NFL 2024 Week 5 Recap

 Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come to an end. The week that was Week 5 brought us some insane storylines. Such storylines like an overtime thriller in Atlanta and Baltimore, a field goal game-winner in Houston and Jacksonville, blowouts in Denver and Washington and late night football in Pittsburgh. All that and more in this week's recap post!

NFL Week 5 Freaky Stat

Aaron Rodgers became the 9th quarterback in NFL history with 60,000 passing yards in a career. For the first time in NFL history a 100+ yard fumble and interception recovery went for a touchdown on the same day, let alone merely eight minutes between each other. 

NFL Week 5 Recap

Tampa Bay 30, Atlanta 36 (F/OT): TW: Buccaneers

Khadarel Hodge called game and sent the Falcons fans home happy. Baker Mayfield had a solid game with 19 of 24 passing with 180 yards and three touchdowns. Mike Evans caught the two passes for 2 and 23 yard plays. Sterling Shepard also caught one pass for a touchdown. Rachaad White had 10 carries for 72 yards, with a 56-yard run being the longest in the game. Bucky Irving had nine carries for 44 yards. Chris Godwin had five catches for 64 yards to be the leading receiver for the Bucs. I guess maybe the reason why they lost was perhaps they didn't sustain drives I guess. Tampa Bay had 333 total yards in the game. They did fumble in the 2nd to last drive in the game for them. 

Kirk Cousins had one of his best passing days in his career with 42 of 58 completions for 509 yards with four touchdowns but also tossed an interception. Drake London caught 12 passes for 154 yards with a touchdown. He would leave the game with an injury. Darnell Mooney caught the majority of the touchdowns with two and had nine catches for 105 yards. Khadarel Hodge, who had not a lot of play time so far this season, made the most of his opportunity as he caught the game-winning 45-yard pass from Kirk Cousins. Bijan Robinson had 12 carries for 61 yards in the game. Atlanta had 550 total yards of offense in this game. It was an effort that took to the last play but they hung around tough and stayed with the Bucs and made the most of the fumble in the 4th quarter. They took it down to overtime. For the Buccaneers, they shocking loss drops them to 3-2. For the Falcons, they improve to 3-2 on the season and have won two of their last three games. 

Next week:
Tampa Bay: @ New Orleans
Atlanta: @ Carolina

TW: 0-1

NY Jets 17, Minnesota 23: TW: Jets

Turnovers ground the Jets in London. Aaron Rodgers had a trying game in this one as he hit 29 of 54 passes for 244 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. One of the interceptions was grabbed by Andrew Van Ginkel for a 63-yard pick six. Another one was the game sealing one for the Vikings. The first Rodgers pass went to Adam Lazard for a 14-yard score that cut the Vikings lead to a 17-7 margin. The 2nd went to Garrett Wilson for a 1-yard short pass that brought the lead to a 20-17 margin in favor for the Vikes. The Jets running game didn't get going a whole lot due to the big score margin. Breece Hall had nine carries for 23 yards. Garrett Wilson had 13 catches for 101 yards with 22 targets. New York had 254 total yards in the game. The Jets had a chance to tie and/or win it but the last interception killed that chance. 

Sam Darnold hit 14 of 31 passes for 179 yards with an interception. Tyson Chandler rushed for 30 yards on 14 carries. CJ Ham had the only offensive touchdown for the Vikings on a 2-yard run up the middle. Andrew Van Ginkel had the defensive touchdown on the 1st interception of Aaron Rodgers. Will Reichard had three field goals with a 54-yard kick being the longest in the game. Justin Jefferson had leading receiver numbers with six catches for 92 yards. Minnesota had 253 total yards in the game. The normally powerful Vikings pass offense was held to 171 net yards in the game. Might be one of the reasons why the Jets defense kept it as close as they could. Imagine what the game might've been like if there were no Jets turnovers. For the Jets, they fall below .500 for the first time since Week 1 with a 2-3 record. For the Vikings, they improve to 5-0 and take the week off next week. 

Next week: 
NY Jets: vs Buffalo (Monday night)
Minnesota: Bye

TW: 0-2

Baltimore 41, Cincinnati 38 (F/OT): TW: Ravens

A big Derrick Henry run helped Baltimore to an overtime win. Lamar Jackson had quite the day with 26 of 42 passes completed for 348 yards with four touchdowns and had 55 rushing yards. Isiah Likely had two catches, Charlie Kolar had one and Rashod Bateman had the other catch for six points for the Ravens. Derrick Henry had 92 yards in the game with a touchdown. His 51-yard run came at a great time as the run was the Ravens first in overtime. Zay Flowers had seven catches for 111 yards in the game. Justin Tucker hit the game-winning field goal for the Ravens. Baltimore had 520 total yards in the game. For the Ravens, they have won three straight games after starting 0-2. 

