Which Teams Do You Prefer To Win This Week? (Edit: Week 5, 2024 Edition)

10/03/24

Week 5, 2024 Edition

Week 5 begins tonight with a Thursday Night Football matchup with TB @ ATL. The winner will be in 1st Place in the Division, if not by outright record, then by the head-to-head victory. Watch at the risk of making yourself sick. If your TV looks a bit fuzzy don't try adjusting your picture. It's just the crap on the screen you're seeing.

This is the first week that teams have a Bye Week. Instead of 16 games this week, there will only be 14. The Lions, Chargers, Eagles, and Titans are off this week.

After just 4 weeks of play the league is down to 2 undefeated teams, the Chiefs and the Vikings. Neither looks invincible. The 72 Dolphins can get their glasses chilled.

The Saints travel to Kansas City to take on the undefeated Chiefs in Arrowhead. The Chiefs are back-to-back defending Super Bowl Champions. They haven't played like it through the first 4 games, at time showing chinks in their armor while eking out a couple wins along the way to their 4-0 start. They have suffered their share of injuries, most notably to two of their starting WRs and their starting RB. It may be the best time for the Saints go steal a win on the road.

Of course, the Saints have their own injury concerns. It may be Saturday before we get a good idea of who will be able to suit up or not on Monday Night. After losing back-to-back last-minute heartbreaking losses, the Saints could stop the slide at 2 games and not allow a 3-game losing streak to fester going into the following week matchup with TB. A win in KC would not only right the ship but it would give the team, and all the Saints fans a big confidence boost having knocked off the defending Champs on the road in their house. It would be Taylor made if the Saints were to take a Swift early lead and never look back. A new Era indeed.

Without further delay, let's take a look at the Week 5 games and let it be known Who You Prefer To Win This Week.


TB (3-1) @ ATL (2-2) - I gave logic of pros and cons and the ramifications of each of these teams winning or losing in my OP of the "What Ya Got? Week 5 - TNF - TB@ATL" thread. I'm not going to repeat it all here. Beat each other up! Expose every weakness each team has. Let those weakness glare so that every team on their upcoming schedules takes notes. After looking at all the consequences, even though it's early in the season, I think overall it would be best if TB loses.

NYJ (2-2) @ MIN (4-0) - This is a breakfast match in London. I'm having green eggs and ham, hoping that Mr. Rodgers can play ball in his neighborhood this week. It would be a great way to start Sunday, knocking the Queens from the unbeaten status with it coming from an AFC team. Hopefully it will be a very low scoring pathetic display of football with the boys from the big apple prevailing. Let Devantae Adams get a good look at mediocracy. Crickets! Go Jets but Fly Low!

CAR (1-3) @ CHI (2-2) - An NFC matchup of two teams I don't expect to see postseason action. One may be in play for the 1st pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Because of that, I think I would rather see the Red Riffle fire a few clean shots and drop the Bears in their tracks. I don't think it would hurt for the Pansies to get a few wins.

BAL (2-2) @ CIN (1-3) - This is a division matchup between two AFC teams. The Saints play neither this season. I'd like to see Burrow and Chase get back in it.

BUF (3-1) @ HOU (3-1) - Two AFC teams that will be fighting for a spot in the postseason. Saints play neither this season. The Bills still have SEA, SF, LAR, and DET on their schedule. A loss here could have them fighting a bit harder in those contests later in the year. HOU has GB, DET, and DAL. Flip of a coin for me ~ Texans!

IND (2-2) @ JAX (0-4) - An AFC South matchup. Jags are on the brink of a total meltdown. A loss in this one could have them selling assets early. Better to have an AFC team with the top draft pick than an NFC team, especially that one in the Saints division. Hard to root for a team already out of it. Go Colts!

MIA (1-3) @ NE (1-3) - An AFC matchup. Two teams doing what they can to help Mean Green find a seam to the postseason. How quickly the Fish have fallen to the bottom of the barrel. They have talent on that team. McDaniel is not far from the hot seat, but they could turn it around. They're a fun team to watch.

CLE (1-3) @ WAS (3-1) - JD5 is off to a red-hot start not just for a rookie but included with all QBs. What started out as a feel-good story has turned into an up-and-coming threat in the NFC. It will be nice to watch the Commandos take down the Boyz and the Birds, but this week I hope they choke on a few Brownies.

LV (2-2) @ DEN (2-2) - An AFCW Division matchup with two struggling teams that surprisingly have .500 records after 4 games. Neither team looks hot. The Saints play both of these teams this season. I'm all for the Broncos to kick the life out of the Raiders. Speed up the decision to trade Adams. Come on down Tae!

ARZ (1-3) @ SF (2-2) - An NFC West matchup. It would be nice to see the red birds take flight and take down the gold diggers. What a purdy sight to see.

GB (2-2) @ LAR (1-3) - An NFC matchup between two teams the Saints face later this season. NFC West and NFC North all play each other this season. The Cheeseheads may be the more dangerous team by seasons end but they'll also have to face a gaunlet of NFC teams on their way there. The Saints travel to Lambeau in week 16 for a MNF matchup. The Saints host the Lams in week 13 coming off their bye week in week 12. The Saints get their crack at both of these teams. The Lams are wounded now, and a loss here could put them on life support before they have a chance to get healthy again. I'm all for the cheese graters to hit the Lams hard where it hurts and have them reeling early in the season. They can play spoiler within their division and against the remaining NFC teams, sans Saints.

NYG (1-3) @ SEA (3-1) - An NFC matchup. Saints play the Little Fellas in week 16 on the road at MetLife Stadium. Saints don't play the Hags in the regular season this year. The Little Giants may be done by week 16. The Seagulls look like they could make some noise. Best to quiet them down early. Go G-Men!

DAL (2-2) @ PIT (3-1) - The Steelers look to be on the rebound this year. Another early season loss could have Jerrys Kids reeling before mid-season. The boys have a pretty daunting roe to hoe ahead. A loss this week could have the Cowgirls on the road to nowhere. I'm hoping Justin has a Field Day this Sunday.

NO (2-2) @ KC (4-0) - A big test for the Saints on the road for a MNF game against the undefeated defending world champs who are on a mission to 3-peat. The Saints could be catching them in a vulnerable spot. Both teams are dealing with the injury bug early in the season. KC, although undefeated to this point, has looked a bit out of sync, and could easily be sitting somewhere between winless and undefeated. They have won every game by one score or less, a couple in ways that defied logic, but what good teams do under the bright lights. A Saints win here would not only be an unexpected one, but it would put the Saints back on track and give a boost of confidence to a team that has been shell shocked the past two weeks. It would put a huge feather in the cap of all Who Dats!