{"id":294155,"date":"2023-10-09T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294155"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:53:58","slug":"the-first-read-bandwagons-to-hop-on-off-following-surprising-week-5-must-see-showdown-in-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/the-first-read-bandwagons-to-hop-on-off-following-surprising-week-5-must-see-showdown-in-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Read: Bandwagons to hop on\/off following surprising Week 5; must-see showdown in Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In The First Read, Jeffri Chadiha provides a snapshot of the hottest stories and trends heading into Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season, including:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Top risers\/sliders from Week 5.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sunday&#8217;s biggest surprise.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Games to revisit on NFL+.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Most intriguing game in Week 6.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Way-too-early MVP rankings.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>But first, bold predictions of what narratives are becoming more clear following the surprising outcomes of Week 5 &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first four weeks of the NFL season gave us a decent enough sample size to determine who&#8217;s good, who&#8217;s bad and who needs a little more time to figure things out. Week 5 was all about curveballs. It was about tuning into games where you expected one type of result and then witnessing something entirely different. It wasn&#8217;t that way all around the league, just in enough places to leave this particular writer re-thinking some ideas he had coming into the week.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really another reminder of how humbling a pro football season can be. We all want hard proof that what we see one week can be a reliable predictor of what&#8217;s to come in the future. The truth is that the league really comes down to a gradual process and a belief in the journey for most. You want a finished product? It&#8217;s generally much harder to find that until people start setting up their Christmas trees.<\/p>\n<p>This is why this week&#8217;s edition of The First Read involves a bold leap in judgment. There&#8217;s still plenty of time in this season for more surprises to pop up, but it feels like some storylines, whether good or bad, are starting to become more certain. We&#8217;re talking about where readers should feel comfortable hopping on a bandwagon and where they&#8217;d be wise to hit the eject button instead of clinging to misguided optimism. As previously stated, this is risky territory, but as they say, somebody has to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Chaos conference: Examining the crowded field of a muddied AFC through five weeks            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 5: What We Learned from Sunday&#x27;s games            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 5: What We Learned from Bears&#x27; win over Commanders on Thursday night            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL stats and records, Week 5: Dolphins continue to light up scoreboard, climb record books&#xA0;            <\/li>\n<li>              Dak Prescott on Cowboys&#x27; 42-10 loss to 49ers: &#x27;Most humbling game I&#x2019;ve ever been a part of&#x27;            <\/li>\n<li>              Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looking to &#x27;start all over&#x27; after second straight blowout loss            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bandwagons worth riding on:<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/CIN\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bengals will be fine:<\/strong> It certainly didn\u2019t seem that way a week ago. Quarterback Joe Burrow was playing on one leg, throwing two-yard passes and taking shot after brutal shot from defenders in a blowout loss to Tennessee. That wasn\u2019t the same dude who showed up in Arizona. Whatever Burrow was doing to help heal his lingering calf strain made a huge difference because he went 36-for-46 for 317 yards with three touchdowns in that win over the Cardinals. More importantly, he looked like his old self, whether that was moving in the pocket or scrambling when opportunities arose. It helps that Burrow can throw to a star like Ja\u2019Marr Chase &#8212; who produced 192 yards and three touchdowns on a franchise record with 15 receptions &#8212; but this was about the Bengals getting back to who they are. Even with wide receiver Tee Higgins sidelined with a rib injury, the offense was explosive, and the message was sent. The Bengals should be back in the conversation about championship contenders as long as Burrow doesn\u2019t have any more setbacks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/y3irxvjwpyiavrtzay80\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Fields is growing up: <\/strong>It would be one thing if Fields had one good game after all the talk about him developing as a passer. He\u2019s now produced two outstanding efforts in consecutive weeks, the last of which earned the Bears their first win of the season (a 40-20 victory over Washington). Fields generated 526 yards, three touchdown passes and four interceptions in his first three starts. He\u2019s thrown for 617 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception in his last two starts. Fields also has become more accurate over the last two weeks, completing 67 percent of his passes after connecting at a 58 percent clip. It really does look like he\u2019s committed to everything he said in that heavily publicized press conference he gave three weeks ago when he vowed to be less robotic in his play. Those words may have sparked controversy, but you can\u2019t argue with the results. Fields is feasting on that highly anticipated chemistry with wide receiver D.J. Moore, and the Bears have something to feel good about in what\u2019s been an otherwise brutal season to date.