https://whynfl.com/gilberto-manzano-2027-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-jeremiah-smith-chargers-jets-echoles-kj-duff-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T09:33:58+00:00Gilberto Manzano’s two-round 2027 mock draft: Jeremiah Smith to the Chargers, the Jets pass on a QB at No. 6 and eight quarterbacks go in the top 38 https://whynfl.com/broncos-bo-nix-play-better-sean-payton-right-answers-cardinals-jacoby-brissett-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T08:54:43+00:00Bo Nix says “I feel like I can play better” and is “hitting better speeds” than ever in Denver, as Sean Payton warns the Cardinals’ pressure will need “the right answers” https://whynfl.com/october-29-2017-russell-wilson-deshaun-watson-seahawks-texans-41-38/whynflen2026-10-22T08:44:51+00:00October 29, 2017: Russell Wilson outduels rookie Deshaun Watson as the Seahawks beat the Texans 41-38 https://whynfl.com/giants-john-harbaugh-jj-mccarthy-starting-quarterback-jameis-winston-texans-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T08:43:24+00:00John Harbaugh names J.J. McCarthy the Giants’ starter for Houston, and Jameis Winston says “what I want for myself, I want for everyone” https://whynfl.com/interactive-patriots-bears-thursday-night-maye-williams-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-22T08:08:40+00:00Interactive: Patriots at Bears — two year-two coaches, Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams and a 4-2 showdown, step by step https://whynfl.com/tank-dell-ready-to-get-tackled-spike-first-catch-texans-return-giants/whynflen2026-10-22T07:24:51+00:00Tank Dell says he’s “ready to get tackled” and will spike his first catch as he returns for the Texans against the Giants https://whynfl.com/49ers-third-down-red-zone-efficiency-leaders-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T06:21:15+00:0049ers still lead the NFL on third down and in the red zone after Week 6 as league red-zone scoring drops to 53.5% https://whynfl.com/wednesday-injury-reports-zach-charbonnet-full-jordan-love-back-jaelan-phillips-nick-bosa-week-7-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T05:27:43+00:00Zach Charbonnet is a full participant for the first time, Jordan Love has a sore back and Jaelan Phillips will miss Week 7 https://whynfl.com/senator-lisa-blunt-rochester-letter-roger-goodell-jalen-hurts-blood-clots-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T04:25:43+00:00Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester sends Roger Goodell five questions on Jalen Hurts’ blood clots and the NFL’s protocols https://whynfl.com/nfl-fines-vrabel-glenn-sirianni-250000-conduct-toward-officials-replay-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T04:25:29+00:00NFL fines Mike Vrabel, Aaron Glenn and Nick Sirianni $250,000 each for conduct toward officials, but the money is on hold https://whynfl.com/steelers-fly-to-paris-mike-mccarthy-tokyo-american-bowl-come-back-5-2-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T00:39:22+00:00Mike McCarthy remembers Tokyo’s “138 degrees heat index” as the Steelers fly to Paris on Thursday aiming to “come back 5-2” https://whynfl.com/saints-versailles-practice-kellen-moore-stade-de-france-walkthrough-carlson-loomis-paris-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-22T00:38:58+00:00Kellen Moore says the Saints will walk through at the Stade de France on Saturday, and Daniel Carlson is waiting on a baby before flying to Paris https://whynfl.com/2027-nfl-draft-stock-up-down-week-7-amare-ferrell-jordan-ross-julian-sayin-arch-manning-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T21:34:32+00:00Week 7 draft stock report: Amare Ferrell and Jordan Ross rise as Julian Sayin and Arch Manning slide https://whynfl.com/field-yates-2027-nfl-mock-draft-top-10-jeremiah-smith-chargers-mestemaker-jets-carr-hampton-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T21:34:16+00:00Field Yates’ first 2027 mock draft: Jeremiah Smith goes No. 1 to the Chargers, Mestemaker is the first QB and the Jets land CJ Carr and Ashton Hampton in the top 10 https://whynfl.com/wednesday-october-21-nfl-transactions-rams-kobie-turner-ir-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T21:30:55+00:00Wednesday NFL transactions: Rams put Kobie Turner on IR, Falcons open A.J. Terrell’s window, Giants sign Josh Sills and Steelers cut Rayshawn Jenkins https://whynfl.com/falcons-kevin-stefanski-raheem-morris-overblown-brock-purdy-aj-terrell-49ers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T20:51:58+00:00Kevin