Weekly NFL Recap – Gameday 5 Review

Welcome to our Weekly NFL recap! On Gameday 4 of the NFL season, we saw a number of teams win their first games, others tasted defeat for the first time and some of the pre-season favourites seemed to get their season back on track. So how did things pan out on Gameday 5?

Five weeks into the new season and we now have no winless teams in the NFL. We do still have two unbeaten teams, one in each conference, who now boast 5-0 records.

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Here’s the results from NFL Gameday 5.

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) 30-36 Atlanta Falcons (3-2)
• New York Jets (2-3) 17-23 Minnesota Vikings (5-0)
• Carolina Panthers (1-4) 10-36 Chicago Bears (3-2)
• Baltimore Ravens (3-2) 41-38 Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) OT
• Buffalo Bills (3-2) 20-23 Houston Texans (4-1)
• Indianapolis Colts (2-3) 34-37 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4)
• Miami Dolphins (2-3) 15-10 New England Patriots (1-4)
• Cleveland Browns (1-4) 13-34 Washington Commanders (4-1)
• Las Vegas Raiders (2-3) 18-34 Denver Broncos (3-2)
• Arizona Cardinals (2-3) 24-23 San Francisco 49ers (2-3)
• Green Bay Packers (3-2) 24-19 Los Angeles Rams (1-4)
• New York Giants (2-3) 29-20 Seattle Seahawks (3-2)
• Dallas Cowboys (3-2) 20-17 Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2)
• New Orleans Saints (2-3) 13-26 Kansas City Chiefs (5-0)

Bye Week: Philadelphia Eagles (2-2), Tennessee Titans (1-3), Los Angeles Chargers (2-2), Detroit Lions (3-1)

Weekly NFL Recap: NFL News Stories from Gameday 5

This week, several significant stories emerged in the NFL. Controversial pundit Stephen A. Smith sparked debate by suggesting that Tyreek Hill's move from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Miami Dolphins might be a mistake. Hill's performance will be closely watched as the season progresses, especially with the Dolphins struggling on offense.

The New Orleans Saints faced challenges with the absence of Taysom Hill, which significantly impacted their offensive game plan against the Chiefs. The Saints struggled against the Chiefs' excellent defense, which has consistently held high-scoring opponents below their averages this season.

The biggest news of the week came from the Big Apple, where the New York Jets parted ways with head coach Robert Saleh after a disappointing 2-3 start to the season. The Jets lost 17-23 to the 5-0 Vikings in London on Sunday, which was the final straw for the Jets hierarchy, who cited below expected performances for the sacking of Saleh. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has stepped up to interim head coach ahead of next week's Monday Night game against divisional rivals, the Buffalo Bills.

Following on from the sacking of Saleh, Jets owner Woody Johnson has pleaded with sack-machine outside linebacker Haason Reddick to end his holdout. Reddick was signed by the Jets in a trade from the Arizona Cardinals, but has refused to play unless he reworks his current deal, which is set to expire at the end of this season. “Haason, get in your car, drive down the '95 and come to the New York Jets, and we can meet you and give you an escort right in the building.” stated Johnson.

Weekly NFL Recap – Gameday 5 Trade News

There's been no movement on proposed trade deals for wide receivers Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders) or DeAndre Hopkins (Tennessee Titans) from last week, although it is believed several teams are thought to be interested in trading for a veteran wide receiver.

Former Pro-Bowl linebacker Devin White has been released by the Philadelphia Eagles in a somewhat surprising move. The fifth pick in the 2019 draft was released by the team that drafted him, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at the end of last season signing a one-year deal with the Eagles this summer. White had been inactive for the Eagles opening four games of the season prior to his release.

Weekly NFL Recap – Gameday 5 NFL Injuries

• DT Christian Wilkins (Las Vegas Raiders) – Out indefinitely with a broken bone in his foot.
• QB Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints) – Out several weeks with an oblique injury.
• WR Nico Collins (Houston Texans) – Out a few weeks with a hamstring injury.
• OG Will Fries (Indianapolis Colts) – Undergoing surgery on a Tibia injury.
• S Jimmy Ward (Houston Texans) – Could miss time due to a groin injury.
• RB De'Von Achane (Miami Dolphins) – In concussion protocol.
• RB Aaron Jones (Minnesota Vikings) – Having a hip injury evaluated.
• K Jake Moody (San Francisco 49ers) – High ankle sprain and may miss a few weeks.
• CB Tariq Woolen (Seattle Seahawks) – Day to day with an ankle injury.
• CB Dax Hill (Cincinnati Bengals) – Day to day with a right knee injury.
• OL Will Hernandez (Arizona Cardinals) – Likely out for a few weeks with a knee injury.

