NFL week five recap: Aaron Rodgers throws an interception; Detroit remain winless; Bengals, Falcons, Patriots and Broncos win again

A look back at all the action from week five of the NFL

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Monday 12 October 2015 11:35 BST
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Andy Dalton led the Bengals from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to a 27-24 overtime victory on Sunday over the Seattle Seahawks, keeping Cincinnati undefeated with the second-biggest comeback in its history.

Trailing 24-7 as the fourth quarter started, Dalton threw for a touchdown, ran for another and led the Bengals on a 69-yard drive without a timeout. Mike Nugent tied it with a 31-yard field goal on the final play of regulation.

Nugent was good again from 42 yards with 3:36 left in overtime, the ball deflecting off the left upright before going through. It matched the second-biggest comeback in Cincinnati's history when trailing in the fourth quarter.

The Bengals are 5-0 for the first time since 1988, the last time they went to the Super Bowl.

Atlanta's Robert Alford returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown, keeping the Falcons unbeaten with 25-19 overtime win over the Washington Redskins.

The Redskins had the first possession of OT, and Kirk Cousins moved the team to midfield. When wide receiver Ryan Grant slipped on a pass route, Alford caught Cousins' pass and was left with open field down the Falcons' sideline for the touchdown.

Devonta Freeman's apparent 13-yard TD catch in the final minute of regulation was ruled incomplete on a review. Freeman scored on 6-yard run two plays later to give Atlanta a 19-16 lead. Dustin Hopkins' 52-yard field goal on the final play of regulation forced overtime.

Larry Donnell's spectacular catch over two 49ers with 21 seconds remaining lifted the New York Giants past San Francisco 30-27, capping Eli Manning's sensational clutch performance.

Manning had a career-best 41 completions and his perfect throw to Donnell finished off an 82-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown. It made him the winningest quarterback in team history with 102.

In Baltimore, Travis Coons kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime and Josh McCown threw for a team-record 457 yards as the Cleveland Browns defeated the Baltimore Ravens 33-30, while Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and 241 yards to lead the Green Bay Packers past the St. Louis Rams 24-10.

Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns, with a 1-yard plunge for another score, as the New England Patriots pulled away from a powerless Dallas Cowboys offense missing Tony Romo and Dez Bryant 30-6, the Denver Broncos downed the Oakland Raiders 16-10, the St. Louis Cardinals trounced the Detroit Lions 42-17 and the Chicago Bears edged the Kansas City Chiefs 18-17.

Philadelphia's Sam Bradford overcame two red-zone interceptions and threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, while Fletcher Cox forced two fumbles on sacks as the Eagles downed the New Orleans Saints 39-17, the Buffalo Bills came back to beat the Tennessee Titans 14-13 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers downed the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-31.

AP

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