Between 7 a.m. and midnight ET on Sunday, we had the continuation of one COVID-19 outbreak, concern over another, massive schedule shuffling as a result, then an owner dismissing the head coach and GM who brought him to a Super Bowl just four years ago.
But the lasting image of Week 5 in the NFL came at about 6:30 p.m. ET, of a quarterback with so much on the line, his ankle bent the wrong way and the two head coaches he’s had as a pro—Dallas’s new guy in charge (Mike McCarthy) and predecessor (now-Giants OC Jason Garrett)—hovering over him as the cart pulled up to take his 2020 season away.