NFL panic meter: Why Eagles OC Kevin Patullo should worry and Bills should not

There are no more undefeated teams in the NFL, and the contender picture is muddier than we expected heading into the season. Here's where four preseason Super Bowl contenders stand on the panic meter through five weeks. (Ratings are on a 10-point scale, with "1" a concern and "10" a full-blown panic.) 

Baltimore Ravens 

Panic meter rating: 9.5/10

When the Ravens are fully healthy and humming on offense, it's hard to put any roster ahead of them. The product they rolled out in Week 5, however, might be the worst team in the NFL. 

With quarterback Lamar Jackson, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, safety Kyle Hamilton and a dozen other players out with injuries, Baltimore lost to the Houston Texans, 44-10. Backup QB Cooper Rush threw three interceptions in the loss, and the banged-up defense gave up 6.3 yards per play and ranked last in the NFL in success rate allowed (60.3 percent). The Ravens are 1-4 and 7.5-point underdogs at home against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 6, and there's no guarantee any of their stars will be available Sunday.

"We have to get our s--- together," Baltimore outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy said, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. "Just being brutally honest. Coaches can give us the plays, but we have to execute." 

Philadelphia Eagles OC Kevin Patullo

Panic meter rating: 5.5/10

Philadelphia's offense can't put together a full game in 2025. After taking a 17-3 lead early in the third quarter, the Eagles managed just eight total yards in their next four drives to allow the Denver Broncos to secure a 21-17 comeback win in Week 5. Patullo inexplicably called 23 pass plays and only one designed run in the second half, and RB Saquon Barkley finished the game with just six carries. Barkley, who rushed for 2,005 yards last season, is on pace for only 908 this season.

On Monday, Fox Sports' Kevin Cowherd criticized Eagles coaching. "The players were great last year," he said. "What did they do, all eat Twinkies in the offseason?"