Welcome to October! Just about all teams have settled in and made their early impressions throughout September. Here are the standings as they stand. Find your favorite team(s):
--- AFC STANDINGS ---
AFC EAST: Buffalo (3-1), NYJ (2-2), NE and MIA (1-3 each)
AFC NORTH: Pittsburgh (3-1), BAL (2-2), CLE and CIN (1-3 each)
AFC SOUTH: Houston (3-1), IND (2-2), TEN (1-3), JAX (0-4)
AFC WEST: Kansas City (4-0), LAC, LV, and DEN (2-2 each)
--- NFC STANDINGS ---
NFC EAST: Washington (3-1), DAL and PHI (2-2 each), NYG (1-3)
NFC NORTH: Minnesota (4-0), DET (3-1), GB and CHI (2-2 each)
NFC SOUTH: Tampa Bay (3-1), ATL and NO (2-2 each), CAR (1-3)
NFC WEST: Seattle (3-1), SF (2-2), ARI and LAR (1-3 each)
There is still a lot of season to be played. Nobody clinched anything, be it a Playoffs berth or the top NFL Draft pick. Any winning team can still falter. Any losing team can rise up and all of a sudden be contenders. So don't fret too much at this point.
Welcome to Week 5! Having said that, not all action this week can be enjoyed in the United States. In fact, the United Kingdom has an NFL game to be played. I'll provide some previews just to hype up this week. And here goes...
* The NFC South is in vogue and on display when the Division-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers go up to the Atlanta Falcons for Thursday Night Football.
* Blitz24's and kjb's New York Jets will try to hand the Minnesota Vikings their first loss of the season when these two meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, UK. It's Matchday on the pitch... with a different kind of football!
* The undisciplined, penalty-ridden Houston Texans face a huge challenge when they host the Buffalo Bills. The Texans will try to limit the penalties and execute against a very solid Buffalo Bills squad.
* The Carolina Panthers will hit up the Midwest to take on the Chicago Bears.
* The Baltimore Ravens enter an AFC North battle when they visit Dolph Drago's Cincinnati Bengals.
* After a vicious defeat at home to Tennessee, Omnis' Miami Dolphins engage in an AFC East showdown at the New England Patriots.
* The somewhat hot Indianapolis Colts will try to stay hot when they visit the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville, meanwhile, look to finally get their first win of the season. Jacksonville is the only remaining winless team so far this season.
* East meets West as Jump Ace's New York Giants travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in meeting the Seattle Seahawks.
* Sunday Night Football this week has the Dallas Cowboys trying to "steel" a win at Fezzik's Pittsburgh Steelers.
* Monday Night Football this week is a one-game deal this time. It's the New Orleans Saints trying to hand the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season up in Kansas City. Mark your Bingo cards for any Taylor Swift sightings or any other common things for this game.
** BYE WEEK: Detroit, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Chargers
There are more games than what I mentioned here. Otherwise, enjoy this week's games!