Week 5 NFL Sunday Afternoon Games Open Thread

Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season takes center stage with a limited slate of Sunday afternoon games as the bye weeks kick in. The New York Jets played in London England this morning.

In perhaps the most compelling early afternoon game, the first place Buffalo Bills travel to Houston, Texas to take on the first place Texans in an early season showdown. This game features two teams with a couple of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. The Texans have C.J. Stroud, who put together one of the best rookie years for a quarterback in NFL history last year. The Bills answer with Josh Allen, who may be the best quarterback in the NFL not named Mahomes. Jets fans will be paying close attention to this game. A Bills loss would set up a game for first place in the AFC East between the Bills and the Jets next weekend.

Elsewhere in the early afternoon games, the Chicago Bears host the Carolina Panthers in a battle of cellar dwellers; the Cincinatti Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC North showdown; the Jacksonville Jaguars welcome the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC South rumble; the New England Patriots host the Miami Dolphins in an AFC East Battle for the Basement; and the first place Washington Commanders host the last place Cleveland Browns in a cross-conference brawl.

In late afternoon action, the Denver Broncos host the Las Vegas Raiders in a clash of AFC West also rans; the San Francisco 49ers welcome the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West battle; the Los Angeles Rams host the Green Bay Packers ; and the Seattle Seahawks host the New York Giants .

Enjoy the games everybody. Use this thread to comment on whichever Sunday afternoon games catch your fancy.