Week 5 of the NFL season marks the beginning of bye weeks. Thankfully, it’s just two teams on bye and we still have plenty of the league’s star performers, as well as vulnerable defenses, taking the field. In fact, there are two games where sportsbooks are expecting shootouts, thanks to the combination of leaky defenses and players capable of filling up the stat sheet.

I have targeted both of those matchups – Lions at Cardinals and Bills at Rams – in my longshot NFL player prop parlay for Week 5, along with one other player I can’t stop betting. While I could simply take the overs on the standard markets for these players, they are showing such strong signals of outperforming their lines that I want to make sure I get paid out properly for my good reads.

That’s why I have taken alternate lines, or milestones, if you prefer, for all three player props, giving me a stronger payout in exchange for a higher number for these players to achieve in their respective stat categories. Check out the three players I am loading into my longshot NFL parlay below.

These three players, DK Metcalf, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Matthew Stafford, are showing the best signals to put forth big performances in Week 5. While I will certainly be betting each of them as singles, I am also parlaying these NFL player props for +1506 odds.

This means a $10 bet would stand to win $150.60. You can find these odds, which are the best available among sportsbooks at theScore Bet. You can sign up now and claim a great welcome bonus if you’re not already registered.

Let me get into why I like each of these three NFL player props in Week 5.

DK Metcalf finally broke out last week, recording 115 receiving yards on five receptions. It was his first game of the season with more than 40 receiving yards. But there was nothing out of the ordinary with the nine targets he saw, as he has seen at least nine targets in three of four games now.

Metcalf ranks second in the NFL in unrealized air yards with 308, so the 115-yard performance last week should not have come as a huge surprise. He was a prime positive regression candidate. The Steelers WR is seeing fantastic opportunity from his QB Aaron Rodgers, who has fed him a 38.5% air yards share and 22.9% target share – good for a 0.613 WOPR.