https://whynfl.com/cowboys-ir-return-designations-overshown-durant-packers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:53:50+00:00Cowboys are down to two IR return slots as DeMarvion Overshown and Cobie Durant sit again https://whynfl.com/broncos-bo-nix-play-fast-seahawks-defense-thursday-night-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:53:30+00:00Bo Nix wants the Broncos to ‘play fast’ against Seattle’s top-ranked defense https://whynfl.com/browns-wednesday-injury-report-judkins-graham-collins-howard-ravens-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:53:03+00:00Browns hold 11 players out of Wednesday practice, including Quinshon Judkins and four defensive tackles https://whynfl.com/matthew-stafford-passing-yards-leaders-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:44:38+00:00Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 1,572 passing yards after five weeks https://whynfl.com/interception-leaders-week-5-2026-six-tied-at-three/whynflen2026-10-14T21:44:18+00:00Six players tied with 3 interceptions after Week 5 as Byron Murphy joins the lead https://whynfl.com/seahawks-broncos-history-super-bowl-xlviii-rivalry-thursday-night-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:39:17+00:00Seahawks vs. Broncos history: Super Bowl XLVIII, the Wilson trade and Seattle’s 5-22 problem in Denver https://whynfl.com/arch-manning-2027-nfl-mock-drafts-titans-jets-mel-kiper-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:37:14+00:00Arch Manning goes No. 1 in one new 2027 mock draft and fifth in another as Mel Kiper questions his top-25 status https://whynfl.com/nfl-playoff-picture-entering-week-6-2026-october/whynflen2026-10-14T21:36:39+00:00NFL playoff picture entering Week 6: 5–0 NFC leaders and a 4–1 AFC cluster https://whynfl.com/super-bowl-lxi-on-location-hospitality-studio-61-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:36:18+00:00Super Bowl LXI hospitality: On Location packages, Studio 61 and what’s sold out https://whynfl.com/packers-matt-lafleur-guards-fluid-aaron-banks-defensive-line-cowboys-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:34:54+00:00Matt LaFleur calls the Packers’ guard spots “fluid” as Aaron Banks returns and the defensive line runs thin https://whynfl.com/giants-jameis-winston-saints-former-team-press-forward-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:34:29+00:00Jameis Winston on facing the Saints: “Forget what’s behind and press forward to what’s ahead” https://whynfl.com/cowboys-ceedee-lamb-tyler-guyton-full-joey-porter-limited-packers-week-6-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:33:07+00:00CeeDee Lamb and Tyler Guyton full after Cowboys mini-bye; Joey Porter Jr. limited with ankle https://whynfl.com/steelers-jalen-ramsey-wrist-jamel-dean-limited-buccaneers-week-6-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:32:40+00:00Jalen Ramsey sits Wednesday again with wrist as Jamel Dean returns limited for Steelers https://whynfl.com/bears-dayo-odeyingbo-out-falcons-tj-edwards-tyrique-stevenson-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:32:21+00:00Ben Johnson: Dayo Odeyingbo out vs. Falcons but avoids IR; T.J. Edwards week to week https://whynfl.com/bengals-tanner-hudson-torn-pectoral-season-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:31:56+00:00Bengals lose tight end Tanner Hudson for the season with a torn pectoral https://whynfl.com/panthers-monroe-freeling-aj-dillon-taylor-moton-injury-report-eagles-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:31:30+00:00Panthers list Monroe Freeling and AJ Dillon as non-participants as Taylor Moton gets full credit in his return https://whynfl.com/bills-raiders-week-uc-irvine-joe-brady-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:31:04+00:00Bills skip the flight home and set up Raiders week at UC Irvine https://whynfl.com/panthers-bryce-young-back-from-bye-eagles-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:30:55+00:00Bryce Young back at work after his bye-week tour: “I’m super excited to be back” https://whynfl.com/ravens-jakobi-lane-activated-hendrickson-full-practice-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:30:43+00:00Ravens activate Ja’Kobi Lane from IR as Trey Hendrickson returns to full practice https://whynfl.com/giants-abdul-carter-calf-misses-practice-saints-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:30:34+00:00Giants’ Abdul Carter misses