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Week 5 recap

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Week 5 is in the books. SKOL is not a strategy, and neither is hoping the other guy misses. Bud Light Berto posted the high score at 141.2. Closest matchup: Uncle Ricos '82 State Champs vs Michelob Ultra Peterson (2.4 pts).

Winners

Team Fantasm, Bye Week, Team Nolltron , Bud Light Berto, Uncle Ricos '82 State Champs, and The Seel Is Broken

Losers

Even the Losers, Physical Therapy Needed, Mediocre Bacon Slinger, Team Randy, Michelob Ultra Peterson, and The Hitmen

Biggest win

The Seel Is Broken 132.9 - 93.2 The Hitmen

39.7 point margin

Closest matchup

Uncle Ricos '82 State Champs 100.9 - 98.5 Michelob Ultra Peterson

2.4 point margin

Top scorers

  • Justin Herbert · QB · Bud Light Berto42.8
  • Lamar Jackson · QB · Team Nolltron 41.9
  • Tom Brady · QB · Team Nolltron 37.7
  • Josh Allen · QB · Mediocre Bacon Slinger36.5
  • Derrick Henry · RB · Team Fantasm31

How the matchups went

Team Fantasm 113.4-97.6 Even the Losers

1-0 / 0-1

Team Fantasm beat Even the Losers 113.4-97.6. Green Bay would call this Wednesday. Minnesota would call it destiny.

Physical Therapy Needed 101.7-110.7 Bye Week

0-1 / 1-0

Bye Week beat Physical Therapy Needed 110.7-101.7. Green Bay would call this Wednesday. Minnesota would call it destiny.

Mediocre Bacon Slinger 99.2-103.4 Team Nolltron

0-1 / 1-0

Team Nolltron squeaked past Mediocre Bacon Slinger 103.4-99.2. Minnesota energy: loud until it mattered, then a new documentary about what went wrong.

Bud Light Berto 141.2-119.2 Team Randy

1-0 / 0-1

Bud Light Berto beat Team Randy 141.2-119.2. SKOL is warming up in the parking lot. That is not a good sign for anyone involved.

Uncle Ricos '82 State Champs 100.9-98.5 Michelob Ultra Peterson

1-0 / 0-1

Uncle Ricos '82 State Champs squeaked past Michelob Ultra Peterson 100.9-98.5. Close games are where Green Bay stays boring on purpose and Minnesota starts a podcast.

The Seel Is Broken 132.9-93.2 The Hitmen

1-0 / 0-1

The Seel Is Broken handled The Hitmen 132.9-93.2. This is how you close. Minnesota is taking notes and then losing them.

NFL highlights

Regular Season · Week 5

Scores, recaps, and touchdowns from the same NFL week.

LAR @ SEA · Recap

Stafford, Rams beat Seahawks 26-17; Wilson injures finger

— Matthew Stafford was able to manage the discomfort with the finger on his throwing hand and pick apart the Seattle Seahawks' beleaguered defense.

GB @ CIN · Recap

Crosby hits 49-yarder after 3 misses, Packers top Bengals

— Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby fell into a nightmarish Sunday as the afternoon grew late and a stiff wind kept the flag billowing right to left in Paul Brown Stadium.

DET @ MIN · Recap

Vikings survive Lions rally 19-17 on Joseph FG at final gun

— Mike Zimmer has seen enough game-deciding kicks in eight years as coach of the Minnesota Vikings, with outcomes more often than not favoring the other team, that he usually turns away.

DEN @ PIT · Recap

Roethlisberger throws 2 TDs, Steelers top Broncos 27-19

— Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers silenced the noise. At least for a week.

MIA @ TB · Recap

Brady's 5 TD passes to pace Bucs' 45-17 rout of Dolphins

— Antonio Brown is 33 years old and no longer the top playmaker on his team. With Tom Brady's help on and off the field, though, the oft-troubled receiver is making the most of an opportunity to revive his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NO @ WSH · Recap

Hail Mary Saints: Winston has 4 TDs, Saints beat Washington

— After Jameis Winston connected with Marquez Callaway on a Hail Mary touchdown on the final play of the first half, Sean Payton recalled a similar play in his first season as New Orleans Saints coach.