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What I learned in Week 5 of the NFL season...

In Week 5 of the NFL season, I learned that...

- ...Tampa Bay Buccaneers place kickers suffer a similar fate as Donald Trump Cabinet members.

- ...Jay Cutler wants to play quarterback about as much as a steroids-induced Mike Tyson wants to play Punch-Out.

- ...Mike Pence has something against disrespecting Peyton Manning's statue.

- ...it might be best for Ben Roethlisberger to finish out his career in Jacksonville since he throws to the Jaguars defenders so regularly.

- ...the New York Giants, by season's end, may refer to themselves as the New York Little People.

- ...the Los Angeles Chargers need to move back to San Diego if, for no other reason, so I don't have to double-check every time I see the abbreviation LAC, as I immediately think of the Los Angeles Clippers.

- ...the Detroit Lions' offensive lineman won't be in Matthew Stafford's will.

- ...the Cleveland Browns are 1-20 in their last 21 games. No punchline for this one. They are the joke.

- ..., with the way he played on Sunday, Cam Newton may start making controversial comments more often.

- ...Jerry Jones may want to not sign women-beaters before criticizing black men for kneeling during the anthem in protest of oppression.

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