Wednesday practice with calf injury; John Harbaugh says he is “doing well” https://whynfl.com/giants-malik-harrison-active-roster-dawuane-smoot-practice-squad-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:24:52+00:00Giants promote Malik Harrison to the 53 and add Dawuane Smoot to the practice squad https://whynfl.com/chargers-keandre-lambert-smith-ir-window-luke-grimm-practice-squad-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:24:43+00:00Chargers open KeAndre Lambert-Smith’s IR window and re-sign Luke Grimm to the practice squad https://whynfl.com/bills-sign-mike-danna-waive-anthony-kendall-practice-squad-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:24:35+00:00Bills sign Mike Danna, waive Anthony Kendall a day after his nickel role in OT win https://whynfl.com/nfl-hans-schroeder-selective-game-days-super-bowl-abroad-18-games-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:24:26+00:00NFL media chief: league will be “selective” with new game days, Super Bowl abroad “a little bit far” https://whynfl.com/nfl-players-of-the-week-week-5-2026-jaylen-warren-jahmyr-gibbs/whynflen2026-10-14T21:24:14+00:00Jaylen Warren and Jahmyr Gibbs lead NFL Players of the Week for Week 5 https://whynfl.com/commanders-49ers-monday-night-football-week-6-preview-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:21:56+00:00Commanders at 49ers on Monday Night Football: kickoff, TV and what to watch as unbeaten San Francisco hosts Washington https://whynfl.com/cowboys-packers-sunday-night-football-week-6-preview-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:21:10+00:00Cowboys at Packers on Sunday Night Football: kickoff, TV and what to watch at Lambeau https://whynfl.com/point-differential-0-5-teams-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:16:17+00:0049ers lead the NFL at plus-61 while three teams sit 0-5 entering Week 6 https://whynfl.com/jaxon-smith-njigba-receiving-yards-leaders-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:15:46+00:00Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with 583 receiving yards and 7 TDs after five weeks https://whynfl.com/gordon-mcguinness-2027-nfl-mock-draft-dante-moore-buccaneers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:10:53+00:00Gordon McGuinness’ first 2027 mock draft: No QB at No. 1, Dante Moore to the Buccaneers behind Baker Mayfield https://whynfl.com/vikings-49ers-mexico-city-banorte-countdown-november-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:10:25+00:00Thirty-eight days to Mexico City: Vikings–49ers at Estadio Banorte https://whynfl.com/colts-germaine-pratt-returns-daniel-jones-full-practice-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:09:59+00:00Germaine Pratt returns to the Colts to “stabilize” the linebacker room as Daniel Jones practices fully https://whynfl.com/mike-renner-2027-nfl-draft-big-board-jeremiah-smith-mestemaker-carr-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:09:39+00:00Jeremiah Smith tops Mike Renner’s 2027 NFL Draft big board as Drew Mestemaker and CJ Carr chase No. 1 pick https://whynfl.com/patriots-lions-munich-bayern-countdown-november-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:09:14+00:00Thirty-one days to Munich: Patriots–Lions at FC Bayern Arena https://whynfl.com/browns-todd-monken-ravens-next-one-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:08:23+00:00Todd Monken on facing the Ravens: “It’s a divisional game. It’s the next one” https://whynfl.com/eagles-first-game-1933-panthers-first-win-1995-october-15/whynflen2026-10-14T21:07:36+00:00On this day: The Eagles played their first game, and the Panthers won their first, on October 15 https://whynfl.com/nfl-penalties-2026-through-week-5-by-the-numbers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:07:08+00:00NFL penalties after Week 5: The 2026 flag surge has cooled, but offenses are still paying for it https://whynfl.com/jets-omar-cooper-jr-returns-practice-ir-window-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:06:50+00:00Jets rookie Omar Cooper Jr. returns to practice as Aaron Glenn opens his IR window https://whynfl.com/raiders-ashton-jeanty-playing-bills-kubiak-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:06:06+00:00Klint Kubiak on resting Ashton Jeanty against the Bills: “He’s playing” https://whynfl.com/packers-micah-parsons-no-revenge-healthy-knees-cowboys-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T21:05:40+00:00Micah