NFL Week 5 2026: Every Result, and the First Tie of the Season
All fifteen Week 5 games are in the books. The round produced 3 overtime games, the first tie of the 2026 season, a first win for Tampa Bay, and two unbeaten clubs that both went on the road and both came home 5-0.
Week 5: quick answers
- How many games were played in Week 5? Fifteen: one on Thursday night, thirteen on Sunday and one on Monday night.
- Which Week 5 game ended in a tie? Giants 27, Commanders 27, in overtime — the first tie of the 2026 season.
- Which teams are still undefeated? Kansas City (4-0, on a Week 5 bye), Minnesota and San Francisco (both 5-0).
- Which teams are still without a win? The Los Angeles Chargers, Miami and Tennessee are all 0-5.
- Who won the London game? Jacksonville beat Philadelphia 19–17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- What was the biggest win of the round? New England beat Las Vegas 45–17 — a margin of 28 points, the widest of Week 5.
- When does Week 6 start? Thursday 15 October, with Seattle at Denver, followed by twelve games on Sunday and Washington at San Francisco on Monday night.
- What is the free shipping threshold? Orders over $49.9 ship free worldwide.
Key takeaways
- Giants 27, Commanders 27, in overtime: the first tie of the 2026 season. The Giants leave it 3-1-1 and Washington 1-3-1.
- Away clubs went 9-5-1 across the fifteen games.
- Minnesota (Vikings 23, Saints 13) and San Francisco (49ers 32, Seahawks 29) are both 5-0. Kansas City are 4-0 after sitting out Week 5 on a bye.
- Three clubs are 0-5: the Los Angeles Chargers, Miami and Tennessee. The Titans have scored 58 points in five games, the fewest in the league.
- Tampa Bay won for the first time this season, Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16, scoring all 17 of their third-quarter points without reply.
- New England beat Las Vegas 45–17 — the widest margin of the round, 28 points — and two clubs reached 45 on the same afternoon.
Week 5: every result
All fifteen games, with the away team first. Winning scores are in bold.
| Day | Away | Score | Home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct | Tampa Bay | 24–16 | Dallas | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Philadelphia | 17–19 | Jacksonville | Neutral |
| Sun 11 Oct | Chicago | 7–31 | Green Bay | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Houston | 26–3 | Tennessee | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Cincinnati | 31–24 | Miami | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Las Vegas | 17–45 | New England | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Minnesota | 23–13 | New Orleans | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Cleveland | 12–17 | NY Jets | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Indianapolis | 22–34 | Pittsburgh | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | NY Giants | 27–27 | Washington | OT |
| Sun 11 Oct | Denver | 23–17 | LA Chargers | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Detroit | 45–21 | Arizona | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | San Francisco | 32–29 | Seattle | — |
| Sun 11 Oct | Baltimore | 30–23 | Atlanta | OT |
| Mon 12 Oct | Buffalo | 37–34 | LA Rams | OT |
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Sources: Scores, records, venues and kick-off times verified against ESPN’s scoreboard and standings endpoints on 13 October 2026, after all fifteen Week 5 games had finished. Scores are given with the away team first. Aggregate figures — margins, totals, road and home records, and the points-for figures — are calculated from the fifteen results above.
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The first tie of the season
Giants 27, Commanders 27. Neither club scored in the extra period, and the game finished level — the first tie anywhere in the league in 2026. The Giants had come in 3-1 and the Commanders 1-3; they leave it 3-1-1 and 1-3-1.
The Giants outscored Washington 24–15 across the third and fourth quarters, but the Commanders put up 8 in the fourth and the game went to overtime level at 27–27.
Two still perfect, and one that did not play
Minnesota won at New Orleans, Vikings 23, Saints 13, to reach 5-0, and San Francisco won at Seattle, 49ers 32, Seahawks 29, to join them. The Vikings have scored 109 and conceded 64; the 49ers have scored 154 and conceded 93.
Kansas City are unbeaten too, at 4-0, having sat out Week 5 on a bye. The Chiefs have scored 118 points and given up 77 in four games, and they get the Chargers at home in Week 6.
The three clubs at 0-5
Tennessee lost to Houston at home, Texans 26, Titans 3, and have now scored 58 points in five games, the lowest total in the league. Miami lost to Cincinnati, Bengals 31, Dolphins 24, and the Los Angeles Chargers lost to Denver at SoFi Stadium, Broncos 23, Chargers 17.
