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New England's offense averaged 0.423 expected points added per play in a 45-17 win over Las Vegas, the best of Week 5 and 4th-best of 158 team games.
0.842 EPA per pass play on 35 passes · 6 touchdown drives in 11·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026: Drake Maye completed 26 of 34 for 374 yards and 4 touchdowns with no interceptions, and the Patriots scored touchdowns on 6 of 11 drives. By expected points added (EPA) per play the offense ranked 30th of 32 in Week 3, 4th the next week and 1st of 30 this week, and it has climbed from 23rd to 11th on the season. New England is 3-2.
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Minnesota is 5-0 through Week 5 of 2026 with the league's best defense by expected points added per play and its 28th-ranked offense.
12.8 points allowed a game, fewest · offense -0.099 EPA per play·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026 the Vikings allow -0.210 expected points added (EPA) per play, and on defense a big negative is good. They give up 12.8 points a game, the fewest, and their 10 takeaways tie Las Vegas for the most. In the 23-13 win at New Orleans, Byron Murphy intercepted 2 passes and the Saints' offense managed -0.351 EPA per play, 27th of 30 in Week 5.
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Puka Nacua drew 24 targets and caught 17 for 138 yards against Buffalo, the most targets by any player in a game this season.
44.4% target share · 1 touchdown · Rams 2-3·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026: the 17 catches tie CeeDee Lamb's game at Houston for the season high, and the 24 targets, 44.4% of the Rams' total, clear Lamb's 21 across 1,278 player-games with a target. Matthew Stafford completed 40 of 54 for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns, but Los Angeles lost 37-34 and is 2-3.
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San Francisco forced 4 turnovers and held Seattle to -0.425 expected points added per play, 3rd-worst of 158 team games, to stay unbeaten at 5-0.
+61 point differential, 1st · Purdy 1st of 34 by EPA per dropback·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026: Renardo Green intercepted 2 of Sam Darnold's passes and the defense sacked him 5 times in the 32-29 win, on a day the San Francisco offense ranked 21st of 30. Brock Purdy still leads 34 qualifying quarterbacks at 0.417 expected points added (EPA) per dropback and leads the league with 13 touchdown passes. The team's +61 point differential is the league's best.
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Buffalo's offense passed San Francisco for 1st in expected points added per play through Week 5 of 2026, while its defense ranks 30th.
Offense 0.21 EPA per play, 1st of 32 · Allen 3rd of 34 by EPA per dropback·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026: Josh Allen ran 10 times for 121 yards and a touchdown in the 37-34 win at Los Angeles, and his 8 rushing touchdowns on 43 carries lead the league. James Cook added 111 yards and 2 scores on 25 carries as the Bills ran for 234 yards. Buffalo is 4-1 and scores 32.8 points a game, level with Detroit for the most, but allows 28.2, 28th.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the league with 583 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns through Week 5 of 2026.
WOPR 0.881, 1st of 30 · Seattle 3-2·Verified Oct 13, 2026
Through Week 5 of 2026 he has 35.2% of Seattle's targets and 50.4% of its air yards, 1st of 30 qualifying receivers by weighted opportunity rating (WOPR), a blend of the two shares. He caught 5 of 8 targets for 102 yards and a touchdown in the 32-29 loss to San Francisco. Chris Olave is 2nd at 537, and CeeDee Lamb, the leader a week ago, is 3rd at 507.
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