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Welcome to week 5 of the 2025 r/NFL What a week of turmoil! Four of last week’s top five teams lost, while three of the bottom five teams won. Four different teams (Eagles, Lions, Buccaneers, Bills) were ranked in the top spot by rankers, in one of the most contested early weeks in recent memory. The 2018 QB class took some time to get up to speed, while the 24’ class looks to be ahead of the curve. Penix and Williams were forgotten in the bye, while Nix, Maye, and Daniels all proved why they were rated so highly. In other news, Trevor Lawrence unlocked his high school potential, Daniel Jones hit a 500k incentive after 5 weeks, and if AJ Brown can’t have the ball then nobody can. Where will Jerry Jones middle finger land after a beatdown of the Jets? Do the Panthers deserve a big jump after an 0-17 comeback? Is Mac Jones’ performance sustainable? Discuss! 31/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
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| 1. | Lions | +2 | 4-1 | David Montgomery’s triumphant return to Cincinnati was the story of the night for the Lions, as they dissected the Bengals on offense and defense for a 37–24 win that was not nearly as close as the score might indicate. Monty put on a show for friends and family, rushing for a TD and tossing one to Brock Wright for good measure. The defense made splash play after splash play, intercepting Browning three times to go along with a Derrick Barnes sack safety to end the game. Next up should be a fun one as the Lions head to Kansas City for Sunday Night Football, where Jared Goff will look to remain undefeated against Patrick Mahomes in his career. | |
| 2. | Bills | – | 4-1 | Well it turns out the Bills won’t be the first team to go undefeated since the 2007 Pats. What a shame. All jokes aside, it’s easy to feel like the sky is falling apart after the Bills, who have yet to look truly dominant, lost at home for the first time since January 2023. The end of the home streak is ironic in many ways from the Stefon Diggs revenge game as well as the loss being largely on the back of the offense. All season long Bills fans have been able to count on the offense to overcome the defensive woes however on Sunday the opposite was true. The Bills defense wasn’t exactly the 85 Bears but they did enough to win, holding Drake Maye to 0 passing touchdowns and generating a turnover. The defensive unit did enough to get the win if the Bills continued to put up 30+ like they’ve done all season (granted that may be an unfair expectation). The only problem was that the Bills were very inconsistent offensively, putting up 3 points in the first half and committing 3 turnovers. The best approach for Bills fans will be to follow the words of Josh Allen and “have some faith” knowing that the Bills have played just as well as anyone else in the NFL and have 2 upcoming winnable contests before a looming date with the Chiefs. | |
| 3. | Eagles | -1 | 4-1 | The Eagles have some issues to sort out. Generating offensive efficiency with the players on that side of the ball should not be this hard. Maybe the Eagles are just cursed in odd numbered years like 2010s Giants. On the bright side, the Eagles have the hardest SOS in the league and still sit at 4-1 after a very close game against the Broncos. Yes, they fell apart a little bit, but a lot had to go wrong, and it all did. Will a Jalen/AJ/Saquon meeting fix the issues on offense? Probably not, no. But at this point Eagles fans will take any sign of progress in addressing these issues. And hopefully they’re addressed fast; next up, a bus ride up I-95 to face off against the Giants. Surely this is a get-right game and not a trap… right? | |
| 4. | Buccaneers | +3 | 4-1 | WHAT. A. GAME. Wow. Let’s get this started. The good: Baker Mayfield is that buccin’ dude. E²=TD. Josh Grizzard and Grizzard’s Wizards are one of the best offenses in the league, especially for neutral fans. We look legit. Those retro jerseys are sexy. Sorry babe, but the ‘76 creamsicles stay on during premarital handholding. The bad: Well, it’s tough to talk about bad when you are 4-1. I guess it’s not good that we allowed 35 points, but I guess that’s the price you pay when you have an offense-minded head coach (editor’s note: Todd Bowles is a defensive-minded HC). And I guess with the majority of our injuries being on the defense, allowing 35 points is not too bad? (editor’s note: majority of the Bucs injuries are on the offense, including M1K3). Either way, with such an attack-minded game with Mayfield and Darnold leading the way… how can you not be romantic about football? I LOVE IT! This result even inspired me to boot my Madden afterward and resume my old Franchise save file where I was the Panthers and I had Darnold and Mayfield on the squad haha, those EA Sports games are sooo unrealistic LMAO (editor’s note: Both Darnold and Mayfield were on the Panth…bro, who let this dude be a ranker, does he even watch the sport???). If you’re one of us: HELL YEAH BROTHER! If you’re a neutral fan of the sport who has no idea which team to follow for a cardiac-arrest-type of game? I got two words for ya: Baker Mayfield. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Must-see TV. (editor’s note: That’s more than two words, Chuck) Can’t wait for the next episode of the “Blockbuster Buccaneers” series! | |
| 5. | Colts | +4 | 4-1 | That’s right, folks! As we all predicted when Daniel Jones was named the Colts’ starter 7 weeks ago, Indy is 4-1 and currently holds the 1 seed in the AFC after a beatdown of the Raiders. They’re one or two boneheaded AD Mitchell plays from undefeated. Their next three games are against a Cardinals team that just engineered an all-time choke against the Titans (speaking of goal-line fumbles), a Chargers team that suddenly looks incredibly beatable, and those Titans, who they beat by three touchdowns in Nashville just two weeks ago. Let the good times roll in Indy, and whatever you do, don’t look at the post-bye schedule yet. We’ll deal with that when we get there… | |
| 6. | Rams | -2 | 3-2 | Just a completely typical Rams game: completely unprepared in the first quarter and go down 14-0, make three redzone trips without any points, call a run play when Stafford has been dominating, and shoot yourself in the foot all night long with missed kicks, penalties and turnovers. No less on a night when you have a chance to pass a division rival that is playing backups everywhere. Absolutely disgusting. | |
| 7. | 49ers | +4 | 4-1 | ||
| 8. | Packers | – | 2-1-1 | Bye Week for the Packers, so story time. I was rereading Instant Replay, Jerry Kramer’s diary of the 1967 Packer season, and there’s a delightful passage at the end. It’s the eve of Super Bowl II, and Kramer sneaks his recorder into the locker room for Vince Lombardi’s speech before the game. He begins by telling the team to have pride and that the prestige of the league is on the line, usual stuff. Then I feel like I’m hit by a truck. Kramer quotes Lombardi: “You damn well better not let that Mickey Mouse league beat you”. HOW is Vince Lombardi calling something Mickey Mouse in the Year of Our Lord 1968. This is a social media post from the 2020’s, not something the greatest coach in NFL history told his guys before a Super Bowl. How was he 50 years early in calling something “Mickey Mouse”? I’m baffled, truly baffled. | |
| 9. | Jaguars | +3 | 4-1 | Googling the phrase “sheer panic” yields nearly all results that feature the Jacksonville Jaguars. Few things could more aptly describe this franchise. The Jags have developed a nasty habit this season: they’re winning ugly [Editor’s note: wins:ugly::throwbacks::fire]. “They’re exactly where we thought they’d be.” — Nobody; The Jags have the potential to continue winning, especially if they keep abusing the iframes granted by glance damage to |
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| 10. | Commanders | +5 | 3-2 | Entering Week 6, the Commanders are fielding the number 1 rushing attack in the league, boasting a league leading 782 yards of ground attack at a league leading 5.9YPC. Powering that attack is an offensive line that is playing at an in… |
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