NFL · Week 5 · Sunday wrap

The Vikings and 49ers stay undefeated, the Ravens take an overtime win off the Falcons with Snoop Huntley running the show, and the Giants and Commanders tie.

Week 5 Sunday results from the Brisbane desk. Green Bay found its rhythm against Chicago, the Jets broke Cleveland’s win streak, and Houston got its first win. Pittsburgh went next man up at receiver, and Fernando Mendoza got his first reps for Las Vegas. Marvin Harrison Jr. has been traded to the Texans. Bills at Rams is still to come on Monday night. Desk colour labelled.

The desk · Monday 12 October 2026 · Brisbane · AEST

These are the results from Sunday 11 October (US) and Sunday night, which is Monday morning in Brisbane. Thursday’s game was Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16. Panthers and Chiefs were on bye, and Bills at Rams is on Monday night (Tuesday afternoon in Brisbane). Records are after Sunday. Sources: NFL.com, ESPN, AP, CBS Sports scoreboard, team sites.

Results

Vikings 23, Saints 13 (MIN 5–0, NO 1–4) · 49ers 32, Seahawks 29 (SF 5–0, SEA 3–2) · Ravens 30, Falcons 23 in OT (BAL 4–1, ATL 2–3) · Packers 31, Bears 7 (both 3–2) · Jets 17, Browns 12 (NYJ 2–3, CLE 3–2) · Texans 26, Titans 3 (HOU 1–4, TEN 0–5) · Steelers 34, Colts 22 (PIT 3–2, IND 2–3) · Patriots 45, Raiders 17 (both 3–2) · Jaguars 19, Eagles 17 in London (JAX 4–1, PHI 2–3) · Bengals 31, Dolphins 24 (CIN 3–2, MIA 0–5) · Broncos 23, Chargers 17 (DEN 3–2, LAC 0–5) · Lions 45, Cardinals 21 (DET 3–2, ARI 1–4) · Giants 27, Commanders 27 after OT (NYG 3–1–1, WAS 1–3–1). Source: CBS Sports scoreboard; ESPN; FootballDB.

Vikings and 49ers stay undefeated

Minnesota won 23–13 in New Orleans to move to 5–0. Justin Jefferson played and caught a touchdown, and Kyler Murray ran for 51 yards (AP). San Francisco won 32–29 at Seattle on Eddy Pineiro’s 43-yard field goal with 1:56 left. Brock Purdy was 19 of 29 for 189 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, with most of that coming in two late scoring drives (AP via ESPN). Kansas City, the other team unbeaten after Week 4, was on bye. Sources: AP; ESPN.

Ravens win in overtime with Snoop Huntley running the show

Filling in for Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley was 24 of 32 for 201 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He hit Devontez Walker for a 7-yard score with 40 seconds left in regulation, Derrick Henry ran in the tying two-point conversion, and Huntley scored on a 1-yard sneak in overtime. Kyle Hamilton intercepted Tua Tagovailoa to finish it. Henry ran for 102 yards. Michael Penix Jr. left late in the fourth quarter with a rib injury and did not return for overtime. Sources: AP via CBS Sports; Bleacher Report.

The Bears collapsed while Green Bay found their rhythm

Jordan Love was 25 of 31 for 367 yards and two touchdowns, both to Christian Watson, in a 31–7 win at Lambeau. Chicago turned it over five times. Desk colour: the Bears collapsed while Green Bay found their rhythm. Sources: AP; ChicagoBears.com.

The Jets broke the Browns’ win streak

Braelon Allen ran 22 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:01 left after the Jets recovered a fumbled punt snap, and he finished with 116 yards on 24 carries. New York sacked Deshaun Watson eight times, three of them by rookie David Bailey, and ended both its own three-game skid and Cleveland’s three-game winning streak. Source: AP via ESPN.

