National Football League Round Five Highlights: Eagles vs Broncos and More Games

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Welcome, NFL supporters! Get ready for week five of the National Football League action, where I'll bring you live coverage from the early games. This is a nice late morning start on the Pacific coast at 10:00 AM (PST), stretching to an early evening 6:00 PM (BST) in England. We just saw, the Vikings fought back to defeat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 thanks to a 12-yard Jordan Addison touchdown grab with under half a minute remaining at the London venue. The Vikings improve to three wins and two losses, while Cleveland fall to one win and four losses. The Sunday lineup is in full swing.

Today features a solid roster of 6 matchups to track:

• Ravens v Texans

• Panthers v Dolphins

• Colts v Raiders

• Saints against New York Giants

• New York Jets v Cowboys

• Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Key Game: Eagles Face Broncos

The marquee matchup is going down in Philly with the unbeaten Super Bowl champions receiving a visit from Denver. On paper, you might anticipate an straightforward victory, but a brief look pops up reports doubting whether the Eagles are the least impressive undefeated squad in history. Who knows. However, is they have enjoyed some fortune on special teams with multiple blocked attempts, including one that earned a victory against the Los Angeles Rams. A crucial factor will be how Broncos defense coach their coordinator prepares his defense to stop Philadelphia’s dual threat quarterback Jalen Hurts from marauding down the field. Should they force the pass, then a significant victory might follow for Denver, now 2-2, which would have prognosticators, including me, that predicted the Broncos would overthrow the Chiefs in the AFC West looking a little happier.

Additional Matchups to Watch

In other games, a host of one-win wonders are keen to edge closer to a winning record with a win, or exactly there in the case of the Cowboys after their wild high-scoring draw with the Packers has them at 1-2-1. Their visit to the Meadowlands to face the winless New York Jets should do the trick as they aim to keep the scoring outbursts going between QB Dak Prescott and wide receiver George Pickens. In the long run, top receiver Lamb's injury might benefit the Dallas as Pickens’ increased role since will have sped up his development, making the attack more powerful when he does return. Currently, the Jets’ backfield needs to be on their toes and then some to prevent a disappointing fall to 0-5.

Baltimore Face Texans in Surprising Matchup

A pair of surprising 1-3 merchants meet in Maryland as the injury-hit Ravens are guided into action with the Houston Texans by back-up quarterback Cooper Rush. In this fixture previously, we saw the superstar's stupendous performance bookended by Houston suffering a horrendous 31-2 loss at their stadium on Christmas Day, followed by a 34-10 whipping in the postseason a month later at Baltimore. But, in the absence of the injured award-winning Jackson on the field, who threw multiple scores, scored three scores, and racked up massive yardage in the two thrashings, the Texans' defense will be confident.