NFL Week 5 is underway. To keep tabs on some of the choicest highlights and other big news throughout Sunday, keep it here for updates. But first the schedule.
Schedule
Thursday
Patriots 19, Buccaneers 14 (Takeaways)
Sunday
Eagles 34, Cardinals 7 (Recap)
Bengals 20, Bills 16 (Recap)
Panthers 27, Lions 24 (Recap)
Jaguars 30, Steelers 9 (Recap)
Chargers 27, Giants 22 (Recap)
Jets 17, Browns 14 (Recap)
Colts 26, 49ers 23 in OT (Recap)
Dolphins 16, Titans 10 (Recap)
Ravens 30, Raiders 17 (Recap)
Seahawks 16, Rams 10 (Recap)
Packers 35, Cowboys 31 (Takeaways)
Chiefs 42, Texans 34 (Recap)
Monday
Vikings at Bears, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN (GameTracker)
Rodgers has last laugh again in Dallas
Since the Packers went into Dallas and beat the Cowboys in the playoffs last year, Dak Prescott and Co. has certainly been waiting with baited breath for the opportunity to get some revenge.
And it certainly looked like that would be the case when Prescott scampered into the end zone with 73 seconds left to give his team a three-point lead.
.@Dak keeps it.@Dak SCORES!#DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/mnwFLqGpuh
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
But you can never count out Aaron Rodgers, who led his team down the field and threw what proved to be the game-winning touchdown with just 11 seconds left.
AARON. RODGERS.
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
DAVANTE. ADAMS.
The @Packers. WOW. #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/BaJDpVMf5L
The Cowboys had one last chance to turn things around, but a multi-lateral play came up well short of the end zone.
The final play. #GBvsDAL pic.twitter.com/tJE6qqQJZb
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
Cowboys blow coverage on Nelson
After the Cowboys offense enjoyed a dynamite first half (more on that in a moment), the Packers managed to battle back after halftime, thanks in part to a Jordy Nelson TD where he couldn't have been any more open. You can check out that play here.
Dak gets Cowboys rolling in Big D
Dak Prescott helped stake the Cowboys to an early lead in Sunday's Packers-Cowboys tilt, a rematch of last season's instant-classic NFC divisional game, with this rifle shot to Bryce Butler on third-and-14 while facing heavy pressure from the Packers' pass rush.
.@dak finds @Brice_Butler! #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/xroeqVKcbr
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
The Cowboys capped the drive with a two-yard Prescott TD pass to Cole Beasley to go up 7-0. The Packers answered with an Aaron Rodgers' TD pass to Davante Adams, only for Mason Crosby to miss the extra point.
Perfect pass.
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
Beautiful grab.@AaronRodgers12 + @tae15adams. @Packers Touchdown! #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/Y1XPeHi3ky
The Cowboys went on to score two more touchdowns in the first half, including this beauty to Dez Bryant:
Big Ben's very bad day
Not one, not two, not three, not four ... Nope. Ben Roethlisberger has tossed five -- yes, five -- interceptions to the Jaguars on Sunday, including two pick-sixes within three minutes. Roethlisberger hasn't done that in a game since 2006.
Here's the first pick-six:
INCREDIBLE pick by @jaguars CB @jalenramsey! #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/93RwoF72CK
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
That's an incredible pick and return from Jalen Ramsey. The second pick came from Barry Church with four minutes to go in the third quarter. Church returned the pick 51 yards to the house.
Big Ben's bad day comes just hours after NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported that Antonio Brown's Week 4 tirade had its roots in the Steelers' Week 3 anthem decision, and Roethisberger's call as a captain to keep the team in the tunnel. Expect the drama in Pittsburgh to continue after Roethliberger's putrid showing in an ugly loss to the Jaguars.
So that's why Garrett went No. 1
Myles Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, made his first NFL start on Sunday after sitting out the first four weeks of the season rehabbing a high ankle sprain. Garrett took no time in making his presence felt, chopping down Jets quarterback Josh McCown for his first career sack.
.@MylesLGarrett's FIRST NFL snap.
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
SACK!
Wow. 😳 pic.twitter.com/NX0JgXtrsC
Not bad for your very first play in the NFL. Garrett is far from done. He racked up another sack in the first half and could have more before all is said and done Sunday in Cleveland.
ANOTHER sack for @MylesLGarrett! #Browns pic.twitter.com/WF1gPH8LCF
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
Run CMC finally hits paydirt
So you drafted Christian McCaffrey in Fantasy, thinking he was going to be a touchdown machine in the revamped Panthers offense. Here's hoping you didn't bench him this week after he was shut out from the end zone in the Panthers' first four games. The touted rookie finally got into the end zone on Sunday against the Lions on a perfectly executed shovel pass from Cam Newton.
.@run__cmc!
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
It's the @Panthers rookie's first career NFL TD!#KeepPounding #CARvsDET pic.twitter.com/YP4hmySdKi
THAT! #RUNCMC pic.twitter.com/99MNUFJxGg
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 8, 2017
Eagles off to the races in Philly
Are the Eagles the best team in the NFC? Or are the Cardinals just that bad? Probably more of the latter. What's not in dispute is that the Eagles are flying in Philly, jumping out to a 21-0 lead against the Cardinals in the first quarter. After connecting with Trey Burton, then Zach Ertz on TD passes of 15 and 11 yards, Carson Wentz hit the first-quarter hat trick by uncorking a 59-yard TD bomb to Torrey Smith. Smith beat Cardinals corner Justin Bethel off the line of scrimmage and deep down the field.
TORREY SMITH TO THE HOUSE!
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
He knocks this celebration out of the park. 😂 #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/s3fhjap6K5
Talk about a home-run ball, followed by a fitting TD celebration.
It's Gone. 😂 #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/KDScLmpPwR
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
That's more like it, Bengals
The Bengals offense has come back to life after an historically awful start to the season, with Andy Dalton and A.J. Green connecting on a 77-yard bomb Sunday in the first quarter against the Bills. This is about as easy as it gets in the NFL. Tre'Davious White, welcome to the NFL, rook.
.@ajgreen_18 will not be stopped!
— NFL (@NFL) October 8, 2017
77 yards to the HOUSE! #Bengals50 pic.twitter.com/gaPcqLc2o9