Week 5 NFL: Previewing the Upcoming Games

Week 5 of the NFL season is packed with 14 impressive matchups while four teams enjoy a bye week. Featured games of the week include a Thursday night face-off between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, a cross-Atlantic Sunday morning spectacle in London between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets, a Sunday night clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, and a Monday Night Football epic between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs. Let’s delve deeper into the forthcoming Week 5 games, using the Football Power Index (FPI) statistics. Please note, odds mentioned were accurate at the time of writing.

Key Week 5 NFL Matchups and Predictions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons

Kicking off Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video, the Falcons are favored by the FPI with a 54.1% chance to win outright, against the Buccaneers.

Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Jets

An early Sunday morning game in London, the FPI favors the Vikings with a 53.9% chance to win outright against the Jets.

Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears

Scheduled for Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on FOX, the Bears are the FPI favorite with a 63.4% chance to win outright over the Panthers.

Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans

This Sunday, 1 p.m. ET game on CBS has the Bills as the FPI favorite with a 56.2% chance to win outright against the Texans.

Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

This matchup, set for Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on CBS, sees the Colts as a slight FPI favorite with a 49.1% chance to win outright over the Jaguars.

Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Commanders

The Commanders have been favored by the FPI with a 63.3% chance to win outright in this Sunday, 1 p.m. ET game on FOX, against the Browns.

Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots

In this Sunday, 1 p.m. ET game on FOX, the Patriots are the FPI favorite with a 61% chance to win outright against the Dolphins.

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals

The Ravens, favored by the FPI with a 55.9% chance to win outright, face the Bengals this Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on CBS.

Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers are favored by the FPI with a 69.9% chance to win outright against the Cardinals in this Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET game on FOX.

Las Vegas Raiders vs. Denver Broncos

The Broncos, favored by the FPI with a 52.8% chance to win outright, face the Raiders this Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET game on FOX.

Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams

This Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET game on CBS sees the Packers as the FPI favorite with a 56.7% chance to win outright against the Rams.

New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks

In this Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET game on CBS, the Seahawks have been favored by the FPI with a 65.5% chance to win outright against the Giants.

Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers are favored by the FPI with a 53.6% chance to win outright against the Cowboys in this Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET game on NBC.

New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Wrapping up the week with Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, the Chiefs are the FPI favorite with a 60.8% chance to win outright against the Saints.