Pivotal showdowns on sked this week
The NFL Week 5 schedule features some pivotal showdowns, with the Dallas Cowboys at the San Francisco 49ers at the forefront.
But don’t forget about the Philadelphia Eagles at the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings games, which have the potential to be thrillers, as do several other Week 5 NFL games.
Who will win each game this week? Check out our NFL picks and predictions for the Week 5 NFL schedule. The Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have byes this week.
Sunday game in London prediction Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills
The Jaguars looked good in their NFL Week 4 London win over the Falcons, but the Bills are not the Falcons. Prediction: Bills 28, Jaguars 20 Sunday’s games predictions Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons Are C.J. Stroud and the 2-2 Texans for real? We’ll find out if they can make it three wins in a row on Sunday. We think they can.
Prediction: Texans 21, Falcons 17 Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions We don’t think the Panthers are going to lose every game this season, but we don’t think their first win will come in Week 5.
Prediction: Lions 30, Panthers 17 Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
The Titans are 2-0 at home and 0-2 on the road. Since they play this game on the road, we’ll go with the home team.
Prediction: Colts 23, Titans 20
New York Giants at Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins will be angry after their embarrassing loss against the Bills. Advantage: Miami.
Prediction: Dolphins 34, Giants 21 New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots
Two struggling offenses square off, so this one might come down to which defense makes more plays. Give us the Saints.
Prediction: Saints 20, Patriots 16 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Ravens seemed to flip a switch offensively in their win over the Browns. That’s bad news for the rest of the AFC North.
Prediction: Ravens 27, Steelers 17 Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals
We’ve picked against the Cardinals in every game this season. Not this game. The Bengals’ woes will continue with a loss to Arizona.
Prediction: Cardinals 24, Bengals 16 Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have surprised us with their play this season, but a win over the Eagles would really surprise us. Prediction: Eagles 30, Rams 23
New York Jets at Denver Broncos Zach Wilson appeared to take a step forward in the loss to the Chiefs in Week 4 for the Jets. We think he’ll lead New York to a win in Week 5.
Prediction: Jets 20, Broncos 17 Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings
We were not impressed with the Chiefs’ play in the win over the Jets. They are ripe for another loss, with Justin Jefferson going off at home. Prediction: Vikings 27, Chiefs 24 Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
The game of the week. The Cowboys’ defense is impressive, but the 49ers have Christian McCaffrey. We’ll side with San Francisco.
Prediction: 49ers 27, Cowboys 23 Monday Night Football prediction Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders
The Packers have had plenty of time to think about this one after losing in NFL Week 4 to the Lions. We’ll go with the road team in Las Vegas.
Prediction: Packers 24, Raiders 16