NFL Week 5 winners and losers NFC East i

NFL Week 5 winners and losers NFC East i

And now, a tale of two teams trending in opposite directions.The NFC East "race" a term used loosely is shaping up to be a one-horse race, with the Cowboys rushing on, over and through the Giants in a 44-20 win over their division rival on Sunday.It's fitting that Halloween is approaching, because Ezekiel Elliott was a pure horror movie for the Giants defense today:Elliott picked up 110 yards on the ground and a touchdown, withTony Pollardadding 75 rushing yards of his own. This comes roughly a month after Elliott's touches were scrutinized by analysts and fans alike.While the score was wide, the game was a little bit closer than you'd believe: The Giants suffered through lo ses of quarterback Daniel Jones, running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver Kenny Golladay in the matchup, certainly dousing any hopes of an outside shot at the playoffs in the dumpster and La'Darius Hamilton Jersey all before Halloween, too.Dallas is firmly in the saddle for the NFC East, and they should get comfortable in that spot. Now sitting at 4-1, the 'Boystravel to face thePatriots in Week 6 before heading to their Bye Week. The Eagles and Washington, bothsitting at 2-3, are in second.The haple s Giants both sit in the cellar of the division.All this to Steven Wirtel Jersey say: The Cowboys should ( cruise to an easy NFC East crown.Stranger things have happened in the NFL.It isspooky season, after all.NFL POWER RANKINGS: Winner: Kyle Pitts, FalconsThe United Kingdom has probably never seen anything like the 6-6 Pitts and there were questions this year to whether or not Matt Ryan had justseenPitts this year. That question was answered on Sunday.With the Falcons without starting wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Ru sell Gage for Sunday's London matchup vs. the Jets, Pitts was poised to have a breakout game, and break out he did: Pitts snagged nine pa ses for 119yards and a touchdown in the 27-17 drubbing.Fantasy owners, rejoice.MORE:Loser: Giants offenseUnfortunately, the Giants areleaving Dallas with four lo ses in total: One game, and three players.Saquon Barkley's ankle ballooned to the size of a very muscular pumpkin after stepping on a defender and rolling his ankle. He was reportedly seen on crutches and a walking boot following the game, and is said to be nursing an ankle sprain.Daniel Jones was carted off after taking a nasty hit on a goal-line scramble, and in a scary moment, was hobbled on his feet.Kenny Golladay exited the game with a knee injury, playing a half of ball.The Giants were already without wideouts Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard, and they hung in there with the Cowboys in the first half until the injuries started rolling in and Dallas started pulling away. It's hard to see when it'll get better for the 1-4 Giants, but the answer is probably, "Not very soon." Winner (barely): Mason Crosby, PackersThe Packers kicker entered Sunday's game with a streak of 28consecutive made field goals. He had an opportunity to extend that late in the fourth quarter and give the Packers a win buthe mi sed the kick with 2:16 left on the clock. Crosby had another opportunityto make a kick with time expiring, and Kylin Hill Jersey mi sed the uprights again.Then, in overtime, Crosby had an opportunity to nail down the win with a 40-yarder. No big deal, right? Wrong. Another pull.In all, Crosby mi sed three kicks before nailing down the game-winner in overtime to give the Packers a cardiac victory over the Bengals in Cincinnati.No harm, no foul. Way to get in the winner's column, Mason.MORE: Loser: Jamal Adams, SeahawksWhen the Seahawks signed Jamal Adams to the ma sive contract extension this offseason, they expected him to be more of a game-wrecker than getting wrecked in games.Through five games, Pro Football Focus has Adams graded out as a 53.7 in coverage, which is, shall we say, le s-than good. That makes for the second-worst mark of his career to this point, with last year's 52.5 coverage grade just edging out this year's grade.While Adams has made his bones as a pa s rusher, too, he has not been credited with a sack, pre sure or QB hit so far in 2021.With Ru sell Wilson out the next four-to-eight weeks while he recovers from a finger injury, the Seahawks defense is going to have to Charles Woodson T Shirts put in extra work to try and help with the potential drop-off between Wilson and Geno Smith. While all of it doesn't fall on Adams, their big-money safety is going to have to start to produce, whether that's in coverage or as a pa s rusher. Winner: Matt Nagy, BearsNagy/Pace 2022?Justin Fields' solid last two starts have cooled Matt Nagy's hot seat, with the Bears upending the Lions and the Raiders, setting their record to 3-2 on the season.There's a long, long way to go for Fields, Nagy and the Bears in 2021, but remember: They make the playoffs with Mitchell Trubisky last year.Fields has upside that Trubisky and former QB1 Andy Dalton obviously never had, and while Nagy hasn't done much to help accentuate Fields' unique abilities, the rookie QB is making it work early on. That bodes very well for Nagy to this point in the season unle s things go sideways for Fields as the season wears on.Loser: Urban Meyer, JaguarsNo head coach needed a win more in Week 5 than Urban Meyer, for reasons that are well documented at this point.Meyer likely isn't going to be relieved of his coaching duties Jordan Love Jersey midseason unle s something really, really goes wrong, but sofar, the Meyer-led Jags have looked largely non-competitive aside from a last-second lo s to the Bengals in Week 4. Meyer and Trevor Lawrence aren't particularly used to losing like this, after all.Once owner Shad Khan said that Meyer has to "regain his trust," in a very public statement, the clock started ticking on the Meyer tenure in Jacksonville. If the lo ses keep piling up, it'll probably get more and more difficult for Khan and the rest of Jacksonville's braintrust to look the other way. Winner: New Orleans SaintsThe Saints are all aboard the rollercoaster known as "The Jameis Winston Experience," and they got the full run of it on Sunday.Winston finished 15-of-30 pa sing for 279 yards, four touchdowns and an interception in the Saints' 33-22 win over the Washington Football Team, including a really wild Hail Mary at the end of the half, a 72-yard touchdown strike and an opening-drive interception.The Saints did it without starting offensive left tackle Terron Armstead and center Erik McCoy once again; McCoy hasn't played since Week 1, with Armstead not playing since Week 3. They're also awaiting the return of Michael Thomas, who should be good to go at the end of October.With a 3-2 record entering the Bye Week, the Saints are embracing the post Drew Brees era pretty impre sively so far.Loser: The United KingdomTo our friends overseas: On behalf of all football fans, we apologizethat we sent the Jets over. This just isn't Kabion Ento Jersey who we are as allies. We'll do better next time around.

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