Week 5 featured major upsets and betting swings. The Philadelphia Eagles surrendered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost. Heavy late money turned the winless New York Jets from underdogs into favorites over the Dallas Cowboys. The Arizona Cardinals squandered a 15-point fourth-quarter lead against the Tennessee Titans after critical errors. Emari Demercado fumbled a 72-yard run before the goal line for a touchback. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson intercepted Cam Ward at the Cardinals' 6 but fumbled; Tennessee's Tyler Lockett recovered for a touchdown. Tennessee completed the comeback with an 11-play, 71-yard drive and a game-winning field goal as time expired. Over 3,150 Circa Survivor entries had chosen Arizona; only the Los Angeles Rams received more picks and lost to San Francisco.
"Then, the Arizona Cardinals took the field and said, 'hold my beer." They should've held onto the ball. The Cardinals squandered a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter against the bumbling Tennessee Titans in improbable fashion. First, with Arizona leading 21-6, Cardinals running back Emari Demercado broke free on a 72-yard run but let go of the ball just before crossing the goal line, nullifying a likely clinching touchdown as it resulted in a touchback. (Demercado was +260 to score at ESPN BET). Tennessee marched 80 yards in six plays for a touchdown to cut the Cardinals' lead to 21-12, after a missed extra point."
"Five minutes later, Arizona's Dadrion Taylor-Demerson picked off Titans quarterback Cam Ward at the Cardinals' 6-yard line, another seemingly clinching play. But Taylor-Demerson fumbled after the interception, the ball was batted around and was recovered by Tennessee's Tyler Lockett in the Cardinals' end zone for a touchdown to bring the Titans within 21-19 with 4:39 to play. The Titans finished off the comeback with an 11-play, 71-yard drive that resulted in a winning field goal as time expired on one of the most brutal beats a bettor will ever endure."
"More than 3,150 entries in Circa Survivor -- the NFL survivor pool with a $1,000 buy-in and $18.7 million prize pool -- took the Cardinals, the second-most popular selection of the week."
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