NFL 2025 Week 5 Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Daniel Jones and Justin Herbert bounce back - NBC Sports
Daniel Jones and Justin Herbert struggled in Week 4 after a fruitful three weeks to start the season. Both quarterbacks are poised for fantasy bounce-backs heading into Week 5.
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NFL 2025 Week 5 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Daniel Jones and Justin Herbert bounce back
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Published October 3, 2025 01:34 PM
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Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season is underway, and with it comes bye weeks and even more injuries. These are the fantasy options you should consider starting and sitting heading into Sunday.
Week 4 was a letdown for Jones and his backers, but he remains a top-10 fantasy QB on the year. He is third in EPA per play and eighth in completion rate over expected. More importantly, Jones is 11th in rush attempts among quarterbacks and third in carries inside the five. Hosting the Raiders, Indy has a 27-point implied team total. That is higher than every team but the Bills and Lions. Jones has played well this year and Vegas is fully bought in.
Speaking of teams Vegas hasn’t lost faith in after one bad week: The Chargers have a 25-point implied team total, making them next in line behind the Colts. With an eight percent pass rate over expected, the Chargers are the most pass-heavy team in the league.
In turn, Herbert is fourth in passing yards and eighth in touchdowns. Also like Jones, his rushing output makes him a minor dual threat. Herbert is 10th in rush attempts among quarterbacks. True to his offseason word, Herbert went from 4.1 attempts per game last year to 4.9 this year.
Per usual, the Eagles are a tough matchup for opposing passers. They have given up one 200-yard passing performance this year. Philly is allowing the 12th-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks and fittingly ranks 12th in EPA per dropback allowed. Nix has largely struggled this year. He currently ranks as PFF’s No. 33 passer out of 37 qualified quarterbacks. His fantasy output is only slightly better. He is the QB20 in points per game. Nix will get right at some point, but a road trip to face the Eagles with a team total lower than the Giants is not the spot.
Rating: 5