Stefanski calls Raheem Morris’ inside knowledge of the Falcons “overblown” and Brock Purdy “one of the best off-schedule quarterbacks” as A.J. Terrell returns to practice https://whynfl.com/raiders-kirk-cousins-gen-z-klint-kubiak-fernando-mendoza-short-yardage-rams-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T20:50:05+00:00Kirk Cousins says the Raiders’ young teammates have “restored my faith in Gen Z,” and Klint Kubiak calls Mendoza in short yardage “a valid point” https://whynfl.com/november-3-2013-nick-foles-seven-touchdown-passes-eagles-raiders-49-20/whynflen2026-10-21T20:40:49+00:00November 3, 2013: Nick Foles throws seven touchdown passes as the Eagles rout the Raiders 49-20 https://whynfl.com/alvin-kamara-5000-5000-almost-as-old-as-cam-saints-paris-first-nfl-game-france/whynflen2026-10-21T19:27:03+00:00Alvin Kamara says joining the 5,000-5,000 club means he’s “almost as old as Cam” and wants the Saints to win the first NFL game in France https://whynfl.com/bijan-robinson-yards-from-scrimmage-leaders-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T18:18:25+00:00Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 785 yards from scrimmage after Week 6; Kenneth Walker III is 25 behind https://whynfl.com/interactive-chargers-0-6-start-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-21T18:09:33+00:00Interactive: How the Chargers got to 0-6 — six losses, an offense under review and the history against them, step by step https://whynfl.com/wednesday-practice-report-lamar-jackson-baker-mayfield-mason-graham-jordyn-tyson-week-7-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T17:27:41+00:00Lamar Jackson returns to practice on a limited basis as Baker Mayfield goes full in a glove and Mason Graham is back for the Browns https://whynfl.com/roger-goodell-fall-meeting-press-conference-hurts-review-jay-z-paris-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T16:30:57+00:00Roger Goodell says the NFL “welcomes” a review of Jalen Hurts’ care as owners close their fall meeting https://whynfl.com/jordan-reid-mel-kiper-2027-nfl-draft-week-7-notes-chambliss-gilliam-becker-omosigho-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T09:41:43+00:00Jordan Reid says scouts see Trinidad Chambliss as ‘an exception to the rule’ and compares Xavier Gilliam to Walter Nolen in his Week 7 draft notes with Mel Kiper Jr. https://whynfl.com/mel-kiper-2027-nfl-draft-big-board-top-25-jeremiah-smith-mestemaker-arch-manning-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T09:41:13+00:00Mel Kiper’s first 2027 Big Board: Jeremiah Smith is No. 1, Drew Mestemaker leads seven quarterbacks and Arch Manning drops to 24th https://whynfl.com/november-4-2007-adrian-peterson-296-yards-nfl-rushing-record-vikings-chargers/whynflen2026-10-21T08:46:57+00:00November 4, 2007: Adrian Peterson runs for an NFL-record 296 yards against the Chargers https://whynfl.com/lions-hank-fraley-scottie-montgomery-penei-sewell-cade-mays-jared-goff-packers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T08:31:01+00:00Lions assistants: Hank Fraley says Penei Sewell “transitioned smoothly” to left tackle, Scottie Montgomery calls this Jared Goff’s best operation https://whynfl.com/vikings-brian-flores-daniel-jones-change-calls-wes-phillips-jordan-mason-colts-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T08:30:22+00:00Brian Flores says the Vikings may change “a few calls” Daniel Jones knows as Minnesota’s coordinators open Colts week https://whynfl.com/interactive-seahawks-title-defense-3-3-kenneth-walker-return-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-21T08:14:54+00:00Interactive: Champions at 3-3 — the Seahawks’ title defense, step by step, before Kenneth Walker’s return https://whynfl.com/jalon-daniels-aaron-rodgers-jersey-swap-childhood-hero-buccaneers-steelers/whynflen2026-10-21T07:23:52+00:00Jalon Daniels gets his jersey swap with childhood hero Aaron Rodgers: “I don’t want to be that guy, A-Rod” https://whynfl.com/nfl-no-flex-eagles-commanders-sunday-night-football-week-8-browns-steelers/whynflen2026-10-21T07:09:20+00:00NFL keeps Eagles-Commanders on Sunday Night Football in Week 8 after weighing Browns-Steelers https://whynfl.com/alex-singleton-tackles-leaders-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T06:18:20+00:00Alex Singleton leads the NFL with 68 tackles after Week 6, nine ahead of Ernest Jones IV https://whynfl.com/purdy-cousins-lawrence-touchdown-passes-leaders-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T06:18:04+00:00Brock Purdy, Kirk Cousins and Trevor Lawrence share