Week Five Preview (2022)

Matchups of the Week:

Panthers (4-2) vs Broncos (4-2)

• 1st Matchup All Time
• CAR 10th in PPG, DEN 14th in PPG
• DEN: 4-0 vs teams under .500, 0-2 vs teams over .500 // 6 of 8 remaining opponents over .500 (HOU/TB under)

• 1st Matchup All Time
• NE 9th in PPG, SF 15th in PPG
• SF: big win over ARI in wk 3 puts 49ers in position to get back to .500, should be in playoff race w/ healthy Dak

• 1st Matchup All Time
• NO 13th in PPG, LAC 16th in PPG
• LAC: doesn't play an opponent over .500 until wk 9

Other Notes:

• SEA (6-0) vs BUF (3-3) -- Bills likely need an upset this week to stay in division race
• ARI (3-3) vs MIA (2-4) -- Cardinals 4th in PPG for, 2nd in PPG against
• LAR (1-5) vs NYJ (0-6) -- Rams injuries probably make this closer than it should have been

• CLE (4-2) vs DAL (4-2) -- bad divisions, all 8 teams in bottom 14 in scoring
• PIT (4-2) vs NYG (1-5) -- bad divisions, all 8 teams in bottom 14 in scoring (free PIT win)
• CIN (5-1) vs PHI (3-3) -- bad divisions, all 8 teams in bottom 14 in scoring
• BAL (0-6) vs WAS (3-3) -- bad divisions, all 8 teams in bottom 14 in scoring (free WAS win)

• DET (5-1) vs HOU (2-4) -- last tough matchup for Texans, hit easy part of schedule next week
• GB (0-6) vs IND (4-2) -- Packers can clinch 4th season without a winning record in last 5 years with a loss
• MIN (3-3) vs TEN (5-1) -- 2 games vs GB has the Vikings in the playoff picture, next 4 weeks should change that
• CHI (5-1) vs JAX (1-5) -- Jags looking to keep pace with the "defeateds" in the AFC

• TB (2-4) vs KC (0-6) -- Bucs will win their third consecutive game this week
• ATL (5-1) vs LV (5-1) -- looks close on paper, but LV (4th in PPG) has been a couple tiers ahead of ATL (18th)

AFC Standings:

1 Tennessee Titans (5-1)
2 Las Vegas Raiders (5-1)
3 New England Patriots (5-1)
4 Cincinnati Bengals (5-1)
5 Indianapolis Colts (4-2)
6 Denver Broncos (4-2)
7 Los Angeles Chargers (4-2)


8 Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)
9 Cleveland Browns (4-2)
10 Buffalo Bills (3-3)
11 Houston Texans (2-4)
12 Miami Dolphins (2-4)
13 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5)
14 New York Jets (0-6)
15 Kansas City Chiefs (0-6)
16 Baltimore Ravens (0-6)

NFC Standings:

1 Seattle Seahawks (6-0)
2 Detroit Lions (5-1)
3 Carolina Panthers (4-2)
4 Dallas Cowboys (4-2)
5 Chicago Bears (5-1)
6 Atlanta Falcons (4-2)
7 Arizona Cardinals (3-3)


8 Washington Commanders (3-3)
9 Philadelphia Eagles (3-3)
10 Minnesota Vikings (3-3)
11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4)
12 New Orleans Saints (2-4)
13 San Francisco 49ers (2-4)
14 Los Angeles Rams (1-5)
15 New York Giants (1-5)
16 Green Bay Packers (0-6)