NFL 2026 Week 5: Schedules and where to watch all the weekend games

The 2026-2027 NFL season reaches its fifth week with a clear picture already taking shape at the top and the bottom of the standings beginning to smell like a crisis. Three teams remain undefeated —the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Francisco 49er s, and the Minnesota Vikings —, while at the bottom, five franchises are still without a win after four weeks.

This Week 5 brings a direct clash in the National Conference West with the feel of an early playoff matchup, heated divisional duels, and several bottom-dwellers desperate to snap their losing streak.

Week 5 of the NFL: Date, times, and where to watch

The main event is, without question, the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field, a matchup between two teams arriving among the best in the NFC. But there are stories everywhere:

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Time: 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time (7:15 p.m. CET and 5:15 p.m. PT)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Time: 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 p.m. CET and 6:30 a.m. PT)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Where to watch: NFL Network

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Time: 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CET and 10:00 a.m. PT)

Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins

New England Patriots vs Las Vegas Raiders

Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. CET and 10:00 a.m. PT)

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Time: 4:05 p.m. ET (3:05 p.m. CET and 1:05 p.m. PT)

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Time: 4:25 p.m. Eastern Time (3:25 p.m. CET and 1:25 p.m. PT)

Headquarters: State Farm Stadium

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons

Time: 8:20 p.m. Eastern Time (7:20 p.m. CET and 5:20 p.m. PT)

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Rams

Headquarters: SoFi Stadium

Where to watch: ESPN and ABC

The game of the week: Seahawks vs 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers arrive as the most formidable team in the NFC: 4-0, leaders of the NFC West and with the best point differential in the entire league. Opposite them are the Seattle Seahawks at 3-1, who are second in the same division and boast a serious defense (only 73 points allowed) and 105 scored.

The San Francisco offense is led by quarterback Brock Purdy, with an arsenal of elite weapons: running back Christian McCaffrey, tight end George Kittle and a receiving corps featuring Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel Sr., Mike Evans and Christian Kirk . At the head of the offensive line, veteran tackle Trent Williams remains a wall.

Seattle answers with Sam Darnold under center, distributing the ball to an offensive trio led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba , the experienced Cooper Kupp and the explosive Rashid Shaheed , with Joe Mixon handling the rushing attack. If the home defense manages to rattle Purdy the way it has the rest of its opponents, the Lumen Field factor—one of the loudest environments in the league—could tip a game that promises to be close.

Implications in the fight for the top spots and the playoffs

In the overall standings this season, the Chiefs, the 49ers and the Vikings are the only unbeaten teams. A San Francisco stumble in Seattle would tighten the race in the NFC West, where the Seahawks themselves are waiting just one step behind.

In the AFC, the Jaguars and the Browns, the surprising leaders of the North, are looking to establish themselves; a Jacksonville victory in Philadelphia or a Cleveland win in New York would strengthen their case. The Bills, the league's highest-scoring team, visit the Rams in a matchup that could solidify them as contenders in the American Conference.

Predictions for NFL Week 5

The Seahawks - 49ers should be the closest game of the week. San Francisco comes in as the most complete team in the league, but Lumen Field and the strong home defense make this a toss-up; we slightly give the edge to the 49ers, who would remain undefeated.

In the clash of basement teams, the Texans seem somewhat more complete than the Titans to finally get a win. And the Vikings, unbeaten, should prevail over a Saints side going through a rough patch.