the NFL lead with 14 touchdown passes after Week 6 https://whynfl.com/nfl-32-equity-general-atlantic-investment-partnership-owners-approve-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T04:24:56+00:00NFL owners approve a General Atlantic partnership that will supercharge 32 Equity, the league’s investment arm https://whynfl.com/nflpa-full-investigation-jalen-hurts-medical-care-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T04:24:21+00:00NFLPA calls for a “full investigation” into Jalen Hurts’ medical care after the NFL backs the Eagles https://whynfl.com/colts-lou-anarumo-chris-ballard-we-dont-flinch-jim-bob-cooter-vikings-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T02:31:18+00:00Lou Anarumo on Chris Ballard’s firing: “We don’t flinch” — and “welcome to the NFL” when asked if he is coaching for his job https://whynfl.com/bears-ben-johnson-drake-maye-deadly-short-week-patriots-thursday-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T02:30:45+00:00Ben Johnson calls Drake Maye’s mix of deep ball and legs “deadly” and says the Bears are scaling it back for Thursday night https://whynfl.com/drake-maye-caleb-williams-kevin-byard-most-dangerous-patriots-bears-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T01:35:46+00:00Drake Maye says he can’t do what Caleb Williams does in the pocket, and Kevin Byard calls Williams maybe “the most dangerous” quarterback with his legs https://whynfl.com/caleb-williams-little-added-motivation-luther-burden-problem-child-patriots-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T01:35:14+00:00Caleb Williams says the questions about his injury were “a little added” motivation and calls Luther Burden III a “problem child” https://whynfl.com/saints-psg-partnership-kamara-cam-jordan-parc-des-princes-barcelona-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-21T00:41:31+00:00Saints team up with PSG as Kamara, Cam Jordan and five teammates watch Paris beat Barcelona 4–2 https://whynfl.com/nfl-fall-meeting-day-one-hurts-sills-miller-vincent-international-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T22:24:10+00:00NFL calls criticism of the Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts “uninformed” as owners open their fall meeting https://whynfl.com/nick-shook-week-7-power-rankings-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T21:41:31+00:00Nick Shook’s Week 7 power rankings: Rams fall 12 places to 24th, Texans climb 11 and the Cardinals jump nine https://whynfl.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-7-2026-consensus-roundup/whynflen2026-10-20T21:41:18+00:00Week 7 power rankings consensus: 49ers are No. 1 on all eight lists, Bengals and Browns split the experts and the Rams settle at 18th https://whynfl.com/tuesday-night-october-20-nfl-transactions-rams-brandon-mcmanus-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T21:39:13+00:00Tuesday night NFL transactions: Rams sign Brandon McManus and put Davante Adams on IR, Eagles waive Jaydon Blue https://whynfl.com/november-1-2009-brett-favre-returns-lambeau-vikings-beat-packers-38-26/whynflen2026-10-20T20:40:25+00:00November 1, 2009: Brett Favre returns to Lambeau in purple and beats the Packers 38-26 https://whynfl.com/commanders-dan-quinn-bye-week-reset-terry-mclaurin-season-over-offensive-line-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T20:28:11+00:00Dan Quinn says players will lose reps “100%” if the standard isn’t met as the 1-4-1 Commanders start a bye-week reset without Terry McLaurin https://whynfl.com/patriots-mike-vrabel-caleb-williams-not-buying-that-lie-bears-thursday-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T20:27:38+00:00Mike Vrabel on Caleb Williams’ mobility: “I’m not buying that lie” as the Patriots turn around for Thursday night in Chicago https://whynfl.com/demarvion-overshown-saving-grace-cowboys-return-eagles-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T19:25:33+00:00DeMarvion Overshown calls the field his “saving grace” as he plans to return for the Cowboys at Philadelphia https://whynfl.com/jaxon-smith-njigba-receiving-yards-leaders-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T18:14:39+00:00Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s receiving lead grows to 137 yards; Chris Olave and CeeDee Lamb are 3 yards apart https://whynfl.com/stafford-stroud-passing-yards-race-week-6-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T18:14:22+00:00Matthew Stafford’s passing lead is down to 80 yards as C.J. Stroud jumps to second after Week 6 