Joe Burrow hit 30 of 39 passes for 392 yards for a whopping five touchdowns and an interception in the game. Of the five touchdowns: Ja'Marr Chase had two, Tee Higgins had two and Chase Brown had the other. Chase Brown rushed for 46 yards on 12 carries. Ja'Marr Chase had quite the day as he had 10 catches for 193 yards with a 70-yard play being the longest for him. He also had a 41-yard play in the game as well. If you had Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase in Fantasy you would've had 84 points. Cincinnati had 442 total yards. A safety was had for the Bengals as Derrick Henry was tackled in the end zone. The Bengals had a 38-28 lead with nine minutes left in the game. For the Bengals, they drop to 1-4 on the season. 

Next week: 
Baltimore: vs Washington
Cincinnati: @ NY Giants (Sunday night)

TW: 1-2

Buffalo 20, Houston 23: TW: Bills

The comeback falls short for the Bills. Josh Allen had 9 of 30 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown to Keon Coleman. James Cook had 20 carries for 82 yards with a touchdown run. Keon Coleman had one catch for 49 yards as the touchdown was his only catch in the game. Buffalo had 276 total yards in the game. Frustration was abound for the Bills quarterback as the offense converted just 3 times out of 14 on 3rd down and punted eight times. Despite that the Bills tied the game at 20-20 after being down 20-3 in the 3rd quarter. For the Bills, they drop their 2nd straight game with a 3-2 record. 

Kyle Fairbairn hit the game-winner from 59 yards for the Texans. CJ Stroud had 28 of 38 passes for 331 yards with a touchdown pass to Nico Collins for a 67-yard score that increased the Texans lead to 14-3 with the point after. Stroud did toss an interception. Cam Akers rushed nine times for 42 yards with a touchdown from 15 yards for the first touchdown for the Texans. Stefon Diggs had six catches for 82 yards to be the leading receiver for the Texans. Houston had 425 total yards in the game. The offense was slowed down in the 2nd half for the Texans as five of seven drives resulted in either a punt or a turnover. For the Texans, they survive the Bills and get to 4-1. 

Next week: 
Buffalo: @ NY Jets (Monday night)
Houston: @ New England

TW: 1-3

Carolina 10, Chicago 36: TW: Panthers

The Panthers offense is silenced in the Windy City. Andy Dalton hit 18 of 28 passes for 136 yards with an interception. Bryce Young would get some time off the bench who hit 4 of 7 passes for 58 yards. The only touchdown for Carolina came on a Chuba Hubbard 38-yard run on the Panthers 2nd drive of the game. They would not score again until Eddie Pineiro hit a field goal in the 3rd quarter. Chuba Hubbard finished with 13 carries for 97 yards. Jalen Coker had four catches for 68 yards. Carolina had 292 total yards in the game. For the Panthers, they drop to 1-4 on the season. 

Caleb Williams had a good game with 20 of 29 passes for 304 yards with two touchdowns. Both of them went to DJ Moore with 34 and 30 yard plays for six points. Dandre Swifth had 21 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. Roschon Johnson had 10 carries for 25 yards. DJ Moore was the leading receiver with five catches for 105 yards. A quiet 1st quarter came with 20 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter that gave the Bears a 27-7 lead in the game. The Bears had 424 total yards in the game with 24 first downs with 6.1 yards/play on 69 plays (heheh nice). For the Bears, they get to above .500 football with a 3-2 record with a trip overseas against the Jaguars. 

Next week: 
Carolina: vs Atlanta
Chicago: vs Jacksonville (Sunday morning)

TW: 1-4

Cleveland 13, Washington 34: TW: Commanders

Washington dominated in effort against Cleveland. DeShaun Watson was not much of a factor as he hit 15 of 28 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown pass to Jordan Akins. Jerome Ford rushed nine times for 47 yards. Amari Cooper had four catches for 60 yards. Cleveland had 212 yards of offense in the game. One of the reasons why they didn't win was they couldn't sustain drives as only two drives went for seven or more plays in the game. For the Browns, they have lost three straight games with a 1-4 record. 

Jayden Daniels hit 14 of 25 passes for 238 yards with a touchdown pass to Dyami Brown and had a pass intercepted. Daniels had 11 carries for 82 yards in the game so a solid game for him in passing and running. Brian Robinson Jr rushed for the endzone two times with 18 yards in the game. Jeremy McNichols had seven carries for 44 yards with a touchdown. Austin Ekeler had six carries for 67 yards in the game. Terry McLaurin had four catches for 112 yards in the game. Team defense kept the Browns from really getting going as the Browns had 65 plays with an average gain of 3.6 yards/play. A quiet 1st quarter for Washington equated for a big 2nd quarter where all three drives resulted in either a field goal or a touchdown. For the Commanders, they improve to 4-1 for the first time since 2008. 

