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NFL Week 5 Picks: Early Odds Tips, Spreads and Predictions for Latest Schedule
- Updated: October 3, 2016
Another week of NFL action is almost in the books. Believe it or not, nearly a month of the 2016 season has already passed.
What have we learned over the first four weeks of the 2016 season? Well, for starters, we’ve learned that the Denver Broncos are still a dominant (and undefeated) football team. We’ve learned that the 3-1 New England Patriots can survive for a stretch without star quarterback Tom Brady. We’ve also learned that the Pittsburgh Steelers offense is as good as any in the league when at full strength.
Some of the things we’ve learned, however, have been a bit more surprising. Few probably predicted that running backs like Adrian Peterson, Doug Martin, Ameer Abdullah and Jonathan Stewart would all be injured already. Even fewer likely predicted that both the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals would be sitting at 1-3 in early October.
The surprises have come weekly, which shouldn’t be totally surprising considering we’re still learning which teams are great, which are terrible and which fall somewhere in between.
We’re going to take what we’ve learned and apply it to the upcoming slate of Week 5 games. We’ll be looking at all the games and their early odds—as provided by Odds Shark—and making predictions for each. We’ll also be taking a closer look at some notable matchups.
Matchups to Watch
New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers
The New York Jets and the Steelers appear to be teams moving in opposite directions. The Steelers made the playoffs as a banged-up team in 2015, while the Jets finished at 10-6 and barely missed out.
The Steelers, though, are looking like they can be legitimate title contenders this season if healthy. The Jets—and especially quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick—are looking like 2015 was a bit of a fluke.
Fitzpatrick has tossed an incredible nine interceptions over the past two weeks, and the Jets have gone on to lose by a combined 31 points during that span. The Jets, though, claim they’re standing by Fitzpatrick, even if he is costing the team.
“I don’t worry about questions about his play, I just worry about turnovers,” Jets head coach Todd Bowles said, per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. …
