NFL Week 5
Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games.
What seemed like a sleepy 1 p.m. window on Sunday suddenly turned interesting when the Broncos rallied to hand the Super Bowl-champion Eagles their first loss. Sunday produced some other fascinating losers: The Ravens fell to the Texans as their nightmare early-season struggles continued, and both New York teams lost, competing with each other in misery. But there were also compelling winners, as the Commanders and Buccaneers recorded road upsets and the Titans and No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward knocked off the Cardinals for their first win of the season.
NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on a Week 5 that started slowly but still generated plenty of drama.
The Ravens have gone from Super Bowl favorites to 1-4. What’s the biggest problem in Baltimore, and is there time to fix it?
