NFL Week 5 bold predictions: Andy Dalton powers Panthers past ball-hawking Bears defense, Saints stun Chiefs

Expect the unexpected in the National Football League.

The Atlanta Falcons are the living embodiment of this premise. They improved to 3-2 in 2024 with a 36-30 overtime home win on “Thursday Night Football” despite their win probability dropping as low as 5%, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. When quarterback Kirk Cousins, who erupted for 509 yards passing and four touchdowns on 42 of 58 passing, threw his only interception of the night to Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David with 1:52 left to play while trailing 30-27, this game looked to be over. 

Now, the Falcons have three wins — against the Eagles, Saints and Buccaneers — in which they had a combined .013% chance to win, per ESPN’s Ben Solak. That’s unfathomable. 

So given Thursday’s insane ending, what other unforeseen events could the rest of Week 5’s NFL action have in store? Let’s take a look. 

Andy Dalton gets revenge on a former team in the Bears for first victory against Chicago 

Winning with the defense the Carolina Panthers have is going to be difficult on a week-to-week basis: they are allowing an…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2024-10-04 12:38:34

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