Instant reactions: Week five

My instant reactions from the fifth week of NFL action.

Cleveland 37, Buffalo 24
Yes, the Browns are first in the AFC North and 3-2 for the first time in forever. But take into account that the quarterback Cleveland beat was in his first meaningful NFL action and Brian Hoyer is out for the year, and it now becomes ever so slightly less sweet.

Cincinnati 13, New England 6
The Patriots looked like a team with a corps of unproven receivers. It wasn't enough to fall to the Jets, but Cincy is no New York.

New Orleans 26, Chicago 18
The Bears have four days to turn things around from two straight losses. The good news? They have four days to prepare for the winless Giants.

St. Louis 34, Jacksonville 20
The Rams are not playing anywhere near as well as they should be. Allowing the Jaguars to hang around until close to the end of the game proves this.

Green Bay 22, Detroit 9
No one in the NFC North has been able to stop Detroit this year. Except the Packers. Their bye week last week was opportune.

Baltimore 26, Miami 23
The defending champs earned their first road win of the season. The Dolphins now have a bye to dwell on back-to-back losses to two playoff-caliber teams.

Indianapolis 34, Seattle 28
The Colts gave the Seahawks a taste of their own medicine, and now hold an outright lead in the AFC South and a 2-0 mark over the top two teams in the NFC West. As with the Colts and Niners, these two teams will likely have a Super Bowl rematch within the next four years.

Philadelphia 36, Giants 21
The Giants can't even win a home game within their dismal division. It's time to start looking at Jadeveon Clowney...

Kansas City 26, Tennessee 17
The Kansas City Chiefs are the second of three 5-0 teams in the NFL in 2013. Last year, they were the worst team in the NFL. How things change.

Arizona 22, Carolina 6
Don't look now, but Bruce Arians and the Cardinals are 3-2. Bruce Arians and the Cardinals beware: 3-2 could turn into 3-5 easily before the bye with games at San Francisco, and at home against Seattle and Atlanta.

Denver 51, Dallas 48
Tony Romo gave us the blueprint for beating the Broncos: Out-perform Peyton Manning with a home-field advantage. Unfortunately for the rest of the league, the only two other quarterbacks on Denver's schedule capable of doing so are Andrew Luck (Week 7) and Tom Brady (Week 12).

San Francisco 34, Houston 3
The Texans looked like an expansion team and Matt Schaub was more like Jamarcus Russell. Houston has now lost three straight, and is below .500 for the first time since 2010.

Oakland 27, San Diego 17
Somewhere, Al Davis is telling the Raiders, "Yeah, I screwed you over for the past decade, but this Pryor kid who was my last pick ever is going to get you places. Don't let him go."

Monday night recap to come.