Next week: 
Cleveland: @ Philadelphia
Washington: @ Baltimore

TW: 2-4

Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 37: TW: Colts

The Jaguars got a win to avoid winless streak. The Colts started Joe Flacco and he had 33 of 44 passes completed for 359 yards. Alec Pierce, Mo Alie-Cox and Michael Pittman had the touchdown catches from Flacco. Trey Sermon had 38 yards rushing with a touchdown. Alec Pierce had three catches for 134 yards and had a 65-yard play for the aforementioned touchdown. Indianapolis had 447 total yards in the game. They had their chances to win this game as they had recovered one fumble and the interception. For the Colts, they drop to 2-3 on the season. 

Trevor Lawrence hit 28 of 34 passes for 371 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Brian Thomas Jr and Brenton Strange were the recipients of the passes for six points. Tank Bigsby had 13 carries for 101 yards with two touchdowns with the 65-yard run being the touchdown. Brian Thomas had a solid day as he had five catches for 122 yards. Jacksonville had 497 total yards in the game. The pass protection broke down for the Colts as the Jags sacked Flacco four times for 35 yards. For the Jaguars, they break out of their funk and get the win with a 1-4 record.

Next week: 
Indianapolis: @ Tennessee

Jacksonville: @ Chicago (Sunday morning)

TW: 2-5

Miami 15, New England 10: TW: Patriots

The Dolphins prevail in Gillette Stadium. Tyler Huntley hit 18 of 31 passes for 194 yards with an interception. The interception was grabbed by Christian Gonzales. Jaylen Wright had 13 carries for 86 yards. Raheem Mostert was the workhorse as he had 19 carries for 80 yards. The only offensive touchdown for Miami was a 3-yard play by Alec Ingold. Ingold also put on a big block on the previous play and was rewarded on the touchdown. Tyreek Hill caught six passes for 69 yards. Miami had 372 total yards in the game. 

Jacoby Brissett hit 18 of 34 passes for 160 yards in the game. The only offensive touchdown went to Rhamondre Stevenson on a 33-yard run in the 1st quarter. Stevenson finished up the game with 12 carries for 89 yards before leaving the game with a leg injury. Demario Douglas had six catches for 59 yards. New England had 299 total yards in the game. The big things for this game was penalties as the Patriots were flagged 12 times for 104 yards. Special teams mistakes were also apparent. The Patriots had 12 men on the field, both kickers missed field goals and Jason Sanders couldn't hit a field goal due to a botched snap and Miami had a punt blocked. New England had a chance to win it but a Ja'Lynn Polk catch had one foot in and one foot barely out. For the Dolphins, they end their 3-game losing streak with a 2-3 record. For the Patriots, they drop to a 1-4 record. 

Next week:
Miami: Bye
New England: vs Houston

TW: 2-6

Arizona 24, San Francisco 23: TW: 49ers

The heat was on in Santa Clara as it reached close to 97 degrees. Kyler Murray hit 19 of 30 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Elijah Higgins was the recipient of the pass from Murray. Kyler Murray also rushed for a touchdown while getting seven carries for 83 yards with the touchdown run being a 50-yard run. James Conner had the most yards with 19 carries for 86 yards. Michael Wilson had five catches for 78 yards to be the top wide receiver for the Cards. Arizona felt alright on the road in the heat with 358 total yards. At one point, the Cardinals were down 23-10 at the start of the 2nd half or 23-13 at the start of the 4th quarter. Turnovers were a part of the comeback. Mistakes were a factor for the close score as the Cardinals had a blocked field goal and an interception in the 2nd quarter. Chad Ryland, who played for the Patriots last season, made the game-winner from 35 yards to give a 24-23 lead with 1:50 left.  For the Cardinals, they get their 2nd win of the season with a 2-3 record. 

Brock Purdy hit 19 of 35 passes for 244 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Both interceptions happened in the 2nd half. George Kittle was the player that caught the touchdown. Jordan Mason had 14 carries for 89 yards. Not quite the 100+ yard day that we've been accustomed to but still a solid effort. Brandon Aiyuk, who had signed a big extension in the offseason, had eight catches for 147 yards in the game with one catch being a 53-yard play. San Francisco had 384 total yards in the game. The biggest reason for the Cardinals comeback was that three of the four 49ers drives resulted in a turnover. They essentially let the game fall away from them. It kind of reminds me of a contest in 1988 when the 49ers had a lead but blew it on a field goal. Granted that game was on the road. Jake Moody hit two field goals and Mitch Wishnowski hit one. The blocked punt was a 61-yard score for the Niners. The 49ers had a chance to try a field goal of their own but a Brock Purdy interception killed that chance. For the 49ers, they have lost three of their last four games in a shocker as they drop to 2-3. 

