Week 5 NFL Highlights & Updates Thread

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Covering all the Week 5 NFL games today and happenings around the league.

Week 5 NFL Thread

10:00am: Denver-New England has been postponed until next week

12:45pm: Dwayne Haskins is inactive for Washington’s game against the LA Rams after calling in sick. Not a joke.

1:21pm: Todd Gurley to the house from 35 yards out. It was his longest run since the Rams beat Dallas in the Divisional Playoffs during the 2018 season.

1:44pm: So much PA going on here; Penn State’s own Miles Sanders go 74 yards for Philadelphia against Pittsburgh!

1:50pm: Hollywood Brown gets his first TD of 2020.

1:54pm: The Battle of PA is getting good. All knotted up 14-14.

2:30pm: Alex Smith…has returned, folks.

2:33pm: First NFL touchdown for Henry Ruggs III. Raiders giving KC a legit fight.

3:17pm: Joe Flacco’s first Jets touchdown pass!!!

3:19pm: Minshew keeping ’em in it!!

3:26pm: Kenyan Drake has been one of the biggest fantasy disappointments this year…but he finally got in the endzone in Week 5. It was his second of 2020 but was a first-round pick in most leagues.

3:33pm: Jalen Hurts first NFL completion!!

3:44pm: Look out KC!!

3:45pm: Rams pull ahead by three scores over WFT.

4:35pm: Down goes Kansas City!!!

4:40pm: Early slate final scores:

Texans 30, Jaguars 14
Rams 30, Washington 10
Steelers 38, Eagles 29
Cardinals 30, Jets 10
Raiders 40, Chiefs 30
Panthers 23, Falcons 16
Ravens 27, Bengals 3

4:51pm: Oh no, Dallas…

4:55pm: What a catch from Juice!

5:05pm: Fins came to play today even though they were big dogs.

5:29pm: OBJ really having a moment rn…

5:36pm: Wait…Dallas D made a play?!?

5:58pm: Dallas pulled ‘Philly Special’ !!!!

6:14pm: Jimmy G has been benched and the Fins are putting it on San Fran!!!

The news of the day, sadly…Poor Dak.

7:43pm: Small consolation — Andy Dalton stepped up in the clutch and Dallas got a big W.

8:00pm: Afternoon slate final scores

Cowboys 37, Giants 34
Browns 32, Colts 23
Dolphins 43, 49ers 17

8:03pm: “Dak Prescott is expected to miss the remainder of season with a right ankle compound fracture and dislocation.” – Michael Gehlken

11:45pm: Evening slate final scores

Seattle 27, Minnesota 26