Tampa Bay were the club that escaped the group. The Buccaneers had lost their first four games, then beat Dallas on Thursday night, Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16, scoring 17 unanswered points in the third quarter after trailing 7–10 at half-time.
London, and the two 45s
Jacksonville beat Philadelphia 19–17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — the international game went to the Jaguars, a fourth win in five games, and left Philadelphia with a third defeat in five.
Two clubs reached 45 points on the same afternoon and neither of them was in a close game. New England put up 17 on Las Vegas, and Detroit scored 45 in Arizona, 24 of them in the second quarter alone.
Monday night: the round’s biggest total
The last game of Week 5 was also the highest-scoring one. Bills 37, Rams 34, at SoFi Stadium, and the 71 points the two clubs produced were more than any other game in the round.
3 of the fifteen games needed overtime, and only one of them ended level — the tie at Washington that opens this recap.
What the round looked like as a whole
Week 5 produced 726 points across fifteen games, an average of 48.4 per game. 9 of the fifteen finished inside a single score and 3 went to overtime.
Road clubs took the round 9-5-1. The middle of the table is where the round really shows its shape: 10 clubs sit at 3-2 after five weeks, and only 7 teams league-wide have a record better than that.
The week in numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Games played | 15 |
| Road wins | 9 |
| Home wins | 5 |
| Ties | 1 |
| Games decided by one score or less | 9 |
| Games that needed overtime | 3 |
| Points scored | 726 |
| Points per game | 48.4 |
| Widest margin | 28 points |
| Highest-scoring game | Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams (71 points) |
| Lowest-scoring game | Cleveland Browns at New York Jets (29 points) |
| Clubs still unbeaten | KC, MIN, SF |
| Clubs still winless | LAC, MIA, TEN |
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Sources: calculated from the fifteen results above; records and points-for figures per ESPN’s standings endpoint, 13 October 2026.
Perfect and winless: before and after Week 5
| Club | Before Week 5 | After Week 5 | Week 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 4-0 | 4-0 | Idle — bye week |
| Minnesota | 4-0 | 5-0 | Won Vikings 23, Saints 13 |
| San Francisco | 4-0 | 5-0 | Won 49ers 32, Seahawks 29 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 0-4 | 0-5 | Lost Broncos 23, Chargers 17 |
| Miami | 0-4 | 0-5 | Lost Bengals 31, Dolphins 24 |
| Tennessee | 0-4 | 0-5 | Lost Texans 26, Titans 3 |
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Sources: before-and-after records derived from ESPN’s standings endpoint by removing each club’s Week 5 result; the derivation was checked club by club against the scoreboard.
How the fifteen games were decided
| Margin | Games |
|---|---|
| Tie | 1 |
| 1-8 points | 8 |
| 9-16 points | 2 |
| 17+ points | 4 |
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Sources: margins calculated from the fifteen final scores.
Next up: Week 6
| When | Game | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 15 Oct | Seattle at Denver | Week 6 opener |
| Sun 18 Oct | Houston vs Jacksonville | London — international game |
| Sun 18 Oct | Dallas at Green Bay | Sunday night |
| Mon 19 Oct | Washington at San Francisco | Monday night |
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Sources: Week 6 fixtures and kick-off dates per ESPN’s scoreboard, checked 13 October 2026.
Shirt demand index: Week 5
Built from our own order flow and range depth, not from the league table.
Minnesota and San Francisco. Both are 5-0 after Week 5 road wins, and both sit in the top five of our own order flow for the week — supporters buy the shirt while the record is still clean, not after it stops being clean.
Tampa Bay. A club that had lost four straight one-score games finally won one, and the Buccaneers’ range moves on a result like that rather than on a preview of the next game.
Tennessee, Miami and the Chargers. Supporters of winless clubs tend to buy earlier, not later — the shirt is a statement of loyalty precisely when there is nothing else to point at — and of the three, the Titans have had the quietest week in our own sales.
The shirts from Week 5
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Our verdict
Week 5 will be remembered for the tie, but the shape of the season is being set at the two ends of the table. Minnesota and San Francisco are 5-0 and Kansas City are 4-0, while Tennessee, Miami and the Chargers are 0-5 and running out of ways to describe it. In between sit 10 clubs at 3-2 — which is what a league with a hard salary cap is supposed to look like in October. The tie is the novelty; the gap between the perfect and the winless is the story.
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