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Contenders and Pretenders After Week 5

Robert Mays and Kevin Clark talk the surprising Bengals, a bizarre game in Buffalo, and more

By Robert Mays and Kevin Clark

Robert Mays and Kevin Clark link up to discuss which conference favorites are for real and which are fooling us after Week 5 (1:45) before analyzing the unexpected competence in Cincinnati, the masterful front office in Detroit, and the bizarre Titans-Bills game (25:00). Then the guys throw challenge flags on Eli Manning’s presence holding the Giants hostage and Jacksonville’s commitment to Blake Bortles before predicting tomorrow’s headlines (43:15).

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