NFL stars go above and beyond to make incredible catches during Sunday's Week 5 action

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-12 · by Ryan Gaydos

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Week 5 of the NFL season featured several highlight-worthy touchdown catches. Parker Washington made an incredible one-handed grab in a clutch moment to give the Jacksonville Jaguars a lead against the Philadelphia Eagles, though they ultimately won via a game-winning field goal from Cam Little. Justin Jefferson caught a spectacular pass while falling backward amidst three defenders to help secure the Minnesota Vikings' victory over the New Orleans Saints. Christian Watson also shone with a 53-yard catch in the end zone that put the Green Bay Packers ahead of the Chicago Bears and helped them win by a significant margin.
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During Week 5 of the NFL season, several games featured standout performances that made them exciting to watch. Five players in particular caught touchdown passes that could go down as highlight-reel moments by the end of the season: Parker Washington (Jacksonville Jaguars), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings), Christian Watson (Green Bay Packers), Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals), and Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals). One notable play came late in the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles, where Parker Washington made a crucial catch on 4th-and-5 with just over three minutes left, helping to extend his team's drive despite them trailing.

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New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 23 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A discusses player prop picks and betting predictions for Week 5 of the NFL season, while Article B highlights notable touchdown catches during Sunday's Week 5 games.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 7 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles describe different aspects of NFL Week 5, with Article A focusing on expert picks and bets while Article B highlights notable catches from Sunday's games.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 3 of 38 📰 publisher trust 70
“The articles discuss different aspects of NFL games without focusing on the same specific incident.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 15% hedged 3 of 20 📰 publisher trust 70
“Article A focuses on a specific game-winning field goal by the Jaguars' kicker, while Article B highlights several touchdown catches from different games during Week 5.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 16 📰 publisher trust 60
“Article A describes a specific play in the Jaguars vs Eagles game, focusing on Parker Washington's touchdown catch. Article B mentions several touchdowns from different games and players across Week 5 without specifying the exact plays or teams.”
BBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 2 of 35 📰 publisher trust 72
“The articles describe different aspects of NFL week five, with Article A focusing on game outcomes and incidents while Article B highlights remarkable catches from that week.”

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Ryan Gaydos
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Jefferson PERSON · 5× Washington GPE · 4× Watson PERSON · 4× Bengals ORG · 3× Chase PERSON · 3× Christian Watson PERSON · 2× Eagles ORG · 2× Jaguars ORG · 2× Ja’Marr Chase PERSON · 2× Parker Washington PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Dear, Watson If you just looked at the scoreboard and thought the Packers completely owned the Chicago Bears, you would have never guessed Green Bay only led by a touchdown coming out of halftime.
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🔮 The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Parker Washington, Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson, Green Bay Packers’ Christian Watson, Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase and Arizona Cardinals’ Trey McBride each made scoring grabs that may make the highlight reel once Week 18 is all over.

Claims (48 extracted, 3 hedged)

Week 5 of the NFL season was especially fun to watch. asserted
Week → watch → season
Several games came down to the wire, a few miscues led to losses and even ties and there were clutch moments that made Sunday exciting. asserted
Sunday → come → losses
At least five touchdown catches during the slate of games were worth highlighting. asserted
catches → highlight → games
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Parker Washington, Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson, Green Bay Packers’ Christian Watson, Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase and Arizona Cardinals’ Trey McBride each made scoring grabs that may make the highlight reel once Week 18 is all over. uncertain
Week → make → reel
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Let’s take a look at some of those plays that left you hooting and hollering from the couch. asserted
that → let → couch
The Jaguars needed to make a play late in their game against the Philadelphia Eagles. asserted
Jaguars → need → Eagles
Time was of the essence as Philadelphia owned a 14-10 lead late in the game. asserted
Philadelphia → own → game
With 3:20 left, Trevor Lawrence found Parker Washington going up the sideline. asserted
Lawrence → leave → sideline
Lawrence threw a pass on 4th-and-5 only Washington would be able to catch. asserted
Washington → throw → and-5
The wide receiver leaped from the 2-yard line, made a one-handed grab around an Eagles defender and landed in the end zone. asserted
receiver → leap → zone
Jacksonville took a 16-14 lead at that point. asserted
Jacksonville → take → point
The Eagles were able to march down the field and take the lead back thanks to a Jake Elliott 48-yard field goalwith 8 seconds left in the game. asserted
Eagles → march → game
But a special teams miscue allowed the Jaguars to move the ball up the field and set Cam Little up for the game-winning 57-yard field goal. asserted
Jaguars → allow → goal
Washington finished with six catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Washington → finish → yards
The Vikings trailed the New Orleans Saints 7-6 in the third quarter and had the ball in the red zone. asserted
Vikings → trail → zone
Kyler Murray batted the ball and found Jefferson in the end zone. asserted
Murray → bat → zone
A Saints defender misjudged the ball and it landed in the hands of Jefferson. asserted
it → misjudge → Jefferson
Somehow, Jefferson was able to fall backward and still make the catch with three New Orleans players around him. asserted
Jefferson → fall → him
The touchdown gave the Vikings the lead at that point. asserted
touchdown → give → point
Minnesota held on for the 23-13 victory. asserted
Minnesota → hold → victory
Jefferson finished with six catches for 79 yards and a touchdown. asserted
Jefferson → finish → yards
Dear, Watson If you just looked at the scoreboard and thought the Packers completely owned the Chicago Bears, you would have never guessed Green Bay only led by a touchdown coming out of halftime. asserted
Bay → look → halftime
That all changed thanks to the connection between Jordan Love and Christian Watson. asserted
That → change → Love
On 3rd-and-22, Love dropped back to pass and launched the football 53 yards and found Watson in the back of the end zone. asserted
Love → drop → zone
Watson made the catch on top of the Bears defender’s head and stayed in bounds. asserted
Watson → make → bounds
Green Bay took a 21-7 lead and didn’t look back. asserted
Bay → take → lead
The Packers won 31-7. asserted
Packers → win → ?
Watson finished with six catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Watson → finish → yards
The Bengals probably got a little more from the Miami Dolphins than they originally bargained for. asserted
they → get → Dolphins
The Dolphins clawed their way back in the fourth quarter but couldn’t do enough to force overtime. asserted
Dolphins → claw → overtime
Cincinnati won the game 31-24. asserted
Cincinnati → win → game
As the Bengals were rolling in the middle of the game, Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase hooked up for a big touchdown. asserted
Burrow → roll → touchdown
Burrow found Chase in the end zone late in the third quarter. asserted
Burrow → find → quarter
Chase had a Dolphins defensive back on him. asserted
Chase → have → him
He was able to box him out around the 1-yard line and twist his way into the end zone for the magnificent touchdown. asserted
He → box → touchdown
The 45-yard touchdown proved to be crucial in the Bengals’ win. asserted
touchdown → prove → win
Chase had six catches for 77 yards and the score. asserted
Chase → have → yards
…and 8 more, not listed.
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