NFL Week 5 Picks From the MMQB Staff: 49ers Host Cowboys in NFC Playoff Rematch

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NFL Week 5 Picks From the MMQB Staff: 49ers Host Cowboys in NFC Playoff Rematch
NFL Week 5 Picks From the MMQB Staff: 49ers Host Cowboys in NFC Playoff Rematch /

It’s Week 5! The 49ers have looked like the best team in football through four weeks, and now they will face their toughest test yet in a rematch of last season’s divisional round against the Cowboys. In a crucial AFC matchup, the Jaguars welcome the Bills to London as Jacksonville plays over there for the second straight week.

Meanwhile, the TexansColts and Jets are all underdogs, but each were picked to win by the majority of our staff.

Here’s who is picking games this season:

Albert Breer, senior NFL reporter
Conor Orr, senior writer
Gilberto Manzano, staff writer
Matt Verderame, staff writer
John Pluym, managing editor
Mitch Goldich, editor
Claire Kuwana, editor

All picks are straight up. Visit SI Betting for picks against the spread.

A graphic displaying staff picks in the 14 games for Week 5.

Red squares denote an upset.

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