5 biggest surprises from Sunday: Colts stun Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs

The Colts handed the Chiefs their first loss of the season in a Sunday night stunner.

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Another Sunday of NFL action is in the books and right when you think you have things figured out weird things happen – like Jacoby Brissett and the Colts going into Arrowhead and handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season – that make you realize just how tough this league can be.

Think about, we’re five weeks in and already two coaches are fighting for their jobs (Jay Gruden in Washington and Dan Quinn in Atlanta) while another, Adam Gase, has fans calling for his job after just four games.

Wild.

Let’s break down the five biggest surprises from Sunday, shall we? We shall, that was a rhetorical question.

1. The Colts shut down the Chiefs in Kansas City.

Who saw this upset coming on SNF? Not me, that’s for sure. But the Colts went into Arrowhead and used a dominant running game and an exceptional defensive effort to beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, 19-13. Now there are just two unbeaten teams left – New England and San Francisco – as the Chiefs dropped their first game of the year. The usually explosive Mahomes threw for 321 yards but had just one TD pass in the loss. Just six weeks or so ago the Colts learned that franchise QB Andrew Luck was retiring, now they’re heading home with an absolutely gigantic win over one of the best teams in the league, which is just crazy. Look out for these Colts.

2. The Dallas Cowboys were garbage against the Packers.

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys had a chance on a pretty much a national stage to pound the Packers and make a statement that they were the best team in the NFC. Instead, they quickly found themselves down 24-0 at home before putting together a late rally to lose 34-24. I didn’t see this coming at all. I thought the Cowboys would put on a show. Instead, I was looking for something else to watch at halftime. Jerry Jones wasn’t all that excited about it, either. Prescott finished with 463 yards and 2 TDs but his three picks were costly. The NFC continues to be wide open.

3. The Oakland Raiders are now 3-2 after their win over the the Bears.

The Raiders have been on quite a ride this season, dealing with all of that Antonio Brown nonsense during preseason and then suffering ugly losses to the Chiefs and Vikings. But on Sunday they went all the way to England and beat a very good Bears team (which has QB issues) to move to 3-2 and into second place alone in the AFC West. A dancing Jon Gruden was fired up in the locker room after the game and gave the team this week off, as it’s their bye week, which the players loved. Could the Raiders actually be good this year?

4. The Chargers stunk against the Broncos.

Melvin Gordon got his first action of the year Sunday and it seemed like the Chargers would have no problem getting a second straight win. But instead they let Joe Flacco and the Broncos jump out to an early 17-0 lead and were never able to catch up, losing 20-13. Philip Rivers didn’t have a touchdown for the Chargers, who fell to 2-3. This team feels like it has a lot more talent than that record, but here they are underachieving yet again.

5. The Atlanta Falcons are so bad.

Dan Quinn’s job is in jeopardy, as it should be after another bad loss Sunday in Houston in which he made an incredible mistake. These Falcons went to the Super Bowl a few years ago but now they are a total mess and are sitting at 1-4 after losing to the Texans, 53-34. Next week they face the Cardinals, which feels like another game they will give away.

NFL Week 5 Awards: The good, the bad, and the hilarious from Sunday.

I’m back with my weekly NFL awards in which I take you on a gif-by-gif look at the best from Sunday. This week we have a that very happy Jon Gruden dancing in the locker room, an unbelievable throw by Aaron Rodgers, and a very bad roughing the passer call against the Steelers. Put your work aside and dive into these awards.

Quick hits: Ellen and George W. Bush had a fun day… Deshaun Watson took us to school again.. Kisses in St. Louis… And more!

– George W. Bush and Ellen Degeneres sat next to each other at the Cowboys game and NFL fans had lots of jokes.

– Deshaun Watson provided another great answer as he broke down what he saw from the Falcons’ defense on Sunday.

– Cardinals closer Carlos Martinez blew a kiss at a baserunner during Sunday’s Game 3… and then he blew the save. Ouch.

– Richie Incognito is probably going to hear from the NFL over what he did to a Bears player’s face on Sunday.

– Pittsburgh QB Mason Rudolph was knocked out during Sunday’s loss to the Ravens and thanks to a broken cart he had to walk off the field, which didn’t seem all that safe.

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