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Greetings, football fans! Get ready for the fifth week of the National Football League season, as I bring you all the action from the opening window. This is a convenient late morning affair on the west coast at 10am (PST), running to an early evening 6:00 PM (BST) in jolly old England. Recently, the Minnesota Vikings mounted a comeback to beat the Browns by four points due to a short Jordan Addison touchdown grab with under half a minute remaining at the London venue. Minnesota move to 3-2, while Cleveland drop to 1-4. Today's lineup is underway.

Today features a impressive lineup of six matchups to follow:

• Baltimore Ravens v Texans

• Carolina Panthers against Miami Dolphins

• Colts vs Raiders

• Saints v New York Giants

• New York Jets vs Cowboys

• Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Key Matchup: Eagles Face Broncos

The marquee matchup is going down in Philly with the undefeated Super Bowl champions hosting from Denver. Theoretically, you might anticipate an straightforward victory, but a quick search reveals headlines doubting whether the Philadelphia are the worst 4-0 team in history. It's unclear. What we do know, is they have benefited from some fortune on kick units with three blocked kicks, one of which secured a victory against the Rams. The key battle will be how Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph prepares his defense to contain Philadelphia’s versatile QB Jalen Hurts from charging down the field. If they can force the pass, then a significant victory might follow for Denver, currently with two wins and two losses, which would make prognosticators, including me, who said the Denver would finally depose the Kansas City Chiefs in the division looking a little happier.

Additional Games to Follow

Elsewhere, a host of one-win wonders are keen to move nearer to a winning record with a win, or right on the button in the case of the Cowboys after their madcap 40-40 tie with the Packers has them at 1-2-1. Their visit to the New Jersey to face the winless Jets should secure a win as they aim to keep the offensive fireworks going between quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver George Pickens. In the long run, star pass catcher Lamb's injury might actually help the Cowboys as his increased role recently will have sped up his progression, making the offense more powerful when Lamb does return. Currently, the New York's defense needs to be on their toes and then some to prevent a sorry slip to 0-5.

Baltimore Face Texans in Unexpected Matchup

A pair of surprising 1-3 merchants meet in Maryland as the injury-hit Baltimore Ravens are led into action with the Texans by back-up quarterback Rush. In this fixture previously, we saw the superstar's stupendous performance bookended by the Texans suffering a devastating one-sided defeat at their stadium on Christmas Day, then a decisive beating in the postseason a few weeks after at Baltimore. However, in the absence of the injured award-winning Jackson on the field, who passed for multiple scores, scored three scores, and racked up 507 total yards in the two thrashings, Houston’s unit will be optimistic.