NFL Week 5 live updates: Scores, highlights, takeaways, analysis, observations and more (2025)

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Matt Barrows' next-day minutia minute looks at the 49ers' missed tackles and ineffective blitzes in their loss to the Cardinals.

Also, who is Brock Purdy targeting in the red zone without Christian McCaffrey?

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The familiar feeling came back to Maxx Crosby and the Raiders as they're dealt an ugly loss and wait for Davante Adams to be traded. "We’re focused on who’s here now and we’re focused on winning," Crosby said. "So, we gotta find ways to do that.”

Read more from Sunday's loss to the Broncos here.

SEATTLE — After six seasons as a New York Giants quarterback, Daniel Jones understands the New York media experience. That’s especially true when thinking about the ups (the 2022 playoff victory) and downs (where do you even want to begin?) of his career.

“There will always be a story of the week or a kind of idea that’s out there,” Jones explained Sunday. “It’s our job to know what’s real and know what’s going on. To fix the problems that are real but also to ignore the things that aren’t.”

This past week, Jones and his teammates were tasked with trying to ignore a narrative that suggested the Giants had no chance to beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The thinking went: This was a cross-country trip to one of the most hostile environments in the NFL against a quality opponent without two of their top playmakers in rookie sensation Malik Nabers and starting running back Devin Singletary. Coming off an ugly loss against Dallas last Thursday, the Giants had no chance. A fall to 1-4 was a given.

Or so the story of the week went.

But Jones and his teammates didn’t let a bad narrative get in the way of a good day. On Sunday, they played their most complete game of the year en route to a 29-20 victory that might just help change the trajectory of their season.

Jones, in particular, looked poised throughout Sunday’s game, racking up 257 yards and two touchdowns while going 23-of-34 passing. Of course, what’s more important than the quality stats — which he’s posted routinely lately — was marrying them with a win. Against Dallas, Jones’ final numbers looked good, but the scoreboard didn’t.

On Sunday, Jones made both shine.

“It all started with DJ just dicing the defense up, being confident as hell and just throwing the ball downfield,” right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said after Sunday’s victory.

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For three and a half quarters, it looked like Dak Prescott would be the reason the Cowboys would lose in prime time against the Steelers. But while Prescott struggled, he came up big when the Cowboys needed it most Sunday night in Pittsburgh.

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Kevin Fishbain has more from Sunday on how the Bears defense were upset for allowing an early TD against the Panthers before dominating the rest of the afternoon.

Read more from the win here.

The Rams have fallen to 1-4 and are unable to get out of their own way heading into their bye week. After Sunday's loss to Green Bay, head coach Sean McVay said they have to start learning how to not beat themselves.

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One hour passed before Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott appeared for his postgame news conference Sunday.

Criticism rained down on him in the meantime.

“Baffling game-management decisions by the Bills,” J.J. Watt wrote.

“There will be worse losses in the NFL this year than the one the Bills just took,” ESPN’s Mike Greenberg added. “But there may not be a dumber one.”

What was McDermott going to say when he finally emerged to face the public following Buffalo’s excruciating defeat, 23-20 at Houston?

The Pick Six column leads this week with a look at the Bills’ first crisis of this young season. We explore why the game-management critics are overreacting, what McDermott’s postgame commentary revealed (good and bad) and why Buffalo needs to consider making a move for Davante Adams by the trade deadline. The full menu:

• Breaking down Sean McDermott
• Commanders/Browns epic contrast
• Aaron Rodgers’ needed reckoning
• Vance Joseph’s D saving Broncos
• Dan Campbell’s amazing reversal
• 2-minute drill: Falcons, Jags, more

Here is an interesting quote from Cowboys OL Tyler Smith after last night's win over the Steelers, referring to the game-winning touchdown from Dak Prescott to Jalen Tolbert:

“Bro, it was miraculous. I mean, JT literally sprained his f-----g nuts — excuse me, sorry guys — sprained his nuts the play before, comes back, makes the game-winner. Unbelievable.”

Catch up on all things Cowboys-Steelers with out "Sunday Night Football" live blog here.

Isaiah Simmons' game-winning field goal block on Sunday vs. Seattle shows the resilient Giants aren't going away without a fight. After dominating most of Sunday’s game, a loss would have been devastating, but Simmons helped the Giants prevail to improve to 2-3.

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Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers will be charged with strangulation, drug possession. Peppers is scheduled to be arraigned in court Monday. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said the team informed the NFL of what was going on.

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Between O-line struggles, injuries on defense and the lack of a vertical passing game without Davante Adams, Las Vegas isn't in great shape. The Raiders' quarterback issue is far from their only problem after loss to Broncos.

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Pat Surtain is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate as he leads the Broncos to a win over the Raiders. Surtain had already shut down the opponent's top wide receivers regularly this season. But his play Sunday hit a new level.

Commanders linebackers Frankie Luvu and Bobby Wagner set the tone defensively and fed off Jayden Daniels' energy. Washington's linebacker corps, led by Luvu and Bobby Wagner, helped set the tone on defense in the team's domination of the Browns.

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The 49ers' biggest issue was something that's plagued them all season: They had six trips to the red zone and scored just one touchdown. Now, they're eager for a quick turnaround for Thursday as they try to flush a stinker of a loss.

Lamar Jackson stepped up when the Ravens needed it most against the Bengals to lead his team to an overtime victory. As Joe Burrow and the Bengals kept applying pressure, the two-time MVP answered the call again and again to lead Baltimore to victory.

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Xavier McKinney is living up to his free-agent expectations with an interception in every game this season. McKinney is the first player since the 1970 merger with an interception in each of a player's first five games with his new team.

Read more on the Packers' win here.