Week 5 NFL Highs and Lows: 49ers Win Thriller, Giants and Commanders Falter
The article breaks down the best and worst of NFL Week 5, starting with San Francisco's 32-29 win at Seattle. Eddy Piñeiro made a late 44-yard field goal and the 49ers' defense sealed the game, helping San Francisco improve to 5-0. It also discusses Green Bay's impressive divisional victory and Tennessee's growing problems.
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Week 5’s best game saw San Francisco edge Seattle 32-29 after Eddy Piñeiro’s 44-yard kick with 1:56 remaining and a final defensive stop. The contest had four lead changes, two ties, seven turnovers, and no touchdown drive longer than 24 yards until the fourth quarter. Brock Purdy and Mike Evans connected four times for 75 yards and a two-point conversion on a go-ahead series. Dre Greenlaw was ejected after a second-quarter headbutt.
The worst game was the Giants-Commanders 27-27 tie. New York lost a late scoring chance when Cam Skattebo fumbled inside the 25 after Daron Payne’s strip. Washington then failed to spike the ball before overtime expired after Jayden Daniels took a sack with 12 seconds left. The NFC East’s struggles include Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury, Philadelphia’s weak offense, Dallas’s poor defense, and Daniels’s health concerns.
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