Overview
- Week 5 runs Thursday, Oct. 8 through Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, and includes the International Series game between the Eagles and Jaguars in London that kicks off at 9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network.
- FOX carries six games with a four‑game 1 p.m. ET window and a two‑game 4:25 p.m. ET window while Prime Video opens Thursday night and NBC/Peacock and ABC/ESPN hold the Sunday and Monday primetime slots.
- Sportsbooks list the Cincinnati Bengals as multi‑point favorites at Miami (around -7 to -7.5) in the 1 p.m. window, and CBS Sports’ SportsLine model projects the Bengals to cover in simulations.
- The SportsLine/CBS projection model also backs the Minnesota Vikings to cover at New Orleans, and several expert picks spotlight the Bears, Seahawks and Titans in key single‑game recommendations.
- Unresolved injury reports for Bengals receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are the main live variable that could change game plans, market prices and model outcomes before Sunday’s kickoffs, and Week 5 is the NFL’s first slate with byes which concentrates viewer and betting attention on fewer games.