeles, the Rams (2-2) face the Buffalo Bills (3-1) in what could be a shootout type of game. Rams QB Matthew Stafford didn't have a touchdown pass in the win last week in Philadelphia, but the Rams can light it up with their passing attack. Meanwhile, Bills quarterback Josh Allen has to get over the turnovers that plagued his team last week in the loss to New England and the Bills just need to play their game as they did the first three weeks with mistake free football and consistency with a balanced offense. If the Bills can get back to running the football with James Cook while Allen and his wide receiving corps do their part, they can win this game.
The rest of the NFL action is featured in the capsule style previews and the Heftyinfo picks for Week Five follow up.
Cincinnati (2-2) at Miami (0-4) - The Bengals are banged up on offense and Miami did battle the Vikings in their road loss last week. This one could be a surprise.
Minnesota (4-0) at New Orleans (1-3) - Can the Saints bounce back after laying a huge egg last week on national TV? The Vikings are unbeaten, but they don't look like a dominant type of team so far this season.
Cleveland (3-1) at N.Y. Jets (1-3) - Two good defensive teams go at it in this one. The Browns have definitely been a surprise team so far. The Jets need a win in the worst way.
Indianapolis (2-2) at Pittsburgh (2-2) - Two teams that have been hard to read this season battle it out. Toss up call for this game.
Houston (0-4) at Tennessee (0-4) - Two winless teams from the AFC South battle in the "stinker" game of the week.
N.Y. Giants (3-1) at Washington (1-3) - The host Commanders definitely need a win in this game. The Giants have been doing just enough to get by in the three wins they have. Another toss up game here.
Denver (2-2) at L.A. Chargers (0-4) - This game will go down to the wire . . . will the Chargers fall to an 0-5 record this season?
Detroit (2-2) at Arizona (1-3) - The Cardinals defense has been getting lit up since their opening game win and the Lions defense allows over 30 points per game. The Red Birds could win this one at home.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
DALLAS over Tampa Bay
Jacksonville over Philadelphia (game played in London, England)
Cincinnati over Miami
New Orleans over Minnesota
New England over Las Vegas
N.Y. Jets over Cleveland
Pittsburgh over Indianapolis
Houston over Tennessee
Washington over N.Y. Giants
L.A. Chargers over Denver
Arizona over Detroit
Chicago over Green Bay
Seattle over San Francisco
Atlanta over Baltimore
L.A. Rams over Buffalo
Last Week's Record - 11-5
SEASON RECORD - 41-23
Lock of the Week Record - 3-1
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