NFL Week 5: All the crazy way teams scored (and won)

In Week 5, scoring returned — and, in several cases, it happened in some of the oddest and most unexpected ways.

The drop in average scoring during the first month of the NFL season sparked theories and outcry. Were quarterbacks suddenly bad? Should defenses playing two high safeties be banned?

In Week 5, scoring returned — and, in several cases, it happened in some of the oddest and most unexpected ways. 

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Tank Bigsby was first hit 14 yards from the end zone by one Indianapolis Colts tackler and appeared to be wrapped up by another at the 11. Yet, with two teammates pushing him forward, he wound up with a touchdown instead of a short gain, a score that became part of Jacksonville’s first victory.

In Los Angeles, there was another play that looked like it should have ended long before the score. Two minutes before halftime, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love dropped back into his end zone and was shoved with two hands — but not sacked for a safety — by a chasing Rams defender. Still wobbling after the hit, somehow, Love tried to avoid the safety by throwing the ball away. Instead, it went for the wildest 3-yard pick-six you may ever watch.

Sprinting around the right edge of Arizona’s field goal unit, San Francisco 49ers defensive back Deommodore Lenoir blocked what would have been a 45-yard kick and instead returned it 61 yards for a touchdown. The score put San Francisco in control up 10 points, though it wouldn’t last, as Arizona came back from down 13 points to win on the road.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-week-5-crazy-way-teams-scored-won-rcna174209

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