Best of NFL Week 5 on Twitter: Candid Bill Belichick, Eric Reid takes a knee

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We have reached Week 5 in this NFL season and it was a good one for the Patriots but not such a great one for some other teams. Or Mason Crosby.

Here’s how it all played out on Twitter.

Blake Bortles had a terrible first half of the Jaguars-Chiefs game.

Blake Bortles keeps changing week to week. He picked a bad week to play poorly.Throws a pick-six to #Chiefs DL Chris Jonespic.twitter.com/AGMtg1jWua

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 7, 2018

When you find out your teammate hasn’t seen Paddington 2 pic.twitter.com/XFuR1osMdk

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 7, 2018

Target practice -- pic.twitter.com/UDwxj6PA9F

— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) October 7, 2018

NFL-operated account clowning on Bortles. https://t.co/52gBepy6lY

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 7, 2018

Roethlisberger got trashed for this interception in the endzone.

Ben Roethlisberger throws an INT in the endzone.pic.twitter.com/kmkbAXhFQz

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 7, 2018

"500!!! Dead or alive" -Ben Roethlisberger before he threw this pic.twitter.com/EwaVYmqCuK

— New Account (@ftbeard_17) October 7, 2018

This is by far the worst decision Ben Roethlisberger has ever made pic.twitter.com/Yxf3PMieDU

— Ivan Rapoport -- (@IvanRapoport) October 7, 2018

 

Eric Reid took a knee during the national anthem before his first game with the Panthers.

Eric Reid continuing his protest. No other players joined him. pic.twitter.com/ZFJ2RqZyyH

— Joe Person (@josephperson) October 7, 2018

Eric Reid (25) becomes first Panther player to ever kneel during national anthem. pic.twitter.com/gRPCwpz1cd

— Scott Fowler (@scott_fowler) October 7, 2018

Eric Reid kneels during the national anthem prior to his first game with the Panthers(via @_JasonHuber) pic.twitter.com/AyQuHx2AaJ

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 7, 2018

It was a tough day for Mason Crosby, too.

Mason Crosby today: 0/4 FGHe ties the record for the most FG attempts without a make since the merger. pic.twitter.com/oSkTQVLJsv

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 7, 2018

This is...not good. https://t.co/8B3mMKmIjG

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 7, 2018

Mason Crosby has missed 5 kicks (4 FG, 1 XP) for a possible 13 points.Packers trail the Lions 31-20 -- pic.twitter.com/bGzVOCsh1J

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 7, 2018

Mason Crosby 0-4, 1 missed EP pic.twitter.com/UlEtG7zBXh

— IKE Packers (@IKE_Packers) October 7, 2018

Who would you rather have kick a field goal?RT: Charlie BrownLike: Mason Crosby pic.twitter.com/Z8LtuJ2zYz

— DraftKings (@DraftKings) October 7, 2018

 

Packers fans to Mason Crosby#GBvsDET pic.twitter.com/EpTB9FG9xN

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) October 7, 2018

And finally, there was this Bill Belichick moment during the Patriots’ win over the Colts on Thursday.

Tell us how you really feel, Bill Belichick. pic.twitter.com/SedMBnElHV

— Will Manso (@WillManso) September 30, 2018