Parsons on missing the Cowboys game: “I don’t need revenge. I just need two healthy knees” https://whynfl.com/interactive-marvin-harrison-jr-texans-trade-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-14T21:01:24+00:00Interactive: How Marvin Harrison Jr. went from the Cardinals to the Texans https://whynfl.com/raiders-carter-runyon-returns-practice-window-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:59:54+00:00Raiders tight end Carter Runyon returns to practice as his 21-day window opens https://whynfl.com/jets-omar-cooper-jr-practice-window-troy-reeder-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:59:23+00:00Jets open Omar Cooper Jr.’s IR window and bring Troy Reeder back to the practice squad https://whynfl.com/browns-dylan-sampson-designated-return-ir-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:59:09+00:00Browns open Dylan Sampson’s IR return window a day after losing Raheim Sanders https://whynfl.com/eagles-saquon-barkley-devonta-smith-wednesday-practice-panthers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:56:16+00:00Saquon Barkley absent and DeVonta Smith on side field as Eagles open Week 6 practice https://whynfl.com/falcons-michael-penix-expected-start-bears-ribs-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:56:03+00:00Kevin Stefanski: Michael Penix Jr. expected to start vs. Bears if ribs hold https://whynfl.com/texans-henry-tootoo-practice-window-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:53:08+00:00Texans open Henry To’oTo’o’s IR return window ahead of Jaguars in London https://whynfl.com/dolphins-jared-wayne-claim-ryan-miller-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:52:56+00:00Dolphins claim Jared Wayne off waivers and cut Ryan Miller https://whynfl.com/eagles-landon-dickerson-practice-window-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:52:48+00:00Eagles open practice windows for Landon Dickerson and three others, sign Dean Clark https://whynfl.com/nfl-steelers-saints-paris-game-on-despite-protests-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:52:18+00:00NFL says Steelers–Saints Paris game is still on despite protests across France https://whynfl.com/watch-giants-arvell-reese-one-hand-block-tackle-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:49:24+00:00Watch: Giants rookie Arvell Reese sheds a block with one hand and makes the tackle with the other https://whynfl.com/watch-packers-golden-head-fake-watson-micd-up-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:49:15+00:00Watch: Matthew Golden’s head fake and Christian Watson mic’d up from the Packers’ rout of the Bears https://whynfl.com/watch-bills-rams-micd-up-overtime-keon-coleman-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:49:01+00:00Watch: Bills and Rams mic’d up for a wild overtime finish, plus Keon Coleman’s glove fix https://whynfl.com/will-anderson-jr-sack-leaders-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:47:56+00:00Will Anderson Jr. leads the NFL with 7.5 sacks through Week 5 https://whynfl.com/bijan-robinson-rushing-yards-leaders-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:47:32+00:00Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 580 rushing yards after five weeks https://whynfl.com/bengals-falcons-madrid-bernabeu-countdown-november-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:40:22+00:00Twenty-five days to Madrid: Bengals–Falcons at the Bernabéu https://whynfl.com/nfl-thanksgiving-week-2026-eve-tripleheader-black-friday-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:39:43+00:00Thanksgiving Week 2026: first Eve game, Day tripleheader and Black Friday https://whynfl.com/panthers-cam-jackson-ir-shoulder-surgery-etienne-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:37:12+00:00Panthers place Cam Jackson on IR for season-ending shoulder surgery and open Trevor Etienne’s return window https://whynfl.com/patriots-christian-gonzalez-ready-jets-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:36:40+00:00Christian Gonzalez says he’s “ready for Sunday” as Patriots get their top corner back for the Jets https://whynfl.com/chiefs-andy-reid-josh-simmons-rashee-rice-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:36:23+00:00Andy Reid eases Josh Simmons back into practice as Rashee Rice is the only Chiefs player held out Wednesday https://whynfl.com/bills-jim-leonhard-defense-evaluated-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:36:01+00:00Jim