NFL Week 5 grades: Patriots earn ‘A-‘ for upset win over Bills, Ravens get a big ‘F’ for ugly loss

Welcome to the Week 5 grades!

The Pittsburgh Steelers are off this week and it might go down as the best bye week in NFL history because the AFC North is falling apart. The Baltimore Ravens, who were tabbed by most to be Super Bowl contenders this year, suddenly look like they might be contending for the No. 1 overall pick instead. With their 44-10 loss to the Houston Texans, the Ravens’ season might have just hit rock bottom.

• The Ravens are surrendering 35.4 points per game this year, which is 11th-most in NFL history through five games.
• The Ravens have surrendered at least 37 points in four of their first give games, which makes them the first team in 71 years to do that.

Not surprisingly, the Ravens did NOT get a good grade this week. The Ravens were one of three AFC North teams that lost on Sunday along with the Bengals and Browns. So we’ll go ahead and give the Steelers an ‘A+’ for their bye week.

With that in mind, let’s get to the rest of our Week 5 grades, starting with the game in Baltimore.

SPORTS UPDATE Houston 44-10 over Baltimore

SPORTS UPDATE New England 23-20 over Buffalo

SPORTS UPDATE Detroit 37-24 over Cincinnati

SPORTS UPDATE Washington 27-10 over L.A. Chargers

SPORTS UPDATE Tampa Bay 38-35 over Seattle

SPORTS UPDATE Tennessee 22-21 over Arizona

SPORTS UPDATE Denver 21-17 over Philadelphia

SPORTS UPDATE Dallas 37-22 over N.Y. Jets

SPORTS UPDATE Indianapolis 40-6 over Las Vegas

SPORTS UPDATE Carolina 27-24 over Miami

SPORTS UPDATE New Orleans 26-14 over N.Y. Giants

SPORTS UPDATE Minnesota 21-17 over Cleveland (in London)

SPORTS UPDATE San Francisco 26-23 over L.A. Rams (OT), Thursday