Week 5 Hangover: The Patriots break through, the Lions cruise past the Bengals, and the Saints get their first win
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🗓️ 7 October 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
For the first time since 2014, no NFL team made it to 5-0. The Bills nearly did it, but, instead, Sunday Night Football turned into a coming-out party for Drake Maye and the Patriots. How did the Patriots pull off the upset? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig in on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also dive deep on the Lions dismantling of the Bengals and the Saints first win of the season, a 26-14 triumph over the Giants. Plus, sad voicemails from Ravens, Cardinals and Jets fans.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
5:40 Patriots-Bills recap
21:42 Lions-Bengals recap
37:20 Giants-Saints recap
54:57 Monday Mourning: Ravens
1:01:32 Monday Mourning: Cardinals
1:09:09 Monday Mourning: Jets
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Host: Robert Mays
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| 0:00.0 | Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming. |
| 0:02.4 | Hiya. |
| 0:03.0 | So, Benny has really blossomed this term. |
| 0:05.6 | You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay. |
| 0:09.6 | Oh, that's not quite what I meant. |
| 0:11.1 | It's free to sell on there? |
| 0:12.4 | Free to sell. |
| 0:13.5 | Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket. |
| 0:16.8 | You sold my guitar? |
| 0:19.9 | Shall we talk about Benny? When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't |
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