Leonhard says “everything’s being evaluated” as Bills defense keeps getting bailed out https://whynfl.com/jaguars-kaevon-merriweather-anton-harrison-ir-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:29:18+00:00Jaguars promote Kaevon Merriweather, place Anton Harrison on injured reserve https://whynfl.com/cardinals-kitan-crawford-practice-window-shawn-bowman-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:28:58+00:00Cardinals open Kitan Crawford’s IR return window and promote Shawn Bowman https://whynfl.com/bears-shemar-turner-activated-montez-sweat-suspended-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:28:50+00:00Bears activate Shemar Turner from PUP as Montez Sweat begins two-game PED suspension https://whynfl.com/nfl-flex-eagles-commanders-sunday-night-week-8-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:28:31+00:00NFL weighs flexing Eagles-Commanders out of Week 8 Sunday night, with Jaguars-Colts now in the mix https://whynfl.com/seahawks-broncos-thursday-night-preview-week-6-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:28:06+00:00Seahawks and Broncos open Week 6 in throwbacks on Thursday night at Mile High https://whynfl.com/joe-montana-jerry-rice-five-tds-october-14-1990/whynflen2026-10-14T20:27:45+00:00On this day: Joe Montana and Jerry Rice rewrote the record book in Atlanta https://whynfl.com/davante-adams-ties-larry-fitzgerald-receiving-tds-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:27:24+00:00Davante Adams ties Larry Fitzgerald for sixth on the NFL’s all-time receiving touchdowns list https://whynfl.com/brock-purdy-career-passer-rating-record-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:27:04+00:00Brock Purdy is five throws from the NFL’s all-time career passer-rating record https://whynfl.com/dane-brugler-drew-mestemaker-qb1-2027-nfl-draft-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:26:38+00:00Dane Brugler makes Drew Mestemaker his QB1 in midseason 2027 NFL Draft rankings https://whynfl.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-6-2026-roundup/whynflen2026-10-14T20:26:05+00:0049ers sit No. 1 in nearly every Week 6 power ranking, while the Vikings and Patriots split the experts https://whynfl.com/broncos-hufanga-multiple-weeks-surtain-seahawks-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:26:00+00:00Jeremy Fowler: Talanoa Hufanga expected to miss multiple weeks; Surtain still in doubt for TNF https://whynfl.com/texans-marvin-harrison-jr-first-practice-cj-stroud-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:55+00:00Marvin Harrison Jr. reunites with C.J. Stroud at his first Texans practice https://whynfl.com/baker-mayfield-jalon-daniels-steelers-week-6-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:52+00:00Baker Mayfield wants back, but Buccaneers lean toward another week of Jalon Daniels https://whynfl.com/chargers-justin-herbert-not-debated-trade-0-5-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:47+00:00Chargers have not debated trading Justin Herbert despite 0-5 start, Adam Schefter says https://whynfl.com/jaguars-anton-harrison-knee-surgery-ir-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:44+00:00Jaguars place Anton Harrison on IR ahead of arthroscopic knee surgery https://whynfl.com/lamar-jackson-schefter-realistic-chance-browns-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:35+00:00Adam Schefter: Lamar Jackson has a realistic chance to play at Cleveland https://whynfl.com/bengals-jamarr-chase-peoples-elbow-fines-rescinded-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:25:19+00:00Ja’Marr Chase wins appeals and gets nearly $30,000 in “people’s elbow” fines rescinded https://whynfl.com/steelers-saints-paris-stade-de-france-countdown-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:24:31+00:00Eleven days to Paris: Steelers–Saints open the NFL’s first France game https://whynfl.com/texans-jaguars-wembley-london-games-countdown-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:23:54+00:00Four days to Wembley: Texans–Jaguars close the 2026 London Games https://whynfl.com/nfl-playoff-calendar-2026-27-super-bowl-lxi-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:23:32+00:002026–27 NFL playoff calendar: Wild Card to Super Bowl LXI at SoFi https://whynfl.com/super-bowl-lxi-espn-abc-disney-how-to-watch-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:23:02+00:00Super