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NFL Primetime: Who to Target from Week 5

NFL Primetime: Who to Target from Week 5

October 7, 2026

Primetime only counts games played outside the Monday (AEST) slate, so a player's value comes down to three things: how well he scores, how many Primetime games his team has left, and who those games are against.

There are 38 Primetime games remaining. The Bills, Bears, Eagles and Seahawks have five each. The Rams, Packers, Cowboys, Texans and Jaguars have four. The Cardinals, Falcons, Browns, Raiders, Dolphins, Jets and Titans have none, so their players offer nothing in this format from here. The full team-by-team list is at the bottom of this post.

The rankings below weigh each player's GDS average against his remaining Primetime games and what each opponent has allowed to his position through four weeks. Opponents in bold rank in the top 10 for points allowed to that position.

Quarterbacks

#PlayerTeamAvg GDSGames leftPrimetime opponents
1Josh AllenBUF315W5 LAR, W9 MIN, W12 KC, W15 CHI, W16 DEN
2Jalen HurtsPHI205W5 JAX, W7 DAL, W12 DAL, W15 SEA, W16 HOU
3Dak PrescottDAL244W5 TB, W7 PHI, W12 PHI, W13 SEA
4Sam DarnoldSEA185W6 DEN, W8 CHI, W13 DAL, W15 PHI, W16 LAR
5Jordan LoveGB204W8 CAR, W12 LAR, W16 CHI, W17 HOU

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