Chaos reigns
| Week 5 Results | ||||
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| 51-26 7-7 |
48-29 9-5 |
50-27 12-2 |
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| Thursday, October 8, 2015 | ||||
| Indianapolis @ Houston | Houston | Houston | Indianapolis | |
| Sunday, October 11, 2015 | ||||
| Washington @ Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | |
| Cleveland @ Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | |
| Seattle @ Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | |
| St. Louis @ Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay | |
| Chicago @ Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Chicago | |
| New Orleans @ Philadelphia | New Orleans | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Tampa Bay | |
| Buffalo @ Tennessee | Tennessee | Buffalo | Tennessee | |
| Arizona @ Detroit | Arizona | Arizona | Arizona | |
| New England @ Dallas | New England | New England | New England | |
| Denver @ Oakland | Denver | Denver | Denver | |
| San Francisco @ N.Y. Giants | New York Giants | New York Giants | New York Giants | |
| Monday, October 12, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh @ San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | Pittsburgh | |
| Byes: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets | ||||
| © 2015 Gehlke Bros. Football | ||||
Pittsburgh's last-second game-winning touchdown at San Diego may have provided a thrilling conclusion to Week 5, but it was a handful of notable upsets and some proficient picking by the Chaos Kid that provided the real excitement in another bye-shortened schedule. And as the dust settles, it looks like everything has changed in the Gehlke Bros. Football standings.
For starters, Glenn's fast start to the season has been slowed drastically, and his lead in the Surfy standings cut in half in just two weeks, now standing at 3 games. This comes as the result of a two-split sweep by the Junior Bro on Sunday; it was Philadelphia shaking off a slow first half to defeat visiting New Orleans, 39-17, and Buffalo nipping Tennessee, 14-13. The Senior Bro has not won a split since Week 3.
But it was the surprise victories by road teams that powered the Chaos Kid to his biggest rout in years. He was the only one to select Indianapolis, Chicago and Pittsburgh, and he also had more faith in Tampa Bay than either of his elders. He gained 5 games on the overall lead, vaulting past his unle into second place and now trailing his dad by a single game.
Ben's 12-2 finish easily won the week, while Sean went 9-5 for second and Glenn limped to 7-7 for third place. There was a lot of agreement on what were mostly obvious winning picks: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Green Bay, Arizona, New England, Denver and the New York Giants. The only game that stumped us all was Cleveland's 33-30 overtime win at Baltimore that dropped the Ravens to 1-4. Who knew?
