OVERTIME.
UPSETS.
UNBEATEN.

RAVENS 30, FALCONS 23 (OT)

A backup quarterback, a stolen finish, and a night Atlanta will replay.

This was Atlanta's night until it wasn't. The Falcons led 23–15 with less than three minutes left in regulation and had every opportunity to close out a Ravens team missing Lamar Jackson. Instead, Tyler Huntley guided the tying drive, found Devontez Walker for a touchdown with 40 seconds remaining and watched Derrick Henry run in the two-point conversion. The whole stadium went from expecting a Falcons win to preparing for overtime.

Then Huntley led a long opening overtime drive and finished it with a one-yard touchdown run. When Atlanta got its possession, Kyle Hamilton intercepted Tua Tagovailoa, who had entered after Michael Penix Jr. suffered a rib injury. That closed the book at 30–23. Huntley finished 24-of-32 for 201 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. Baltimore went to 4–1; Atlanta dropped to 2–3.

What sticks with us is the contrast. The Falcons got a Jessie Bates III fumble-return touchdown, a Penix-to-Kyle Pitts score and three Nick Folk field goals. But they never built the offensive cushion the game demanded. Penix's health now hangs over Atlanta's short-term outlook. The Ravens, on the other hand, proved they have enough toughness and contingency planning to steal a game without their franchise quarterback. And with Bijan Robinson coming off a massive Week 4, Baltimore's ability to prevent another running-game takeover mattered just as much as the late scoring.

49ERS 32, SEAHAWKS 29

Five and zero. Ugly counts, especially on the road.

The 49ers went into Seattle unbeaten, faced the defending champs in a hostile stadium and came out 5–0. This wasn't the clean, high-efficiency Brock Purdy showcase we normally associate with their best offensive work. San Francisco and Seattle combined for seven turnovers; the Niners had to survive momentum swings, defensive breakdowns and a game that felt ready to escape them more than once.

Purdy finished 19-of-29 for 189 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Brandin Cooks caught the seven-yard go-ahead touchdown, Mike Evans finished off that drive with the two-point conversion, and Eddy Piñeiro's 44-yard field goal ultimately provided the winning margin. The defense also scored and forced critical mistakes, even as the game exposed just how thin the margin gets in a physical NFC West fight.

Our takeaway isn't that San Francisco played a perfect game. It's that a contender has to win different kinds of games: the blowout, the grind, and the one where things go wrong. The Niners have checked all three boxes through five weeks. Health and defensive discipline remain the long-game concerns, but beating Seattle on the road is a serious early résumé line.

JAGUARS 19, EAGLES 17

Eight seconds in London changed two teams’ Sundays.

Philadelphia thought it had pulled off the comeback when Jake Elliott's field goal made it 17–16 with eight seconds remaining. Jacksonville then produced the kind of final sequence that makes a regular-season game unforgettable: Ameer Abdullah returned the kickoff 53 yards, and Cam Little hit a 57-yard field goal with one second left to give the Jaguars the win.

Trevor Lawrence threw for 331 yards and two scores, both to Parker Washington, who caught six passes for 124 yards. Jacksonville moves to 4–1 despite penalty problems and the red-zone opportunities it left behind. Philly's 2–3 record raises bigger questions: the injuries are real, but so is the inability to put an opponent away.

VIKINGS 23, SAINTS 13

Minnesota keeps stacking wins behind defense and control.

Minnesota is the other 5–0 team leaving Sunday. The Saints made the game uncomfortable and even tied it in the third quarter, but the Vikings answered with Aaron Jones' fourth-quarter touchdown run, then trusted their defense to squeeze the rest of the afternoon away.

Kyler Murray was efficient, going 24-of-30 for 229 yards and one touchdown while adding 54 rushing yards. New Orleans quarterback Tyler Shough managed just 96 passing yards with two interceptions, and the Saints produced only 142 total yards. Minnesota hasn't needed fireworks every week, and that makes its unbeaten start worth taking seriously.

PATRIOTS 45, RAIDERS 17

Vegas gets a reality check in New England.

The Raiders entered the week wanting to prove their 3–1 start was more than a hot opening month. Instead, New England dropped 45 points, turned the afternoon into a blowout and sent Las Vegas home at 3–2. That's a measuring-stick result, but not the kind the Raiders wanted.

From our point of view, the concern is less one bad score than how decisively the game got away. A team trying to establish playoff credibility cannot repeatedly get pulled into another opponent's preferred script. The Patriots move to 3–2 with a significant confidence boost; Vegas has a long week of corrections ahead.

