NFL Recap Week 5 2026:

Buccaneers 24-16 over the Cowboys: RB Bucky Irving ran all over the Cowboys defense for 165 yards with a rushing TD and he caught the only TD pass. The Cowboys only led at halftime and got outscored 17-3 in the second half. QB Dak Prescott had two interceptions and his team had a fumble.

Jaguars 19-17 over the Eagles: The Eagles thought they had won the game with a field goal by Jake Elliott as time was expiring but Cam Little the kicker for the Jaguars kicked the game winning field goal. QB Trevor Lawrence threw two TD passes both to WR Parker Washington while QB Jalen Hurts only had one TD pass.

Packers 31-7 over the Bears: QB Jordan Love had two passing TDs and his backup RB MarShawn Lloyd had two rushing TDs. Both Bears QBs combined for three interceptions and the team had two fumbles plus a missed field goal.
Giants tie Commanders 27-27(OT): The Giants were down 19-6 late in the 3rd quarter and came back to force overtime but neither team scored in overtime. QB Jameis Winstonv had three passing TDs and QB Jayden Daniels had two of the team’s three rushing TDs. There were three combined fumbles, three missed field goals and a missed extra point.

Texas 26-3 over the Titans: Ka’imi Fairbairn accounted for 14 of the Texans points and QB CJ Stroud had one passing TD and one rushing TD. Tennessee only scored one field goal.

Bengals 31-24 over the Dolphins: The Bengals led the whole game as QB Joe Burrow had four passing TDs. QB Malik Willis had two interceptions and two of the team’s three fumbles plus they missed a field goal. He did have one passing TD and one rushing TD but all was in garbage time.  

Patriots 45-17 over the Raiders: It was QB Drake Maye who had four passing TDs and one of team’s two rushing TDs. QB Kirk Cousins only had one TD pass and they missed a field goal.

Vikings 23-13 over the Saints: RB Aaron Jones ran all over the Saints for 113 yards with a rushing TD and QB Kyler Murray threw one TD pass. QB Tyler Shough had zero TD passes with two and his team missed a field goal. They also had an 87 yard fumble return TD.

Jets 17-12 over the Browns: Backup RB Braelon Allen ran all over the Browns for 116 yards with a rushing TD. There were nine total fumbles amongst the teams and a missed extra point.

Steelers 34-22 over the Colts: QB Aaron Rodgers had three passing TDs and one of them went to RB Jaylen Warren who also had one rushing TD (101 yard rushing). Chris Boswell accounted for 10 of their points as well. The Colts only scored one TD, a rushing TD by TE Tyler Warren but it was kicker Spencer Shrader who accounted for 16 of their points.

Broncos 23-17 over the Chargers: Denver was down in the 4th quarter but then came back to outscore their divisional rivals 13-0 in the 4th quarter. QB Bo Nix had one TD pass and their kicker accounted for 11 of their points.

Lions 45-21 over the Cardinals: Arizona only led at the start with a TD and after that it was all Lions. QB Jared Goff had three passing TDs and one rushing TD, plus RB Jaymyr Gibbs had 151 yards rushing with one rushing TD. QB Jacoby Brissett had three passing TDs but it wasn’t enough, plus they missed a field goal.

49ers 32-29 over the Seahawks:  The 49ers hit the game winning field with less than two minutes left. They also got a fumble recovery for a TD. QB Brock Purdy had two passing TDs compared to one by QB Sam Darnold. Jason Myers accounted for 17 of their points.

Ravens 30-23 over the Falcons (OT): Baltimore was down for most of the game to Atlanta until they woke up and tied the game with a TD as time expired to send it to overtime. Then they scored the go-ahead TD in overtime and picked off QB Tua Tagovaiola to seal the game. Backup QB Tyler Huntley led this comeback with two total passing TDs and one rushing TD. Atlanta only had one offensive TD but added a fumble recovery TD.

Bills 37-34 over the Rams (OT): In this high scoring affair that went back and forth the Bills won it in overtime on a field goal after each traded TDs with less than two minutes in the 4th quarter. Los Angeles missed both of their field goals and Buffalo missed an extra point on top of their 3 turnovers. QB Matthew Stafford did have three passing TDs and both of his RBs had a rushing TD. QB Josh Allen had one passing and one rushing TD while RB James Cook had two rushing TDs.

Bye Week: Chiefs & Panthers