Week 4 is in the books which means Week 5 is upon us, let’s take a look at which five teams need a win the most.
After another week in the unpredictable NFL, one fact remains. Thus far, the fans have been treated to some incredible games, and there is no end in sight. It really began in Week 1 with the epic Green Bay Packers comeback against the Chicago Bears.
The Los Angeles Rams win over the Minnesota Vikings was an incredible display of football, and it came on Thursday night! Sunday treated fans to even more late drama with the Cincinnati Bengals late heroics to defeat the Atlanta Falcons, with three overtime games to boot. Then, Monday Night Football wrapped the week up perfectly with another impeccable Patrick Mahomes performance to lead the Kansas City Chiefs over the Denver Broncos.
With all of that excitement in the rear-view, let’s look at which teams need to either flip the script on their season or continue their roll with a victory in Week 5.
5. Arizona Cardinals
I know, this might be a bit of a stretch but hear me out. The Arizona Cardinals are the NFL’s only remaining winless team after four weeks. Heading into Week 5, there is not a worse team in the league and it’s not even close.
They are a team with a new head coach in Steve Wilks, a depleted roster, and a rookie quarterback. When they selected quarterback Josh Rosen with their first-round selection this spring, the writing was on the wall. This week, the Cardinals face a 49ers team that is reeling after losing their franchise quarterback for the season.
Because San Francisco is without Jimmy Garoppolo, this game becomes very winnable for the Cardinals. They won’t need to be great, they just need to be less anemic than the 49ers, which shouldn’t be that difficult. Then again, we are talking about the Cardinals. Regardless, if the Cardinals have hopes of not going 0-16, they need to take care of business against the 49ers.