With a lot of video games coming all the way down to the ultimate snap, Week 5 of the NFL season produced one other spherical of nice quotes.
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Reactions after a win range by the victor, however the stage of pleasure hardly ever modifications. Listed here are the highest voices of victory from the NFL’s fifth week.
“I want I may throw this [ball] all the best way as much as the rooftops proper now.”
For the primary time since 2016, the Minnesota Vikings are 5-0.
One other stalwart outing from Minnesota’s protection helped the Vikings safe a win in London, with Aaron Rodgers throwing three interceptions. Veteran defensive again Stephon Gilmore got here up huge with the ultimate decide, successfully ending the sport with lower than a minute to play.
After the victory, O’Connell was fired up about awarding that week’s recreation ball to his complete defensive unit.
“We’ll accept the time operating out ultimately.”
After three consecutive losses, the Miami Dolphins acquired again on monitor with a win over one other struggling AFC East crew, the New England Patriots.
Miami’s offense remained caught in impartial for essentially the most half within the 15-10 win, however the Dolphins’ protection held New England to below 300 yards of complete offense and one landing.
Huntley, making his second begin for the crew, joked that whereas he was anticipating the protection to shut the sport out with a turnover on the Patriots’ closing possession, he was pleased with seeing time expire because the Patriots took their closing shot from the Miami 36.
“A GOAT. Finest quarterback within the league. Cease enjoying with him man.”
The Baltimore Ravens captured their third consecutive win in a high-scoring affair. They scored 10 unanswered factors within the closing 5 minutes towards the Cincinnati Bengals earlier than leaving victorious after a walk-off Justin Tucker discipline purpose in extra time.
Henry, whose 51-yard run arrange Tucker’s recreation winner, provided excessive reward for quarterback Lamar Jackson after the thriller.
“We’re simply speaking about having that Mamba Mentality.”
For the second straight week, a Houston Texans recreation got here all the way down to the ultimate seconds. And for the second straight week, the Texans pulled out a last-gasp victory.
Some uncommon clock administration led to a chaotic ending in Houston, with the ultimate minute of the competition seeing, amongst different performs, a Texans punt, a subsequent Payments punt after which a game-winning 59-yard discipline purpose by Ka’imi Fairbairn.
Fairbairn and Stroud are each followers of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and Stroud credited Bryant’s signature mantra for having the ability to keep cool below strain.
“It is the identical crew, we simply acquired that juice that we would have liked.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars are formally within the win column.
The Jaguars’ offense thrived of their 37-34 win over the visiting Indianapolis Colts, with Lawrence throwing for 371 yards and a pair of scores earlier than a 49-yard discipline purpose by Cam Little with 17 seconds left secured the divisional victory.
Lawrence mentioned not a lot about Jacksonville’s state of affairs has modified now that the crew has its first win of the season — the Jaguars have simply discovered some much-needed momentum forward of their journey to London to face the Chicago Bears.