NEW YORK — The San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings became the first teams to reach 5-0, Washington and the New York Giants played to a rare 27-27 tie, and Baltimore earned a 30-23 overtime win at Atlanta as NFL Week 5 delivered frantic finishes from London to Atlanta. San Francisco edged Super Bowl champion Seattle 32-29, Minnesota won 23-13 at New Orleans, and Jacksonville beat Philadelphia at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after two field goals in the final eight seconds.
San Francisco's win over Seattle was brutal and turnover-filled. Defensive star Dre Greenlaw was ejected early for a headbutt on Ernest Jones, who was not wearing a helmet, on the sidelines. Both defenses forced a season-high seven turnovers, with San Francisco scoring three touchdowns off takeaways. The 21 points off turnovers was the most Seattle has allowed in a decade. Brock Purdy got San Francisco over the line with help from new wide receiver Mike Evans, who had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown with several late catches. The 49ers are the only team with a top-five scoring offense and defense. Now 5-0 for the third time under head coach Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco has made the NFC Championship on all four previous occasions.
Minnesota also moved to 5-0 behind another defensive masterclass from Brian Flores' unit in the 23-13 win at the slumping New Orleans Saints. The Vikings are allowing only 13 points a game, though wins have come against New Orleans (1-4), Tampa Bay (1-4) and Miami (0-5). In Washington, the Commanders and Giants tied 27-27 after a comedy of errors in overtime. New York scored two late touchdowns to force the extra period, then fumbled with Cam Skattebo when in range for a winning field goal. Washington then had the game at its mercy in the dying seconds but ran a play instead of kicking and ran out of time. Baltimore showed how to finish, as Tyler Huntley, starting for Lamar Jackson, threw a touchdown with 40 seconds left in regulation before running in the game-winner in overtime to beat the Falcons 30-23 in Atlanta. The victory follows Huntley's 30-23 overtime win over the Falcons that highlighted his late-game execution.
In the rain in New York, the New York Jets beat the Cleveland Browns 17-12 behind a dominant defense that recorded eight sacks on Deshaun Watson. Cleveland missed an extra point and Corey Bojorquez fumbled a late punt that New York turned into the winning touchdown. The 201st meeting of the NFL's oldest current rivalry went emphatically to Green Bay, which pounded Chicago 31-7. Jordan Love threw for 367 yards with touchdowns of 42 and 53 yards to Christian Watson, while Chicago, without starter Caleb Williams due to a hamstring injury, struggled with Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum under center. Williams stunned Green Bay twice last season with fourth-quarter comebacks, including one in the playoffs.
New England and Detroit also moved to 3-2 with 45-point outbursts. Drake Maye threw for 374 yards with four touchdown passes and a rushing score in the Patriots' 45-17 hammering of the Las Vegas Raiders, a Las Vegas defense that had allowed 21 points a game previously. Detroit hung 45 points on the Arizona Cardinals behind running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who had 207 yards and two touchdowns. Pittsburgh also moved to 3-2 as Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in a 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts to reach 582 in his career, moving above Peyton Manning into third on the all-time list behind only Tom Brady (737) and Drew Brees (608). Rodgers also has 166 regular-season wins, fifth all time.
Three teams fell to 0-5. Jim Harbaugh's Los Angeles Chargers are 0-5 for the first time in 23 years after poor play-calling and execution cost them a lead at the Denver Broncos. Miami was outclassed again by Joe Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals, while Tennessee scored only three points in a loss to the previously winless Houston Texans. The Texans get a boost before heading to London on Sunday.