https://whynfl.com/interactive-nfl-paris-game-international-series-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-20T18:12:55+00:00Interactive: From Wembley to the Stade de France — how the NFL got to Paris, step by step https://whynfl.com/packers-jonathan-gannon-adam-stenavich-lions-no-tendencies-josh-jacobs-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T18:04:46+00:00Jonathan Gannon says Detroit’s offense has “no tendencies” as the Packers’ coordinators get Josh Jacobs back for the Lions https://whynfl.com/lions-dan-campbell-jordan-love-secret-sauce-kerby-joseph-packers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T17:41:10+00:00Dan Campbell calls Jordan Love the Packers’ “secret sauce” and says Kerby Joseph is doing well as the Lions open NFC North play https://whynfl.com/umpire-larry-smith-out-for-season-torn-quadriceps-wembley-texans-jaguars-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T17:25:21+00:00Umpire Larry Smith is out for the season with a torn quadriceps after slipping on Wembley’s wet grass https://whynfl.com/mykel-williams-49ers-first-sack-since-acl-commanders-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T16:42:57+00:00Mykel Williams gets his first sack since his ACL tear and calls the 49ers’ Monday night win “the floor” https://whynfl.com/jordyn-brooks-dolphins-0-5-bye-12-0-why-not-jets-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T16:42:22+00:00Jordyn Brooks has been here before with the 0-5 Dolphins, and on a 12-0 finish he asks: “Why not?” https://whynfl.com/jay-z-super-bowl-lxi-halftime-headliner-report-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T16:28:47+00:00Jay-Z has picked himself to headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show, report says https://whynfl.com/tuesday-october-20-nfl-transactions-roundup-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T15:37:56+00:00Tuesday, October 20 NFL transactions roundup: Titans release Jordan Elliott after facility incident, Giants cut Najee Harris, Dolphins change kickers https://whynfl.com/giants-release-najee-harris-jihad-ward-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T15:37:30+00:00Giants release Najee Harris two days after his start and his complaint about the running back rotation https://whynfl.com/49ers-keena-turner-hall-of-fame-ronnie-lott-eric-wright-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T13:34:23+00:00Keena Turner enters the 49ers Hall of Fame: “Four Super Bowl championships and not a single one was won alone” https://whynfl.com/u2-halftime-thanksgiving-eve-packers-rams-netflix-november-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T13:29:50+00:00U2 will play halftime at the NFL’s first Thanksgiving Eve game, Packers at Rams on Netflix https://whynfl.com/paris-curfews-nfl-mini-super-bowl-steelers-saints-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T12:42:09+00:00Paris imposes its first curfews as the NFL pitches a ‘mini-Super Bowl’ for Steelers–Saints week https://whynfl.com/eagles-nick-sirianni-sean-mannion-play-calls-medical-staff-hurts-cowboys-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T12:28:54+00:00Nick Sirianni keeps Sean Mannion calling plays and says he has “full trust” in the Eagles’ medical staff after Jalen Hurts’ diagnosis https://whynfl.com/bears-dennis-allen-drake-maye-press-taylor-caleb-williams-patriots-short-week-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T11:44:55+00:00Dennis Allen calls Drake Maye’s deep ball “exceptional” as the Bears’ coordinators start a short week for the Patriots https://whynfl.com/terry-mclaurin-feared-season-ending-knee-injury-mri-commanders-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T11:22:51+00:00Terry McLaurin is out for the season with a torn patellar tendon, Commanders confirm after Tuesday’s MRI https://whynfl.com/buccaneers-zyon-mccollum-steelers-collapse-jamel-dean-todd-bowles-jon-gruden-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T10:47:53+00:00Zyon McCollum wants interceptions from the 1-5 Buccaneers after the Steelers collapse: “What do you have to lose?” https://whynfl.com/josh-edwards-2027-mock-draft-mestemaker-dolphins-austin-simmons-cardinals-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T09:45:28+00:00Josh Edwards’ 2027 mock draft: Drew Mestemaker goes No. 1 to the Dolphins, Austin Simmons is second and Arch Manning and CJ Carr stay in school https://whynfl.com/pete-prisco-week-7-power-rankings-2026/whynflen2026-10-20T09:44:58+00:00Pete Prisco’s Week 7 power rankings: Rams fall eight places to 18th, Texans climb eight and the Bengals jump to sixth