Texans get their first win off a hapless Titans

Houston won 26–3 in Nashville for its first win of the season. Tennessee is 0–5. Desk colour: a hapless Titans. Sources: CBS Sports; FootballDB.

Steelers very solid — next man up

Pittsburgh beat Indianapolis 34–22. Jaylen Warren scored on an 80-yard catch-and-run and a 50-yard run (AP; PFT). The Steelers did it without Michael Pittman Jr. (WR), whom they placed on injured reserve on Saturday with a foot injury, so he must miss at least four games. Roman Wilson (WR) dislocated a finger trying to make a catch in the second quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game, as was Ben Skowronek (calf). That left DK Metcalf, rookie Germie Bernard, Brandon Smith and Kaden Wetjen as the available receivers. Desk colour: very solid, and a very next-man-up mentality. Sources: Steelers.com; TribLive; PFT/NBC Sports; AP.

Mendoza gets first reps; Patriots very slick

New England beat Las Vegas 45–17. With the game out of reach and about six minutes left, Klint Kubiak sat Kirk Cousins and brought in No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza for his first regular-season snaps. Mendoza went 6 of 8 for 48 yards on his one drive, which ended on a fourth-down scramble short of the marker. “Just wanted to get him some exposure,” Kubiak said. “He did a good job and all the reps are valuable.” Kubiak said the plan at quarterback does not change. Cousins was 19 of 28 for 243 yards and a touchdown. Desk colour: the Patriots were very slick. Sources: ESPN; Las Vegas Review-Journal; Raiders postgame quotes via Patriots.com.

Giants and Commanders tie

The game finished 27–27 after overtime, the NFL’s first tie of the season. Washington led 27–13 in the fourth quarter before Jameis Winston threw two 17-yard touchdowns, to Isaiah Likely and to Malik Nabers with 1:43 left. In overtime Daron Payne stripped Cam Skattebo with the Giants in range for a winning field goal. Washington then drove to the New York 24 with no timeouts left. They snapped the ball with 12 seconds remaining, and Jayden Daniels held it and went down for no gain with eight seconds left. Washington could not line up to spike it before the clock expired, which denied Drew Stevens a potential 42-yard winning kick. Daniels said the botched final play was “on me”, and Dan Quinn threw his headset down. Desk colour: it looks like the Commanders should have had another shot at winning, but poor clock management let them down. Sources: AP via ESPN; ESPN; NFL.com; CBS Sports.

Also winning: Jaguars, Bengals, Broncos and Lions

Jaguars 19, Eagles 17 (London): Trevor Lawrence threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, both to Parker Washington, who caught six passes for 124 yards. Jalen Hurts threw for 220 yards and a touchdown for an Eagles side missing Barkley, Smith and Hollywood Brown (FootballDB). Bengals 31, Dolphins 24: Joe Burrow threw four touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase was cleared to play and caught six passes for 77 yards, including a 45-yard score (AP). Broncos 23, Chargers 17 and Lions 45, Cardinals 21 round out the winners (CBS Sports).

Marvin Harrison Jr. traded to Houston

The Texans completed the trade for Harrison on Sunday. Houston receives Harrison and a 2027 seventh-round pick, and Arizona receives 2027 second- and sixth-round picks. DeMeco Ryans confirmed the deal publicly. Harrison was inactive for Arizona’s loss to Detroit. Sources: ESPN; NFL.com; AP; Pro Football Rumors.

Sources: CBS Sports scoreboard (scores and records); FootballDB; AP Vikings–Saints; ESPN 49ers–Seahawks; AP via CBS Ravens–Falcons; AP Packers–Bears; ESPN Jets–Browns; AP Steelers–Colts; Steelers.com; TribLive (Pittman IR); PFT (Wilson, Skowronek); ESPN (Mendoza); Raiders postgame quotes; ESPN Giants–Commanders; NFL.com; ESPN (Daniels); AP Bengals–Dolphins; ESPN (Harrison trade); AP (Harrison trade). Desk colour labelled.