Some call it parity. Others consider it bad football.

No matter how it’s viewed, the NFL is providing plenty of close games, thrilling comebacks, big upsets and late-minute heroics. It keeps viewers entertained — or at least tuned in until the end.

Five weeks in, 24 games have featured a winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime. That’s the most through Week 5 in league history. Seven teams did it last week, including Tampa Bay for the fourth time already this season. Six teams overcame double-digit deficits last week. Four of those teams trailed by 14 points or more.

“There’s a lot of parity in this league right now,” Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said, trying to explain all the comebacks. “Without a lot of people playing in training camp, these first five week

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