NFL Week 5 grades: Patriots get an ‘F’ after blowout loss to Saints, Jaguars earn an ‘A-‘ for win in London

Welcome to the Week 5 grades!

For the second straight week, the winner of the ugliest loss award goes to the New England Patriots. It’s hard to put into perspective how ugly this loss was for New England, but we’re going to try and do it anyway. The Patriots’ 34-0 setback to the Saints was:

• Largest home shutout loss in Patriots history
• The first back-to-back 30-point losses for Patriots since 1970
• Second-largest loss of Bill Belichick’s career (largest was last week against the Cowboys)
• Largest shutout loss AND largest home loss of Belichick’s career

Also, the Patriots have now been outscored 72-3 in their last two games. In news that probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone, the Patriots are getting an ‘F’ this week. With that in mind, let’s get to the grades so we can see how every other team did this week.

Jacksonville 25-20 over Buffalo in London

Jaguars-Bills grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Atlanta 21-19 over Houston

Texans-Falcons grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Detroit 42-24 over Carolina

Panthers-Lions grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Indianapolis 23-16 over Tennessee 

Titans-Colts grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Miami 31-16 over N.Y. Giants

Giants-Dolphins grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

New Orleans 34-0 over New England

Saints-Patriots grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Pittsburgh 17-10 over Baltimore

Ravens-Steelers grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Chicago 40-20 over Washington (Thursday)

Bears-Commanders grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)