We haven't even technically finished with Week 4 of the season yet, but Week 5 is already shaping up to be a wild one in the NFL. There are four teams that have no idea who their starting quarterback will be yet, while one team in particular is going to be glad to have its quarterback returning to the fold after a, shall we say "deflating" experience in Week 4.
NFL Week 5 Opening Odds at BookMaker.eu
Cardinals at 49ers ( N/A )
Texans ( N/A ) at Vikings ( -6 )
Titans ( 44 ) at Dolphins ( -3.5 )
Patriots ( 47 ) at Browns ( +10 )
Jets ( N/A ) at Steelers ( -6.5 )
Redskins ( 47 ) at Ravens ( -3.5 )
Eagles ( 46 ) at Lions ( +2.5 )
Bears ( 47.5 ) at Colts ( -4 )
Falcons ( 47 ) at Broncos ( -6 )
Bills ( 40 ) at Rams ( -2.5 )
Chargers ( 52.5 ) at Raiders ( -4 )
Bengals ( 45.5 ) at Cowboys ( -1 )
Giants ( N/A ) at Packers ( -7 )
Buccaneers at Panthers ( N/A )
Games of the Week
Falcons at Broncos – Sunday 4:05 p.m. ET
The Broncos just keep winning games with their defense, thus it shouldn't be considered a huge surprise that the oddsmakers have put a line up on this game in spite of the fact that Trevor Siemian is up in the air after spraining his AC joint last week against the Bucs. Paxton Lynch is the future of this team anyway, and he looked every bit as effective as Siemian when he came off the bench.
The test in this one, is going to be slowing down Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Jones, who had 300 receiving yards last week, is a force in and of himself, but the fact that Matty Ice now has led this team to an NFL-best 152 points in four games is remarkable. The Falcons rank No. 1 in total offense at 478.8 yards per game and No. 1 in scoring at 38.0 points per game, and if you prorate when Ryan and Jones have done thus far this year, they're on pace for 5,892 passing yards and 1,952 receiving yards respectively.
Defense wins championships and generally wins games like this though, and that's why the undefeated Super Bowl champs are set at -6.
Bengals at Cowboys – Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET
It's not that the Bengals and Cowboys really mean so much to each other as much as this game means independently for them both for their psyche going forward.
Tony Romo is a few weeks away from returning from his injury in the preseason, but Dak Prescott is doing his best to make sure that no one cares about that. He went on the road last week without Dez Bryant and without two of his starting offensive linemen and gutted out a win against the 49ers, but this is going to be a different challenge. The Cowboys might be 3-1, but wins over the Redskins, Bears and 49ers don't move the needle all that much. Lose this one, and a loss to Green Bay next week could send this team into its bye at just a concerning 3-3.
As far as the Bengals are concerned, they're sitting at 2-2 and have to travel to New England in Week 6 with Tom Brady back in the saddle. Lose this game, and there's a real chance this team will be 2-4, a record most teams don't come back from to get into the playoffs, particularly ones who play in divisions as tough as the AFC North is.
The Cowboys are the slight choice of the oddsmakers at -1, but already, we're seeing some signs that this could flip by the end of the weekend.
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