20 biggest surprises at NFL season's quarter mark. Plus, Week 5 picks and fantasy football advice.
It's Week 5 and Nick Foles has once again gotten the better of Tom Brady. Before we dig deeper, enjoy these:
- Which teams will emerge victorious in Week 5? Our experts make their picks.
- The NFL season is at its quarter point. What have been the biggest surprises?
- The NFC East is off to the second-worst start of any division in NFL history.
- As always, we're here to help you set that fantasy football lineup.
About last night: Bears 20, Buccaneers 19 -- Nick Foles out-dueled Tom Brady again. This time, it appeared as if Brady lost track of downs during the Buccaneers' last failed drive.
- WATCH: Khalil Mack wrecks rookie OT on sack of Brady
- Brady angrily yelled at his linemen after a bad series
Game of the Week: Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns -- Yes, you read that right! Both teams enter the game riding three-game win streaks. While the Browns offense is coming to life under new coach Kevin Stefanski, the Colts boast the league's top-ranked defense.
Sneaky-Good Game of the Week: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens -- 2019 Heisman winner Joe Burrow and 2016 Heisman winner Lamar Jackson square off for the first time. Burrow enters the game after having set a rookie record with three straight 300-yard passing games.
Survivor Pool Game of the Week: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys --The run of "whoever is playing a New York team" run continues here as the Cowboys look to rebound from a humbling defeat to the Browns against the winless Giants. Full disclosure: Previous picks have been been the Steelers (Week 1 ✅), 49ers (Week 2 ✅). Colts (Week 3 ✅), Rams (Week 4 ✅).
Week 5: Picks, news, analysis and more
- Week 5 picks: Paste BN Sports' panel of experts have made prognostications for every game this weekend.
- Lorenzo's Locks: Paste BN Sports' Lorenzo Reyes has the three best bets for this weekend.
- 20 biggest surprises so far: Rookie QBs and WRs have been impressive. The NFC East? Not so much. Paste BN Sports' Nate Davis has more eye-popping revelations through four weeks.
- Once-powerful NFC East is now NFL's laughingstock: With its four teams standing at a combined 3-12-1, the NFC East is off to the second-worst start of any division in NFL history.
- OBJ reintroduces himself: Odell Beckham Jr., now healthy, is finding his comfort zone by building a strong relationship with coach Kevin Stefanski.
- Jason Garrett returning to Dallas: Neither Garrett, as offensive coordinator of the Giants, nor his Cowboys replacement, Mike McCarthy, have found success early this NFL season.
- Chargers make it official: First-round pick Justin Herbert has the reins to the Chargers' offense for the rest of the year.
- Dwayne Haskins benched, Kyle Allen now starting: The Washington Football Team demoted its 2019 first-round pick to third string. Paste BN Sports' Mike Jones ponders the long-term ramifications of this decision.
- Giants WR wants to move on after brawl: The feud between Golden Tate and Rams CB Jalen Ramsey boiled over after the final whistle Sunday. Asked Thursday if he regrets anything that happened, Tate responded, "Next question."
- J.J. Watt, Bill O'Brien blowup fueled coach's exit: Losing the locker room is a death knell for any coach, which happened to O'Brien, who was fired by the Texans on Monday.
- Firing Bill O'Brien is first of many steps: The GM/coach left a mess in Houston, one that will require a significant clean-up, Mike Jones writes.
- Schedule changes irk players: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Broncos DE Shelby Harris expressed frustrations over having their respective teams' schedules adjusted due to COVID-19 outbreaks on other teams.
- Power rankings: See how all 32 teams stack up heading into Week 5.
Fantasy football: Get your lineup right
Our fantasy football experts have valuable advice to get the most out of your lineup this weekend.
- Fantasy rankings for Week 5: For your convenience, these position-by-position rankings were updated for this week's games.
- Studs, duds and sleepers: Here are some names to know going into Week 5. The good: Panthers WR Robby Anderson is going up against the Falcons. The not-so good: Eagles RB Miles Sanders has to face the Steelers, who are coming off a bye.
- Waiver wire options: Running backs are getting injured with increasing regularity. Here are possible replacements.
Week 5 schedule
(All times Eastern)
Bye week: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
Thursday
Sunday
Los Angeles Rams at Washington Football Team, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday
Denver Broncos at New England Patriots, 5 p.m. ET (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans, 7 p.m. ET (CBS)
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