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/JAX\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacksonville is still the safest bet in the AFC South:<\/strong> It\u2019s so enticing to take the Colts at this stage, but it would be great if they could keep rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson healthy. He\u2019s already been banged up in three games, missed two with a concussion, and now comes Sunday\u2019s news &#8212; he has a sprained shoulder that sent him to the sidelines in his team\u2019s win over Tennessee. Jacksonville, on the other hand, is trending in the right direction in this division after two consecutive wins in London, including a 25-20 win over Buffalo. The Jaguars are finding more rhythm on offense behind quarterback Trevor Lawrence and their defense showed up big against a Bills offense that had been averaging nearly 35 points per game. Jacksonville was especially successful at harassing Bills quarterback Josh Allen in the pocket, something other defenses hadn\u2019t been able to do over the previous three weeks. There are still legitimate questions about an offensive line that has endured injuries, inconsistency and a four-game suspension to left tackle Cam Robinson, but there\u2019s time to resolve those issues. No other team in this division has Jacksonville\u2019s talent or their recent success rate in big games. That puts them in the driver\u2019s seat to repeat as AFC South&nbsp;champs.<\/p>\n<h2>Time to hit the eject button on:<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/lqoqfkedqjdp9joxa52g\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sean Payton\u2019s chances of immediately creating a winning culture in Denver:<\/strong> That hope went out the window after the Broncos dropped their first two games of the season and then surrendered 70 points in a week three loss to Miami. The one thing the Broncos were supposed to be able to count on when Payton replaced Nathaniel Hackett as Denver\u2019s head coach was a defense that had been pretty stout over the past few years. Instead, that unit has deteriorated, and the Broncos are already dumping talent. They traded edge rusher Randy Gregory, a high-priced free agent acquisition in 2022, to the 49ers. There are reports that another pass rusher signed this offseason, Frank Clark, could be jettisoned as well. Of course, none of these moves should detract from the real issue here, which is that Payton showed up as a savior and realized that there\u2019s far more work to be done here than any of us knew. Yes, Russell Wilson has played better. But you don\u2019t get credit for quarterback whispering when your team is 1-4, and you just got beat by a Jets coaching staff that you openly belittled over the summer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/ao3hq0rnecy43137va56\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The notion that Bill Belichick is still on his game:<\/strong> Belichick is the greatest coach the league has ever seen, but you\u2019d never know it by watching New England these days. The Patriots are 1-4 and have lost their last two games by a combined score of 62-3. To make matters worse, the New Orleans Saints &#8212; one of the most underwhelming offensive teams in the league &#8212; just hung 34 points on New England in a shutout win in Foxborough. It\u2019s easy to point the finger at quarterback Mac Jones and all his limitations, but this runs way deeper than that. This is about Belichick spending too much time as head coach and general manager and nobody in the organization having the clout to tell him when things have veered way out of control. This team has had a talent problem on offense since Tom Brady walked out the door following the 2019 season. It\u2019s just taken four years to realize that all of Belichick\u2019s brilliance can\u2019t overcome that type of challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/NYG\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Giants thinking this season could be as encouraging as 2022:<\/strong> No team in the league has been embarrassed more than the Giants have this year. They\u2019ve played on prime time three times and scored all of 15 points. You want to know what they\u2019ve given up in those contests? Ninety-four points. The consensus was the Giants overachieved last season when Brian Daboll won Coach of the Year honors for his ability to guide this team into the playoffs. It was just hard to discern how little Daboll had to work with until this season ensued. The Giants have an overpaid quarterback with obvious limitations, a struggling offensive line, a star running back who spent an offseason fighting for a lucrative contract extension that didn\u2019t come (and will do so again this offseason) and a defense that can\u2019t slow anybody down. The saddest part of all that is they still have to play 12 more games. Look, there was ample reason to assume the Giants might take a step back after their success last season. We just didn\u2019t know that step would put them in position to pick first overall in next year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<h2>THREE UP<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/ywxugcuxwj4msieu6n25\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not an understatement to say Achane has been the biggest revelation in the league this season. He\u2019s a big play waiting to happen every time he touches the football, and he was at it again in Miami\u2019s win over the Giants.&nbsp;It wasn\u2019t just that Achane ran for 151 yards on 11 carries. It was how easily he raced by the New York defenders when the ball was in his hands. He now has three straight 100-yard games, and he\u2019s averaging an insane 12.1 yards per carry. His contributions have taken the Dolphins offense to an entirely different level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/flzasty1ea7iswbtd0e5\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says that everything in his passing attack starts with Goedert and wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown. The numbers weren\u2019t backing that up this season, not until Goedert went off in Philadelphia\u2019s win over the Rams. He finished with 117 yards on eight receptions after entering that contest with only 88 receiving yards on the season. In fairness to Goedert, the Eagles are breaking in a new offensive coordinator and facing more defenses designed to minimize their strengths. Brown was frustrated a few weeks ago, and he\u2019s had three 100-yard games since. Goedert may be on the cusp of his own explosion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/ecsb4rwmhlotdjjhyaoq\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was the type of effort Ridder sorely needed at this juncture of his career. In throwing for a career-high 329 yards and scoring twice (including a seven-yard run) in a comeback win, he proved he could deliver when this team needed him most. The Falcons have plenty of talent around Ridder, including first-round picks like running back Bijan Robinson, tight end Kyle Pitts and wide