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Every week of the 2025 NFL season thus far has delivered a stunner and Sunday’s action was no different. With the previously undefeated Los Angeles Chargers losing to the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulling off a surprise win over the Minnesota Vikings, there are plenty of things to learn from Sunday.
Let’s dive into our NFL Week 5 power rankings, evaluating how every team performed this weekend. We’ll have updates on the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys following Sunday Night Football and post-game analysis following the Monday Night Football doubleheader.
As more time passes, the more it feels like Mike McDaniel will be made out to be the scapegoat for the Miami Dolphins’ organization. He maximized an offense as much as possible that had Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback. However, as Miami’s offensive line and run game deteriorated, the bottom fell out. The real culprit for Miami’s issues, beyond Stephen ROss, is general manager Chris Grier. Until he’s gone, the Dolphins are dead in the water as a franchise.
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It’s probably time for the Tennessee Titans to make a coaching change. Cam Ward just doesn’t stand a chance at being successful in this current ecosystem, and play-calling has just as much to do with it as surrounding talent and the offensive line. Looking at the Titans’ schedule, it’s difficult to see when that first win of the season might come.
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As Sunday’s loss in Buffalo demonstrated, the New Orleans Saints are at least being a bit competitive in games. Kendre Miller even showed some positive signs, as did rookie safety Jonas Sanker, so there are positives on both sides of the ball. With that said, now at 0-4, it’s fair to wonder when the Saints might finally start taking calls on an Alvin Kamara trade.
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Well, at least Ashton Jeanty (138 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns) finally broke free for a big game. That’s the lone positive for the Las Vegas Raiders. Geno Smith, hand-picked by Tom Brady after the Matthew Stafford trade fell through, now has a pair of three-interception games in September. If that’s not bad enough, the 1-3 Raiders just lost left tackle Kolton Miller to an injury. It really might get even worse in Las Vegas on offense.
The New York Jets were always going to be one of the worst NFL teams in 2025. Aaron GLenn’s first season always needed to be about the team showing signs of promise to the future. We saw them in Week 1 (Tanner Engstrand’s offense and this offensive line’s impressive performance) and Week 3 (fourth-quarter rally). On Monday Night Football, against a Dolphins team that is down in the dumps, Glenn has a shot...