Next week: 
Arizona: @ Green Bay

San Francisco: @ Seattle (Thursday night)

TW: 2-7

Las Vegas 18, Denver 34: TW: Raiders

The Raiders get romped in Denver as the Broncos don their classic orange uniforms of years ago. Gardner Minshew would have a trying game. He hit 12 of 17 passes for 137 yards with a touchdown and threw two costly interceptions. Costly in that he would get benched in favor of Aidan O'Connell. Before the benching the touchdown pass went to Brock Bowers in the 1st quarter for a 57-yard play that was the longest play for the Raiders. Aidan O'Connell didn't offer much as he hit 10 of 20 passes for 94 yards with an interception. Ameer Abdullah got the 2nd touchdown for the Raiders with 42 yards and had five carries. Bowers was the leading receiver with eight catches for 97 yards. Las Vegas wasn't quite lucky in the scoring department but did have 330 total yards in the game. The Raiders turnovers were really the deciding moment for them as they were costly. For the Raiders, they drop to below .500 with a 2-3 record. 

The Broncos donned their classic orange with blue helmet uniforms in this game. The game harkened back to a time when a person named John Elway threw passes for them. Bo Nix had 19 of 27 passes for 206 yards with two passing touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown. Jaleel McLaughlin and Josh Reynolds were the players that caught the passes from Bo Nix. Javonte Williams had 13 carries for 61 yards and had 50 receiving yards with five catches. The Broncos got a pick-six from a Gardner Minshew pass that was grabbed by Patrick Surtain for a 100-yard play. The Broncos had 289 total yards in the game. It was a team win for the Broncos as the offense did quite a bit while the defense also played a part and special teams really put the hurt on the Raiders. For the Broncos, they have won three straight games as they improve to 3-2 after an 0-2 start. 

Next week: 
Las Vegas: vs Pittsburgh
Denver: vs LA Chargers

TW: 2-8

Green Bay 24, LA Rams 19: TW: Packers

The Packers prevail in Inglewood. Jordan Love hit 15 of 26 passes for 224 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Both touchdowns went to Tucker Kraft with 66 and 7 yard plays. The interception was a pick-six that was grabbed by Jaylen McCollough in what was a weird play. Love was being chased by a Rams defender, to avoid the safety, Love tossed the pass and possibly hoped it would find a Packers player for a reception or an incompletion. Jayden Reed got things going with a catch for a 53-yard play. Josh Jacobs got scoring going for the Packers with a touchdown on a 2-yard play and finished with 73 yards with 19 carries. Tucker Kraft had four catches for 88 yards to be the leading receiver for the Pack. Green Bay had 323 total yards in the game with 19 first downs and just converted one 3rd down out of 8 times. For the Packers, they improve to 3-2 on the season. 

Matthew Stafford hit 29 of 45 passes for 260 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The touchdown pass went to Demarcus Robinson. Kyren Williams had 22 carries for 102 yards with a rushing touchdown. Jordan Whittington had seven catches for 89 yards to be the leading receiver for the Rams. He would leave the game with an injury as he was taken to the locker room. The Rams had 370 total yards in the game with 24 first downs and converted 8 of 16 3rd downs. For the Rams, they drop to 1-4 with a week off to regroup. 

Next week: 
Green Bay: vs Arizona
LA Rams: Bye

TW: 3-8

NY Giants 29, Seattle 20: TW: Seahawks

The Giants shock the Seahawks at home. Daniel Jones hit 23 of 34 passes for 257 yards with two touchdowns. Wandale Robinson had the first touchdown in the 2nd quarter on a 7-yard play that tied the game at 7-7. The 2nd touchdown went to Darius Slayton for a 30-yard score that gave the Giants a lead for good in the 3rd quarter. Tyrone Tracy Jr. had 18 carries for 129 yards in the game. Darius Slayton had eight catches for 122 yards with a 41-yard play being the longest. New York had 420 total yards in the game. They also had 24 first downs and had 37 minutes of ball possession. The Giants had a Jason Myers field goal blocked that was recovered for a 60-yard touchdown. For the Giants, they improve to 2-3 on the season. 

