NFL Week 5: Odds for each game

Early-week NFL odds for Week 5 point to a number of close games, while the usual suspects are projected to be blown out again.

We’re already a quarter of the way through the 2019 NFL season. There have been surprises — who knew the Jacksonville Jaguars had such a capable backup quarterback or that the Buffalo Bills seem like a contender despite falling to the New England Patriots in Week 3, as two examples. But while we don’t quite yet know which teams are for real, it’s starting to become easier to identify the league’s basement-dwellers this year.

One of those, the winless Miami Dolphins, mercifully are on their bye week in Week 5. But others, like Washington and the New York Jets, won’t be so lucky. They are the two double-digit underdogs in the early week odds. With a number of competitive contests set for this week’s slate, most of the early odds are close. Let’s take a look.

Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Line: LAR -2.5

Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans

Line: HOU -4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

Line: NO -5.5

Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans

Line: TEN -2

Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers

Line: CAR -3.5

Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals

Line: CIN -4

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

Line: MIN -6

New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles

Line: PHI -14

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Line: BAL -4

New England Patriots at Washington

Line: NE -13

Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders

Line: CHI -6.5

Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers

Line: LAC -6.5

Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

Line: DAL -4

Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs

Line: KC -9

Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers

Line: SF -3