Week 5 got off to a wild start.

How wild? It started with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers scoring 66 points while Kirk Cousins ​​rushed for a career-high 509 yards in the Falcons’ 36-30 overtime win on Thursday night.

The action started early in London on Sunday as the undefeated Minnesota Vikings defeated the New York Jets 23-17.

The AFC takes center stage in the early window. Stefon Diggs seeks revenge as the Houston Texans welcome the Buffalo Bills. In Cincinnati, the Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens in an important AFC North matchup.

Later, the Green Bay Packers visit the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium Football on Sunday evenings gives us a classic matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

SUNDAY

My opinion: Let’s be honest with Aaron Rodgers. Aside from the Week 3 win over the New England Patriots, Rodgers has struggled. In the other four games, he has thrown five touchdowns against four interceptions while completing 57.1% of his passes for 5.5 yards per attempt. In any case, these are brutal numbers. Yes, dropped passes and shaky defense don’t help, but Rodgers was brought to New York (2-3) with the idea that he could bolster the offense. That doesn’t happen. Now the Jets find themselves at a crisis point, facing the Bills next Monday night in a borderline must-win game.

Create stock: Stephon Gilmore deserves love. Gilmore is on his fifth team in as many years and he’s still providing top-notch coverage while making big plays. On Sunday, the 34-year-old sealed the win for Minnesota (5-0) and sent the Vikings into the bye with a perfect record.

Inventory reduced: Where is Breece Hall? He was fantastic last year with 1,595 scrimmage yards. This season? Hall rushed for 3.0 yards per carry while also fumbling twice (lost one). If the Jets want to get out of this crisis, Hall will have to be far better than he has been.

Next: Bills at Jets, 7:15 p.m. ET October 14; BYE

THURSDAY

My opinion: Cousins ​​​​shows why he makes a difference. After struggling in Week 1, he put Atlanta (3-2) in position to win every week and had a career night against Tampa Bay (3-2) with 509 passing yards and four touchdown passes. In the meantime, the Buccaneers must be sick. The Falcons missed a field goal and threw an interception in the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter, but Tampa Bay couldn’t finish the game. Now it trails Atlanta in the division tiebreaker instead of holding a two-game lead.

Create stock: Darnell Mooney signed a three-year deal with the Falcons this offseason and showed why on Thursday. The former Chicago Bears wideout caught nine passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. If Mooney can become a consistent weapon, it takes a lot of pressure off Drake London.

Inventory reduced: Tampa Bay’s pass defense needs to be challenged. The Buccaneers allowed Bo Nix to throw everything at them (by his standards) in Week 3, giving up 216 passing yards and 26 points. Then this fiasco. This needs to be fixed with the Ravens, Falcons, Chiefs and 49ers in the next five weeks.

Next: Falcons at Panthers, 4:25 p.m. ET October 13; Buccaneers at Saints, 1 p.m. ET, October 13