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The Lions lost their "Sunday Night Football" matchup against the Carolina Panthers on the road, and that puts their record at 2-2.
The Cleveland Browns confirmed on Tuesday that backup quarterback Dillon Gabriel had been designated to return to practice from injured reserve, prompting questions about how the team will handle its QB room.
The Chargers have started 0-4 this season.
How many of the most recent pair of teammates to rush for two touchdowns each in the same game for each NFL franchise can you name in eight minutes?
Jeudy ended Week 4 ranked sixth on the Browns with five receptions, eight targets and 62 receiving yards on the season.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was largely a non-factor during his second stint with the New York Giants before that club released him in late September. But it didn't take him long to find a new team.
The futures of cornerback Porter and wide receiver Pickens beyond the ongoing season are up in the air this fall.
The signal-caller produced some worrisome performances over the season's first three weeks.
Irsay-Gordon became the subject of criticism among some members of the NFL community after clips showing her wearing a headset, taking notes and looking at the playbook during games went viral.
The 32-year-old hasn't played an NFL snap since he suffered a gruesome knee injury while with the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 29, 2025, and he reportedly may not be ready to make his in-game return until November.
The Eagles went 122-63-1 when Johnson started during his 14-year career.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Alford suggested after the Bills' 29-26 home loss to the rival Patriots this past Sunday that the crowd noise at Buffalo's new Highmark Stadium presented "communication" issues for the Bills' defense across the team's first three home games of the season.
Change of plans for the Seattle Seahawks.
McCarthy raised eyebrows when he said on Monday that "we need to clean our own house" because "our house is not clean right now," coming off Pittsburgh's 27-24 prime-time loss to the Cleveland Browns.
Throughout his career as an NFL head coach, Payton had never delegated offensive play-calling duties to a coordinator before the Broncos promoted Webb earlier this year.
Back in the summer, quarterback Dak Prescott made it known that he wanted the 2026 Dallas Cowboys to be responsible for the "greatest offense there is." The numbers show the Cowboys' offense didn't play at such a level as Dallas went 2-2 over the season's first four weeks.
Long didn't dance around his feelings about what Hurts has thus far offered the Eagles during the ongoing campaign.
Is Sirianni's job in danger?
From the start of the 2022 season through Week 4 of the ongoing campaign, Bowles accumulated a regular-season record of 35-37 and a postseason mark of 1-3 with the Buccaneers.
Now Gabriel can practice again, giving the Browns a chance to see exactly where he is physically before deciding what they should do.
Will Jackson be out longer than originally expected?
He recorded just one tackle in Chicago’s 23-12 victory in Week 4. He did not play in the Bears’ first three games of the season.
One of the greatest offensive linemen in NFL history shockingly announced his retirement on Tuesday afternoon.
They got what they paid for.
Only four weeks of the NFL season have passed, but some fan bases may already be on the verge of giving up on their teams' seasons.
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