{"id":215588,"date":"2025-10-11T00:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/215588\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T00:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:55:08","slug":"colts-jonathon-taylor-leads-week-5-madden-nfl-26-ratings-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/215588\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts&#8217; Jonathon Taylor leads Week 5 Madden NFL 26 ratings surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 10, 2025, 03:48 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"582d14eb-da61-e505-cc40-d972a1b60ed1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ind\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> running back <a data-player-guid=\"ddd8786c-fd5a-4e55-ccc8-6ddf6f1ede33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4242335\/jonathan-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Taylor<\/a> continues his surge to the top of the rankings with another two points added to his OVR, putting him at 93. It&#8217;s not quite a career high for him, but his momentum is sweeping him in that direction.<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b0fc8fb7-9dbe-e574-9008-6f0ee7c6b234\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-cowboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"5f09781b-6b0b-7325-049b-a91e60d794e6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2577417\/dak-prescott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dak Prescott<\/a> is in a similar boat. He&#8217;s reached 90 OVR after gaining another point, equaling his previous career-best season finish from Madden NFL 24.<\/p>\n<p>Team of the Week 5 members <a data-player-guid=\"3d2c970c-ba26-bcf9-3e98-bd833dd57be6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4035369\/jeffery-simmons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffery Simmons<\/a>, a <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0a0aea59-9a5e-01b3-57a3-0151cf4bf393\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ten\/tennessee-titans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> defensive tackle, and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"647c27bf-ab86-550e-5b83-91c29e73e4a9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/car\/carolina-panthers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> running back <a data-player-guid=\"da1e8487-d66d-6ff0-7438-e9d6e77856e0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4038815\/rico-dowdle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rico Dowdle<\/a> benefited from their heroics in the ratings update also &#8212; Simmons&#8217; new OVR of 94 sets a career high for himself, while Dowdle made up for his point loss in the second week.<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"232afaf2-01ac-fcc2-8bd6-66550df1703a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> running back James Cook III&#8217;s momentum seems to have fizzled out. After three consecutive weeks of gains, he lost a point, putting him back to 92 OVR.<\/p>\n<p>The week has been a rollercoaster for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"985a261f-296c-c95c-32a5-addc4df75001\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/sf\/san-francisco-49ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, who saw some of the biggest point moves in both directions: safety Ji&#8217;Ayir Brown suffered a five-point loss and tight end <a data-player-guid=\"00c1db87-c039-fce4-f873-f59040517a45\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4259147\/jake-tonges\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Tonges<\/a> earned four. Meanwhile, running back <a data-player-guid=\"db08ac19-dbd9-a776-5885-de1fe6830bc2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3117251\/christian-mccaffrey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian McCaffrey<\/a> was unable to stop his point decrease. The fourth consecutive loss of points has reduced his OVR to 91, the rating he ended the season with in Madden NFL 20.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of Madden NFL 26 Week 5 ratings updates.<\/p>\n<p>AFC East<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"732d3caf-b350-1e34-48c6-b7cebb4a0d88\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyj\/new-york-jets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0078f353-fe3e-67ed-a42c-43cca0568e21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ne\/new-england-patriots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"af33088b-1e19-d27d-dbc0-354fd7151703\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/mia\/miami-dolphins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>AFC North<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"75b8623b-8926-b411-0476-3d3602b78523\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/cin\/cincinnati-bengals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"539babc5-e5fb-753b-8ae1-c15032a91ef4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-browns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"38248455-3da4-84e4-8090-98b5cc38ffdc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/bal\/baltimore-ravens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/pit\/pittsburgh-steelers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>AFC South<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ca6fb778-cbf6-d9a3-3e93-01230335fcab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/jax\/jacksonville-jaguars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Titans:<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Colts:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"595690b3-2161-4913-a7a7-814af2fd2621\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/hou\/houston-texans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>AFC West<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"84caf62b-c753-71ea-a787-44fd224a4294\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lac\/los-angeles-chargers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b18540eb-6f2b-534c-e7f9-9bd930518da9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lv\/las-vegas-raiders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"51042145-e3c1-0694-ae0d-f720342ff8fc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/den\/denver-broncos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Broncos<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f68f2343-8ceb-7a02-740d-af6338be21d2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-chiefs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>NFC East<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d1a9b001-1df7-fbd7-ae4c-6ca7065286ec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fbeaf73e-6d6c-cca4-0809-713d9d741f90\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/wsh\/washington-commanders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"378600ea-2397-8364-8399-b7c1606a49a7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyg\/new-york-giants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>NFC North<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"56caffee-178d-f6f2-a076-b277486b8c32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/det\/detroit-lions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"3db556c9-ed76-a7a5-4ccb-a92fc6db4334\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/min\/minnesota-vikings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"06cd3bcf-7a86-53d4-28e7-aa049dd36261\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/gb\/green-bay-packers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"19d73366-b5a5-cca2-a176-a2c024ce0bb3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bears\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bears<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>NFC South<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"13e8b157-a75a-ff24-ae91-fa3d52ddf204\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"97d2f6c9-2f22-459c-306a-046941ccab2a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/no\/new-orleans-saints\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Panthers:<\/p>\n<p>NFC West<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2e1473b2-e269-fd7a-1137-c1edacb85986\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lar\/los-angeles-rams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"3767a23c-a17d-294f-288a-9086ad1f0680\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-seahawks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8fc7b962-95e1-3cb8-6a7d-b499de9ad546\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ari\/arizona-cardinals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oct 10, 2025, 03:48 PM ET Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor continues his surge to the 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