The NFL is a results-driven league, and five weeks into the 2025 season, the pressure is building for all 32 franchises. Whether it's head coaches, coordinators, general managers or high-profile players, jobs and futures are on the line.

In this pressure-cooker index, Yardbarker NFL writers rate the heat level across the league using a 1-to-5 scale — "5" being "intense" and "1" being more of a simmering concern than a boiling point.

NFC East

DALLAS COWBOYS (2-2-1) | DC Matt Eberflus | Pressure-cooker rating: 3 | Dallas is riding the arm of QB Dak Prescott, who leads all QBs in total expected points added at 38.4 . However, that won’t be a sustainable strategy if the defense continues to give up the most completions in the league (131 so far ) and forces the offense to score on n

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