🔗 Share this article NFL Week Five Surprise: Eagles Fall to Broncos while Bills Succumb to Patriots The last two undefeated squads in the NFL saw their perfect records broken during the fifth week as the Philadelphia Eagles along with Buffalo Bills endured surprising home defeats. Denver's football team evolved from underdogs to headline-makers thanks to an spectacular comeback victory against the current Super Bowl champions the Eagles, before hopping on a flight for this Sunday's overseas contest. The New England Patriots then visited Buffalo and ended Buffalo's perfect record with an impressive victory of their own in their first primetime appearance in a full year. The Baltimore Ravens suffered a third consecutive defeat - their defensive unit's woes could be terminal for their play-off hopes - while the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis, and Detroit enjoyed blowout wins on yet another action-packed Sunday. Broncos Defeat Champions It wasn't just defeating the reigning title holders, but the manner of their comeback from 14 points down that made the Broncos' 21-17 victory in Philadelphia such a signature success. Philadelphia had secured 10 games consecutively, 12 straight at home and 20 of their last 21 overall before Broncos quarterback Bo Nix engineered two touchdowns in the final five minutes and a last-minute field goal. The Eagles are now 4-1 but there exists a big worry about the offence, which ranks as the poorest performing in the league. Receiver DaVonta Smith says they are not "on the same page" with QB Jalen Hurts. Denver's defence, which sacked Hurts on six occasions, had a lot to do with it, and, together with a genuine franchise quarterback in Nix and elite coach in Sean Payton, they possess all the components to launch a legitimate playoff push. Denver meet the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. Patriots on National TV Upset Bills Should the Broncos' victory was almost half expected, few predicted the Patriots traveling to Buffalo and beating Josh Allen's Bills, but they accomplished it with huge character. Their initial national television appearance for the rookie quarterback produced a breakout performance as he led a decisive scoring drive in the dying seconds to secure victory 23-20. The young QB was tough and made accurate passes at the right times, several to former Bills receiver Stefon Diggs, who had an outstanding performance for Mike Vrabel's team. Vrabel was anticipated to turn things around in New England, but such a significant victory came sooner than many predicted. New England's defensive squad contained the Buffalo Bills attack during their surprising road victory. Baltimore Postseason Dreams Dashed? This campaign is becoming a nightmare for the Ravens, who were missing multiple defensive stars as they were hammered 44-10 by Houston's team. It equaled their biggest home defeat, and falling to 1-4 for this year means among the pre-season Super Bowl favourites have only a slim chance of making the postseason. Baltimore are now 4-11 playing without superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was hurt, but it is a historically bad defense that is the primary concern - for a franchise that have been synonymous with defensive toughness over the years. Houston coasted to victory as Baltimore became the first team in the Super Bowl era to allow at least 37 points in four out of five contests. Their campaign is effectively over. Lions, Bucs and Colts Reach 4-1 The Lions' running back duo Gibbs and Montgomery registered six points in one contest for the 14th time - a shared NFL record - as Detroit put away the Cincinnati Bengals 37-24. Victory made it four wins in a row for the highest-scoring team the Lions, but none against opponents with positive records. A more surprising 4-1 team are the Indianapolis Colts. With their star running back running in a hat-trick in their 40-6 rout of the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Daniel Jones appearing as a transformed player, they will be a difficult opponent for any team. Tampa Bay entered the four-win group with a mesmeric 38-35 win in Seattle in which both teams exchanged nine scores in 10 impressive possessions before Seattle faltered initially with a final-minute turnover. The kicker booted the winner with the last kick of the game for his second occasion this year. Each of the Bucs' wins have been secured in the last minute. New Orleans and Tennessee Get Help for Initial Victories The way the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans began the season, they needed help to secure their initial victories, and they got plenty due to several comical errors from the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. After a good start from first-year player Jaxson Dart, New York made five turnovers - one was crucially taken back for six points - while also allowing Rashid Shaheed to find the end zone on a long reception as the Saints won 26-14. Arizona were even worse as they squandered a 21-3 lead primarily due to two huge mistakes. Initially, Emari Demercado unexplainably dropped the football moments before crossing the line for a long touchdown. More disastrous followed when Arizona picked off Cam Ward near their end zone, then fumbled the football into the end zone for Tyler Lockett to score as the Titans ended a 10-game slide with a narrow win. Tyler Lockett scored among the most bizarre touchdowns we'll see this year. That left the Jets as the sole victory-less team remaining in the league after their punishing 37-22 defeat by Dallas. The quarterback became the first player in NFL history to eclipse 4K through the air and 1,000 yards rushing in his initial twenty career games as he came back from injury to steer Washington to an impressive 27-10 win at the Los Angeles Chargers. Rico Dowdle was the star man for the Carolina Panthers with 206 rushing yards in their exciting 27-24 victory over the Miami Dolphins. NFL Week Five Scores and Highlights Minnesota Vikings 21-17 Cleveland Browns Houston Texans 44-10 Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins 24-27 Carolina Panthers Las Vegas Raiders 6-40 Indianapolis Colts New York Giants 14-26 New Orleans Saints Dallas Cowboys 37-22 New York Jets Denver Broncos 21-17 Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans 22-21 Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-35 Seattle Seahawks Detroit Lions 37-24 Cincinnati Bengals Washington Commanders 27-10 Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots 23-20 Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers 26-23 Los Angeles Rams (OT)