The Minnesota Vikings also stayed undefeated at 5-0 as they went on the road and topped the New Orleans Saints, 23-13 behind a scoring pass from QB Kyler Murray to wide receiver Justin Jefferson and RB Aaron Jones (113 rushing yards), who scored on an eight-yard run early in the fourth quarter for a 20-13 lead. The Saints (1-4) had three turnovers and gained just 142 yards in offense with touchdowns coming on a two-yard run by Kendre Miller and an 87-yard fumble return by Jonas Sanker that tied the game at 13-13 late in the third quarter.
In Green Bay, the Packers (3-2) erupted with an early barrage of points and coasted to a 31-7 win against the Chicago Bears (3-2) in the NFL's oldest rivalry that was enhanced following the passing of Bears and NFL legend Mike Ditka two days earlier. Packers QB Jordan Love passed for two touchdowns and 367 yards and RB MarShawn Lloyd had a pair of scoring runs in the easy win. Packers WR Christian Watson caught both TD passes and had six receptions for 143 yards. The Bears trailed 14-7 at the half, but committed five turnovers (two fumbles, three interceptions) that proved to be too costly.
The New York Giants and Washington Commanders played in what was the most bizarre game in recent memory that finished in a 27-27 tie as Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (199 passing yards and 103 rushing yards, two TD) inexplicably ran the ball rather than clock it at the Giants 24-yard line for a potential game winning field goal attempt in the overtime session and time expired. Washington (1-3-1) got the ball back after Giants RB Cam Skattebo fumbled it away at the Commanders 24-yard line. The Giants (3-1-1) rallied back from a 14-point deficit with QB Jameis Winston (326 passing yards) tossing two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a 17-yard strike to WR Malik Nabers (11 receptions for 121 yards) to tie it up at 27-27 with 1:43 remaining in regulation. Giants kicker Dominic Zvada missed three field goals, including a 46-yard try with 8:01 left in overtime.
The Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1) won, 19-17 over the Philadelphia Eagles when kicker Cam Little made a 57-yard boot as time expired in London, England. Jags kick returner Ameer Abdullah took a kickoff back 53 yards to set up the game winning field goal after Eagles kicker Jake Elliott booted a 48-yard field goal with just eight seconds remaining. The Eagles (2-3) dropped their third straight game even with QB Jalen Hurts throwing for a touchdown as they were held to a paltry 22 rushing yards. Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (331 passing yards, two TD, one INT) threw two scoring passes to wide receiver Parker Washington (six catches for 124 yards) to help lead the winning effort.
The New England Patriots (3-2) won their second straight game as they smashed the Las Vegas Raiders, 45-17 behind four TD passes and 374 passing yards by QB Drake Maye as they built a 35-10 lead after three quarters. The New England offense gained 536 yards, including 165 on the ground. The Raiders (3-2) managed just 38 rushing yards and QB Kirk Cousins passed for 243 yards and one score in defeat.
On Thursday night in Dallas, the Cowboys (2-3) laid a huge egg and lost to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-16 as running back Bucky Irving scored a rushing touchdown and had a TD reception as well and gained 165 yards on 21 carries. The Buccaneers (1-4) piled up 419 yards in total offense and their defense forced three turnovers. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott had a TD pass and two interceptions along with 316 passing yards in the loss.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won at home, 34-22 in a rain storm against the Indianapolis Colts as RB Jaylen Warren (101 rushing yards and 87 receiving yards) had a big game with two huge scoring plays (80 yard TD reception and 50 yard rushing score) while QB Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns, two of them to tight end Pat Freiermuth and had 235 passing yards in the win, which helped the Steelers improve to 3-2 this season. The Colts (2-3) settled for five field goals by Spencer Shrader and a rushing touchdown by Tyler Warren in the setback.
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| Jahmyr Gibbs and Jared Goff led the way for Lions in rout of the Cardinals. |
The Detroit Lions (3-2) throttled the host Arizona Cardinals, 45-21 with RB Jahmyr Gibbs (151 rushing yards) scoring twice on the ground while QB Jared Goff (271 passing yards) had three TD passes and one running score with the Lions gaining 412 yards in offense. The Lions defense had five sacks as well. The Cardinals (1-4) dropped their fourth straight game even with QB Jacoby Brissett passing for 292 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
In Miami, the Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) snapped a two-game losing streak and kept the Dolphins (0-5) winless with a 31-24 victory as Joe Burrow threw touchdown passes to four different players and defensive back Jordan Battle had two interceptions as Cincinnati's defense forced three turnovers. Miami QB Malik Willis had a scoring run and threw a TD pass and RB Ollie Gordon (88 rushing yards) had a scoring run in defeat.
The Denver Broncos (3-2) scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter en route to a 23-17 road victory against the Los Angeles Chargers as QB Bo Nix fired a five-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Courtland Sutton to tie it at 17-17 with 8:53 remaining and Will Lutz kicked a pair of field goals to help seal it. The Chargers had three turnovers and QB Justin Herbert (121 passing yards, one TD, one INT) was sacked five times as the Chargers fell to 0-5 this season.
The Houston Texans (1-4) won for the first time this season as they blasted the host Tennessee Titans, 26-3 behind a rushing and passing score by quarterback C.J. Stroud, who had 261 passing yards. The Titans (0-5) led 3-0 early on, but were dominated the rest of the way as they totaled just 187 yards in offense.
The New York Jets won 17-12 at home in the rainy weather against the Cleveland Browns (3-2) to improve their record to 2-3 this season as QB Geno Smith (182 passing yards) had a scoring pass to WR Garrett Wilson and Braelon Allen (116 rushing yards on 24 carries) scored on a 22-yard run with 3:01 left in the game to provide the difference. Cleveland QB Deshaun Watson had a 29-yard TD pass to Denzel Boston for a 12-10 lead with 6:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, but he was sacked eight times in the loss and the Browns were held to 198 yards in total offense.
The Baltimore Ravens controlled the football for over seven minutes in overtime and won, 30-23 against the host Atlanta Falcons (2-3) on Sunday night when Tyler Huntley, filling in as the starting quarterback for injured Lamar Jackson (ankle) scored on a one-yard plunge and then Ravens DB Kyle Hamilton intercepted Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa to end the game. Tagovailoa was in for Atlanta because starting QB Michael Penix, Jr. (240 passing yards, one TD) was injured in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens (4-1) battled back late in the final quarter to overcome a 23-15 deficit when Huntley (201 passing yards, two TD) threw a seven-yard scoring pass to Devontez Walker with 40 seconds left in regulation. From there, Baltimore RB Derrick Henry (24 carries for 102 yards, one receiving TD) ran in for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 23-23 to force the overtime. The Falcons led 14-9 at the half, but managed only three field goals in the second half as the Ravens defense helped make the difference in the final outcome.
WEEK FIVE RESULTS
Tampa Bay 24, Dallas 16
Jacksonville 19, Philadelphia 17
Green Bay 31, Chicago 7
Washington 27, N.Y. Giants 27 (OT)
Cincinnati 31, Miami 24
Minnesota 23, New Orleans 13
N.Y. Jets 17, Cleveland 12
Pittsburgh 34, Indianapolis 22
Houston 26, Tennessee 3
New England 45, Las Vegas 17
Detroit 45, Arizona 21
Denver 23, L.A. Chargers 17
San Francisco 32, Seattle 29
Baltimore 30, Atlanta 23 (OT)
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