NFL Week Five winners and losers and Week Six handicaps, TV details

Here's our verdict on Week Five in the NFL

Winners

1 Will Fuller

What a game for the Houston receiver.

Fuller chalked up 217 yards and three touchdowns in the Texans' 53-32 win over Atlanta which left his team at the top of the AFC South, which is turning into one of the most competitive divisions in the league this season.

They are a general 6-4 to stay there, but it could be a race that goes to the wire.

2 Eagles defence

The New York Jets are not the toughest prospect in the NFL by any means but Philadelphia still enjoyed a day to remember by posting ten sacks on Sunday.

That's the most they have been able to muster since Week Three of the 2007 season - defensive end Brandon Graham leading the way with three.

The Jets average of suffering 5.8 sacks per game in their four outings appears an obvious area for improvement.

3 Teddy Bridgewater

Many thought the New Orleans Saints had kissed goodbye to their Super Bowl hopes when quarterback Drew Brees suffered a thumb injury that required surgery. But they are top of the NFC South having won four of their five games.

Brees made a surprising return to practice this week but even when he's fully fit again, he may have to fight for his place.

Bridgewater, who was a star at Minnesota before suffering a serious injury, threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns in a valuable divisional win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Having beaten Houston, Seattle and Dallas, this could still prove a memorable season. Maybe Teddy could be this year's Nick Foles.

Losers

1 Jay Gruden

The Washington head coach was the first to get his cards this season after the Redskins' 0-5 start culminated in a 33-7 loss to the rampant New England Patriots.

It was reported he had to go to team owner Daniel Snyder's office at 5am the next day to receive the bad news.

Come on, folks. At least let the guy have a lie-in before you give him the push, especially as he could have been given a chance to redeem himself against the winless Dolphins this week.

Maybe he'll rock up at Oakland, working for his elder brother Jon.

2 Cairo Santos

There aren't many professional sportsmen who literally have one job, but it was difficult for the Tennessee Titans kicker to maintain his employment after he missed four field goals in their 14-7 defeat to Buffalo.

They will be putting their faith in former Bears kicker Cody Parkey, which is not an easy thing to do bearing in mind that this will be his sixth NFL team - he has also turned out for Philadelphia, Cleveland, Miami and Indianapolis and was fired by Chicago after a costly miss in last season's playoffs.

3 Matt Ryan

It might seem a bit harsh to put someone who became only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 300 yards in each of his opening five games of the season in this section, but just look at the standings.

Atlanta are 1-4 and 250-1 to win their first Super Bowl after their 52-32 defeat at the Houston Texans.

If anyone deserves to give his teammates a talking-to and ask them if he has to do everything on his own, then surely it's the Falcons QB.

0-16 watch

We are down to four teams now who could fail to win a game all season after Denver claimed their first success over AFC West rivals the Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona broke their duck with victory over Cincinnati.

The Bengals have lost all five of their games, but unless there is a tie in Maryland this week, then one of the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins will finally chalk up a figure in the win column.

The New York Jets host Dallas after being handed a pasting by the Cowboys' NFC East rivals Philadelphia.

Super Bowl odds

3 New England Patriots, 6 Kansas City Chiefs, 9 New Orleans Saints, 14 Green Bay Packers, 16 Philadelphia Eagles, 18 San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, 20 Dallas Cowboys, 25 Seattle Seahawks, 28 Baltimore Ravens, 30 Houston Texans, 33 Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, 40 Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, 50 Los Angeles Chargers, 75 Detroit Lions, 80 Jacksonville Jaguars, 90 Tennessee Titans, 100 Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 200 Pittsburgh Steelers, 250 New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, 300 Denver Broncos, 1000 Arizona Cardinals, 3000 New York Jets, 5000 Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals.

Week Six Vegas prices

Thursday October 10 (live on Sky Sports Action, kick-off 1.20am)
New York Giants +17 at New England Patriots (points line 41.5)

Sunday October 13 (live on Sky Sports Action, kick-off 2.30pm)
Carolina Panthers -2 v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (47.5) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Live on Sky Sports Action, 6pm
Houston Texans +5 at Kansas City Chiefs (55)

Sunday games, 6pm
Cincinnati Bengals +11.5 at Baltimore Ravens (48)
Seattle Seahawks -1.5 at Cleveland Browns (47.5)
New Orleans Saints +1 at Jacksonville Jaguars (44.5)
Philadelphia Eagles +3 at Minnesota Vikings (44)
Washington Redskins -3.5 at Miami Dolphins (41)

Kick-off 9.05pm
San Francisco 49ers +3.5 at Los Angeles Rams (50.5) (live on Sky Sports Action)
Atlanta Falcons -2.5 at Arizona Cardinals (51.5)

Kick-off, 9.25pm
Dallas Cowboys -7 at New York Jets (43)
Tennessee Titans +2.5 at Denver Broncos (39)

Live on Sky Sports Action, 1.20am
Pittsburgh Steelers +7 at LA Chargers (41.5)

Monday October 14, live on Sky Sports Action, 1.15am
Detroit Lions +4.5 at Green Bay Packers (47.5)

Bye week
Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders

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