Eagles rooting guide for Week 5 games

The fifth Sunday of the 2024 NFL regular season is here! Let's run through a Philadelphia Eagles -focused rooting guide for all of the Week 5 games.

EAGLES GAME Happy bye week. The Eagles can't lose today!

NFC EASTCLEVELAND BROWNSThe Eagles play the Browns when they return to action in Week 6. So, it'd be nice if the Browns didn't look too awesome ... but instead beat the Commanders in a really ugly game. Washington is currently first in the NFC East. Root for the Browns.

NEW YORK GIANTSSEATTLE SEAHAWKSStill too early to be rooting for the Giants to win games to ruin their draft positioning. Gotta make sure the G-Men don't find a spark and become a threat in the division. Root for the Seahawks.

DALLAS COWBOYSPITTSBURGH STEELERSA Cowboys loss during an Eagles bye week is always a beautiful thing. Root for the Steelers.

DRAFT PICK WATCHBUFFALO BILLSHOUSTON TEXANSThe Eagles own the Texans' fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft . Root for the Bills.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTSJACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Sorry, Dougie P, but the Eagles want to see a non-Texans team win the AFC South. And the Colts have a better chance than the Jags do. Root for the Colts.

NFC PLAYOFF PICTURENEW YORK JETSMINNESOTA VIKINGS (London): Ideally, don't want the Vikings getting so far out in front that they can block the Eagles' chance at the No. 1 seed. But the Eagles currently don't look like a No. 1 seed contender. Also, it's probably better to see the Vikings win the NFC North over Detroit or Green Bay, right? Feels like a better chance the Vikings eventually fall apart than those other teams? Root for the Vikings.

CAROLINA PANTHERSCHICAGO BEARSThe Bears are the bigger threat, relatively speaking. Also, the Eagles have a chance to boost their strength of victory tiebreaker with a win over the Panthers later this season. Root for the Panthers.

ARIZONA CARDINALSSAN FRANCISCO 49ERSThe Niners are obviously the bigger threat in the NFC. Root for the Cardinals.

GREEN BAY PACKERSLOS ANGELES RAMSThe Packers are obviously the bigger threat in the NFC. Root for the Rams.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTSKANSAS CITY CHIEFSMight be annoying to see the Chiefs never lose but it's AFC team over NFC team here. Root for the Chiefs.

WHAT'S LEFTBALTIMORE RAVENSCINCINNATI BENGALSDoesn't really matter.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERSDENVER BRONCOSDoesn't really matter.

MIAMI DOLPHINSNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSWhichever team you believe to have the better shot of landing the No. 1 overall pick, thus keeping it away from the Giants, that's the team you should hope loses.

BYE WEEK TEAMS