LIONS 45, CARDINALS 21

Detroit responds with its loudest offensive afternoon of the season.

Detroit went down 7–0, then completely took over. After a slow start, the Lions scored on seven consecutive possessions and turned Arizona's brief opening momentum into a 45–21 rout. Jared Goff threw three touchdowns, while Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 151 yards and two scores.

The Lions are 3–2, and this version of their offense is exactly why we can't write them out of any NFC discussion. When the protection, running game and receiving weapons work together, there's no easy answer for the defense. Arizona falls to 1–4 and has to address both its inability to get off the field and the momentum swings that bury it.

GIANTS 27, COMMANDERS 27 (OT)

A rivalry game with no winner — and plenty of regret.

New York and Washington finished deadlocked at 27–27 after overtime, a chaotic result that leaves both teams pointing to missed chances. Jameis Winston found a rhythm late, leaning on Isaiah Likely and Malik Nabers to bring the Giants back into the fight. Likely caught 11 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns; Nabers added 11 grabs for 121 yards and a score.

Washington will feel like it let a win get away after the overtime clock expired on a Jayden Daniels sequence. New York also had red-zone and kicking mistakes to answer for. The Giants leave 3–1–1, Washington 1–3–1, and neither fan base gets the clean ending it wanted.

PACKERS 31, BEARS 7

Green Bay turns a divisional test into a warning.

Green Bay overwhelmed Chicago 31–7, handing the Bears a divisional loss that resets some of the early NFC North conversation. Chicago came in 3–1, but without Caleb Williams and with little offensive consistency, it couldn't sustain drives or turn the game into a physical fourth-quarter contest.

The Packers climb to 3–2. The story here is about control: when Green Bay can dominate the situation instead of relying on a single late swing, it looks far closer to the team its roster suggests it can be.

STEELERS 34, COLTS 22

Pittsburgh capitalizes; Indianapolis keeps searching.

Pittsburgh took care of business 34–22, moving to 3–2 and turning a winnable home game into the kind of result a playoff hopeful needs. The Steelers gave themselves a cushion and prevented a late Colts push from turning into a true comeback.

Indianapolis falls to 2–3, and the next step isn't just scoring more points — it's getting cleaner, steadier stretches from its offense and preventing opponents from dictating field position and game tempo.

BRONCOS 23, CHARGERS 17

Denver takes it; the Chargers slide to 0–5.

Los Angeles led 17–10 entering the fourth quarter and appeared to be in position for its first win. Then the mistakes piled up. A failed fourth-down attempt let Denver tie the game, and Justin Herbert's fumble and subsequent interception handed the Broncos the short fields they needed to pull ahead 23–17.

Denver climbs to 3–2, while the Chargers drop to 0–5. That record is alarming for a roster with high expectations: the issue isn't simply losing close games, it's losing control of games that are there to be finished.

BENGALS 31, DOLPHINS 24

Cincinnati escapes; Miami still cannot find win No. 1.

Cincinnati handled a tricky road assignment 31–24 and gets to 3–2. Miami made it competitive, but at 0–5, moral victories are no longer enough. There are only so many early-season losses a team can absorb before the standings begin doing the talking for it.

For Cincinnati, the point is stacking wins while the roster and the offense settle in. For Miami, the question becomes how to turn flashes of offense into four-quarter execution that actually closes a game.

JETS 17, BROWNS 12

The Jets finally turn defensive resistance into a win.

New York won 17–12 by keeping Cleveland uncomfortable all afternoon. The Jets' defense held the Browns to 198 total yards and forced two turnovers. On offense, Braelon Allen's 22-yard touchdown run and a scoring connection with Garrett Wilson made the difference.

Neither team played a flawless game, but the Jets found enough answers when the game asked for one last drive. The Browns are 3–2; New York is 2–3 with a little more evidence it can compete through defense while the offense catches up.

TEXANS 26, TITANS 3

Houston’s first win comes with a defensive exclamation point.

Houston got off the season's winless list in a decisive 26–3 road victory. The Texans moved to 1–4 and limited Tennessee to three points, a clean reminder that their defense can still dictate what an entire afternoon looks like.

C.J. Stroud threw for 261 yards and a touchdown. The Titans fell to 0–5, with offensive inconsistency again making it difficult to build any sustained pressure on the opponent. Houston has work ahead, but this was a needed change in direction.