The Vikings added Kirk Cousins with their sights on the Super Bowl.  (Photo by Kyle Emery/Icon Sportswire)  

Julio Jones and the Falcons return to Philly to witness the aftermath of a blaze they could have extinguished. (Photo by Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)  

It’s sink or swim time for Dak Prescott and the 2017 Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Curtis Compton)  

The Falcons can’t score. The Falcons stink. They can’t even get Julio Jones the football. Also, is Green Bay punting the season?  (Photo by Bill Kostroun/AP)  

The culture of fear engulfing NFL offenses has got to stop. I’m crotchety this week. Read at your own peril. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)  

The Rams explosive offense will go head to head with the NFL’s top defense in Jacksonville on Sunday. Amazingly, neither of those statements is false. Seriously. Both are true.  

Through five weeks the Eagles and Panthers have established themselves as two of the NFC’s best. Here are five things to consider heading into Thursday’s showdown.