Geno Smith hit 28 of 40 passes for 284 yards with a touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. That was the lone offensive touchdown for Seattle. They had a defensive touchdown on an Eric Gray fumble that was recovered by Rayshawn Jenkins for a 102-yard fumble six. Geno Smith had four carries for 72 yards with a 32-yard run being the longest. Kenneth Walker III had a quiet day with five carries for 19 yards. Tyler Lockett had four catches for 75 yards with a 33-yard play being the longest for him. Seattle had 333 total yards in the game. They had 17 first downs with 22 minutes of ball possession. They couldn't convert a lot of 3rd downs as they had 3 of 11 conversions and failed to convert on 4th down twice. For the Seahawks, they drop to 3-2 as they have dropped two straight games. 

Next week: 
NY Giants: vs Cincinnati (Sunday night)

Seattle: vs San Francisco (Thursday night)

TW: 3-9

Dallas 20, Pittsburgh 17: TW: Steelers

A weather delay didn't didn't prevent the Yinzers from not attending this game late into early Monday morning. Dak Prescott hit 29 of 42 passes for 352 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Not quite the game for him. The first touchdown went to Rico Dowdle. The 2nd touchdown went to Jake Tolbert for the game-winning score with 20 seconds left in the game. Rico Dowdle had a huge game running the ball carrying the ball 20 times for 87 yards while getting 87 receiving yards on seven catches. Dallas finished the game with 445 total yards, 25 first downs and had an average gain of 5.9 yards/play from 75 plays. For the Cowboys, they improve to 3-2 on the season. 

Justin Fields started the game for the Steelers. He hit 15 of 27 passes for 131 yards with two touchdowns while getting 27 rushing yards. Kyle Allen did toss one pass for a 19-yard gain in the game when it was possible that Fields was injured. Connor Heyward and Pat Friermuth were the players that caught the passes from Fields. Najee Harris was active in this game getting 14 carries for 42 yards while catching two passes for 35 yards. Pittsburgh finished the game with 226 total yards. The offense had 17 first downs, converted 3 of 12 3rd downs but did go 2 for 2 on 4th down. The Steelers had their chances in this game as the Cowboys fumbled once while intercepting two Dak Prescott passes. For the Steelers, they drop to 3-2 on the season. 

Next week:
Dallas: vs Detroit 
Pittsburgh: @ Las Vegas

TW: 3-10

New Orleans 13, Kansas City 26: TW: Saints

The Saints fall short in Arrowhead. Derek Carr hit 18 of 28 passes for 165 yards with a touchdown with two touchdowns but also tossed an interception. He would not finish the game as he would suffer an oblique injury. Jake Haener would come in but didn't get a lot of yards as he hit 2 of 7 passes for 17 yards. Both of Derek Car's touchdowns went to Rashid Shaheed and Foster Moreau. The Saints would score in both the 2nd and 4th quarters. Alvin Kamara had a quiet game as he hit 26 yards with 11 carries. Rashid Shaheed had four catches for 86 yards and had a 43-yard play being the longest gain for the Saints. New Orleans had 220 total yards in the game. It looked like the Saints got outclassed and got ran over by the Chiefs who just put them through a buzzsaw. For the Saints, they drop to 2-3 on the season. 

Patrick Mahomes hit 28 of 39 passes for 331 yards with an interception. The interception was on a play that was intended for JuJu Smith-Schuster that was deflected and grabbed by Khalen Saunders and took it back for a 37-yard return. Kareem Hunt had 27 carries for 102 yards with a touchdown. Xavier Worthy would score a touchdown on a 3-yard run to the right and gave it to his mom who was in the stands. JuJu Smith-Schuster had seven catches for 130 yards in the game. The Chiefs did win the game but there was a glaring issue for them. Their redzone efficiency was a measly 28% as they went 2 for 7 in the Red Zone while going 2 for 3 in goal to go situations. Kansas City had 460 total yards in the game and had 28 first downs and nearly had the ball for 40 minutes. For the Chiefs, they get to 5-0 and will stay undefeated for at least another week until they have to play at San Francisco for a Super Bowl rematch.

Next week: 
New Orleans: vs Tampa Bay
Kansas City: Bye

TW: 3-11

Records

2024:
Week 1: 14-2
Week 2: 10-6

Week 3: 10-6

Week 4: 10-6
Week 5: 3-11

Total: 47-31

2012: 164-90-2

2013: 162-92-1

2014: 172-83-1

2017: 164-92

2018: 156-98-2
2019: 161-94-1

2020: 167-88-1 

2021: 173-98-1
2022: 166-103-2
2023: 161-111

See you all on Wednesday/Thursday for the Week 6 Picks post! Enjoy your week!

-Tom