Gameday 6 Previews

All the times listed below are for UK BST time. All NFL Games are shown live for customers with NFL Gamepass. Selected other games are also shown on British TV by Sky Sports and Amazon Prime. Where live games are known, they will be indicated in the fixture list below.

Friday 11th October – 1.15am

• San Francisco 49ers (2-3) @ Seattle Seahawks (3-2) – Live on Sky Sports, Amazon Prime

Sunday 12th October – 2.30pm, 6pm, 9.05pm, 9.25pm

• Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) v Chicago Bears (3-2) – Live on Sky Sports (London Game)
• Washington Commanders (4-1) @ Baltimore Ravens (3-2)
• Arizona Cardinals (2-3) @ Green Bay Packers (3-2)
• Houston Texans (4-1) @ New England Patriots(1-4)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) @ New Orleans Saints (2-3)
• Cleveland Browns (1-4) @ Philadelphia Eagles (2-2)
• Indianapolis Colts (2-3) @ Tennessee Titans (1-3)
• Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) @ Denver Broncos (3-2)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) @ Las Vegas Raiders (2-3)
• Atlanta Falcons(3-2) @ Carolina Panthers (1-4)
• Detroit Lions (3-1) @ Dallas Cowboys (3-2)

Monday 13th October – 1.20am

• Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) @ New York Giants (2-3) – Live on Sky Sports

Tuesday 14th October – 1.15am

• Buffalo Bills (3-2) @ New York Jets (2-3) – Live on Sky Sports

Bye Week Teams – Gameday 6

• Kansas City Chiefs
• Los Angeles Rams
• Miami Dolphins
• Minnesota Vikings

Weekly NFL Power Rankings after Gameday 5

1. Kansas City Chiefs (1) 5-0 – As long as they keep winning, they'll remain top.
2. Minnesota Vikings (2) 5-0 – Vikes head to Bye week unbeaten and in great shape. 
3. Detroit Lions (3) 3-1 – On a bye.
4. Washington Commanders (6) 4-1 – Another impressive win for the fast-improving Commanders
5. Houston Texans (8) 4-1 – Fantastic win over the Bills keeps the Texans atop the AFC South.
6. Baltimore Ravens (11)  3-2 – Looking much more like the Ravens we expected in the past 2 weeks.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4) 3-2 – Narrow loss at the Falcons but the Bucs look the real deal.
8. Buffalo Bills (5) 3-2 – Disappointing loss in Houston this week, Bills stuttering on offense.
9. Dallas Cowboys (17)  3-2 – One of the fastest risers of the week, much better from Dallas.
10. Seattle Seahawks (7) 3-2 – A shock defeat to the Giants is a big blow for the Seahawks.

The Rest…11-32

• 11. Atlanta Falcons (18) 3-2
• 12. Pittsburgh Steelers (9) 3-2
• 13. Philadelphia Eagles (13) 2-2
• 14. Green Bay Packers (15) 3-2
• 15. Denver Broncos (19) 3-2
• 16. Arizona Cardinals (25) 2-3
• 17. San Francisco 49ers (10) 2-3
• 18. Los Angeles Chargers (14) 2-2
• 19. New Orleans Saints (12) 2-3
• 20. Chicago Bears (24) 3-2
• 21. New York Jets (16) 2-3
• 22. Indianapolis Colts (20) 2-3
• 23. Cincinnati Bengals (22) 1-4
• 24. Las Vegas Raiders (21) 2-3
• 25. New York Giants (30) 2-3
• 26. Miami Dolphins (29) 2-3
• 27. Los Angeles Rams (23) 1-4
• 28. Tennessee Titans (28) 1-3
• 29. Jacksonville Jaguars (32) 1-4
• 30. Cleveland Browns (26) 1-4
• 31. New England Patriots (27) 1-4
• 32. Carolina Panthers (31) 1-4

Gameday 5 was a pivotal one in many ways for a number of teams. There was the usual mix of expected and unexpected outcomes in games. Key wins for the Giants, Bears, Cardinals and Broncos seem to indicate better times ahead for these teams, but losses for the Browns, Rams, Patriots and Panthers suggest there's a lot of work needed to be done for their respective head coaches.

Join us again next week when we our weekly NFL recap will take a look at Gameweek 6 results and news and much more besides!

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