receiver Drake London. The question has been whether he can enhance that group or drag it down. Ridder still has more questions to answer, but he at least showed why the Falcons gave him this opportunity in the first place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>THREE DOWN<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/BUF\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo looked like it had a defense that could carry this team to a championship if necessary. Now it\u2019s fair to wonder how this unit can sustain its dominance when so many stars keep succumbing to season-ending injuries. Last week it was cornerback Tre&#8217;Davious White who was lost to a torn Achilles. This week it was Pro Bowl linebacker Matt Milano who sustained a broken leg. The Bills also are hoping to work edge rusher Von Miller back into the fold, but he didn\u2019t do much of anything in the second half of that loss to Jacksonville. The Bills have found ways to survive without injured stars in the past. It\u2019s starting to feel like this will be a much tougher hill to climb.<span>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/knekunqi7nlnwgxnelb8\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You hate to pick on rookie quarterbacks because, well, they are rookies. The problem for Young is that the two signal-callers selected right after him in this year\u2019s draft &#8212; C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson &#8212; have looked measurably better than him thus far. Some of that has to do with the supporting cast around Young. The rest comes down to his inability to take care of the football. Young threw two first-half interceptions in a 42-24 loss to Detroit. He now has four picks on the season, and two lost fumbles in four starts. He can\u2019t change everything at once, but he can improve in that department.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/fillvwo9xf7paiwbfihk\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s left to say about him? Jones was benched for the second time in as many weeks in Sunday\u2019s loss to New Orleans, and it\u2019s hard to see him lasting much longer. The man has thrown a pick-six in each of the last two games and hasn\u2019t tossed a touchdown pass since Week 3. We can argue all we want about how Jones got to this point &#8212; it\u2019s a combination of his flaws, supporting cast and the coaching decisions made by Belichick &#8212; but it doesn\u2019t really matter. He looks more broken every time he takes the field, and the Patriots have no obvious way to resolve that.<\/p>\n<h2>SUNDAY&#8217;S BIGGEST SURPRISE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The 49ers&#8217; dismantling of Dallas.<\/strong> This was supposed to be the game of the week. Instead, we learned that the NFC championship is likely to go through San Francisco. Brock Purdy threw four touchdown passes. George Kittle caught three of them. Linebacker Fred Warner led a defense that sacked Dak Prescott three times and forced four turnovers overall. The score said 42-10. The reality is it wasn&#8217;t even that close.<\/p>\n<h2>THREE GAMES TO REVISIT ON NFL+<\/h2>\n<h2>MOST INTRIGUING GAME OF WEEK 6<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/SEA\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/api\/clubs\/logos\/CIN\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seattle has won three straight since a blowout loss to the Rams in the season opener. Cincinnati is trying to stay alive while Joe Burrow fights through that calf strain. This game could strengthen the Seahawks\u2019 validity as a true playoff contender or give the Bengals one more reason to be optimistic about escaping that 1-3 start.<\/p>\n<h2>MVP WATCH<\/h2>\n<p><em>A simple ranking of the top five candidates, which will be updated weekly, depending on performance. Here is how it stands heading into Week 6 (with Caesars Sportsbook odds as of 8:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 9):<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/dyrrl1knhcxqjwuvhcwm\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caesars odds: <\/strong>+500<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeks in top five:<\/strong> 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. Panthers | Sunday, Oct. 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/ghmmndgjefpxziks7ntf\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caesars odds: <\/strong>+550<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeks in top five:<\/strong> 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. Giants | Sunday, Oct. 15 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/fwjdvww4dv36k8tvsws6\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caesars odds: <\/strong>+2500<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeks in top five:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. Cowboys | Monday, Oct. 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/hdwbdlyiose4znenx5ed\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caesars odds: <\/strong>+550<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeks in top five:<\/strong> 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next game:<\/strong> at Browns | Sunday, Oct. 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.www.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_thumb_squared\/f_auto\/league\/oagzjdsdoezmp6frggrn\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caesars odds: <\/strong>+450<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeks in top five:<\/strong> 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. Broncos | Thursday, Oct. 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>EXTRA POINT<\/h2>\n<p>My slowly evolving Super Bowl LVIII pick, which also will be updated each week, depending on performances: <strong>49ers over Dolphins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Previous picks &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Week 4: 49ers over Bills<\/li>\n<li>Week 3: 49ers over Dolphins<\/li>\n<li>Week 2: 49ers over Bills<\/li>\n<li>Week 1: 49ers over Dolphins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Back to top<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/the-first-read-bandwagons-to-hop-on-off-following-surprising-week-5-must-see-sho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The First Read, Jeffri Chadiha provides a snapshot of the hottest stories and trends heading into Week 6 of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The First Read: Bandwagons to hop on\/off following surprising Week 5; 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