Bowl LXI on ESPN and ABC: how to watch, date and SoFi Stadium details https://whynfl.com/passer-rating-leaders-week-5-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:22:47+00:00Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy lead the NFL in passer rating after five weeks https://whynfl.com/buccaneers-cowboys-week-5-recap-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:22:37+00:00Bucky Irving’s 165 yards and two scores lift Buccaneers past Cowboys 24-16 for first win https://whynfl.com/bills-rams-week-5-recap-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:22:17+00:00Josh Allen’s overtime scramble and Greg Rousseau’s blocked kick lift Bills past Rams 37-34 https://whynfl.com/josh-allen-8-rushing-tds-through-five-weeks-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:22:01+00:00Josh Allen’s 8 rushing TDs through five weeks top every NFL player in 20 years https://whynfl.com/christian-watson-packers-hot-start-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:21:50+00:00Christian Watson keeps climbing as Packers receiver posts career-best start https://whynfl.com/saints-gayle-benson-unacceptable-kellen-moore-mickey-loomis-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:21:29+00:00Saints owner Gayle Benson calls 1-4 start “not acceptable,” puts Kellen Moore and Mickey Loomis on notice https://whynfl.com/cowboys-schottenheimer-christian-parker-booth-not-final-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:20:50+00:00Brian Schottenheimer says Christian Parker’s move to the booth is not final, a day after Jerry Jones announced it https://whynfl.com/jaguars-liam-coen-delay-of-game-play-calls-texans-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:20:37+00:00Liam Coen takes the blame for the Jaguars’ delay-of-game penalties and plans shorter play calls for Wembley https://whynfl.com/commanders-micah-parsons-jayden-daniels-dan-quinn-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:20:15+00:00Micah Parsons says Jayden Daniels “probably cost” Dan Quinn his job as Commanders sit at 1-3-1 https://whynfl.com/bears-caleb-williams-full-participant-practice-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:19:37+00:00Caleb Williams listed as full participant as Bears prepare for Falcons https://whynfl.com/patriots-aj-brown-practice-window-opened-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:19:27+00:00Patriots open A.J. Brown’s practice window as he works back from high-ankle sprain https://whynfl.com/chargers-sign-jake-browning-practice-squad-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:19:20+00:00Chargers sign Jake Browning to practice squad after Trey Lance lands on IR https://whynfl.com/rams-release-harrison-mevis-sign-blake-grupe-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:19:12+00:00Rams cut Harrison Mevis and sign Blake Grupe off Jets practice squad https://whynfl.com/texans-activate-braden-smith-ir-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:18:59+00:00Texans activate Braden Smith from injured reserve ahead of Jaguars in London https://whynfl.com/browns-shedeur-sanders-signs-agent-adie-von-gontard-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T20:01:53+00:00Browns QB Shedeur Sanders signs with Adie von Gontard after starting his NFL career without an agent https://whynfl.com/tyreek-hill-civil-verdict-nfl-conduct-review-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T19:51:41+00:00Tyreek Hill found liable on two battery counts as NFL conduct review stays open https://whynfl.com/bears-montez-sweat-suspended-two-games-peds-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T19:51:32+00:00NFL suspends Bears DE Montez Sweat two games for violating performance-enhancing substances policy https://whynfl.com/49ers-dre-greenlaw-appeal-denied-commanders-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T19:51:23+00:00Dre Greenlaw loses appeal of one-game suspension for headbutting Ernest Jones IV https://whynfl.com/rams-alaric-jackson-suspended-two-games-bradley-chubb-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-14T19:51:13+00:00NFL suspends Rams LT Alaric Jackson two games for striking Bradley Chubb after Monday night game https://whynfl.com/browns-sign-audric-estime-vikings-practice-squad-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-12T22:14:26+00:00Browns add running back Audric Estime from Vikings practice squad with Quinshon Judkins nursing an ankle