NFL Week 5: 5 best games on Sunday

Sep 11, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) carries the ball to score a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at the Georgia Dome. The Buccaneers won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 25, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (10) celebrates the touchdown by wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Broncos won 29-17. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos

Well, are you more about offense or defense? If you like points, then you are going to love watching the Falcons. If it’s defense, then the Broncos are a team you should be buying merchandise from.

Denver is 4-0 and looking like the class of the AFC West once again. Trevor Siemian is doing enough not to completely derail the train, and the defense is back to being absolutely dominant. Von Miller is off to a great start with a sack per game, while the No Fly Zone of Aqib Talib, Bradley Roby and Chris Harris Jr. remains dominant.

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They will have their hands full on Sunday. Matt Ryan is playing the best football of his career, already having a 500-yard passing game under his belt. Ryan is averaging more than 10 yards per attempt, a number that is unheard of in the modern age. Ryan is getting plenty of help from Julio Jones, who had 300 receiving yards last week and leads the NFL in that category.

If Atlanta wins, you have to believe the Falcons are the best in the NFC South until proven otherwise. A loss would allow the Carolina Panthers to perhaps start creeping back into the race, already two games back. As for Denver, it needs to keep winning with the Oakland Raiders only a game behind.

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