https://whynfl.com/november-2-2025-jj-mccarthy-returns-vikings-beat-lions-27-24-ford-field/whynflen2026-10-31T09:37:46+00:00November 2, 2025: J.J. McCarthy returns from a five-week injury, and the Vikings beat the Lions 27-24 at Ford Field https://whynfl.com/interactive-nfl-sunday-ticket-case-step-by-step-4-7-billion-verdict-ninth-circuit/whynflen2026-10-31T09:15:08+00:00Interactive: The NFL Sunday Ticket case, step by step — a $4.7 billion verdict, thrown out, revived and headed to a new damages trial https://whynfl.com/tj-watt-brewers-world-series-steelers-browns-rematch-jack-sawyer-tipped-pass/whynflen2026-10-31T08:35:08+00:00T.J. Watt celebrates the Brewers’ title, says “17 rushes for 18 yards” lets the Steelers attack, and Jack Sawyer will “double up” on telling coaches about tipped passes before the Browns rematch https://whynfl.com/saquon-barkley-cleared-sunday-night-commanders-could-have-gave-it-a-chance-fourth-quarter-carries/whynflen2026-10-31T08:34:47+00:00Saquon Barkley, cleared for Sunday night, says he won’t look back and wonder “I could have gave it a chance” and is frustrated by “two to three carries in the fourth quarter” https://whynfl.com/week-8-final-friday-injury-reports-saquon-barkley-good-to-go-devonta-smith-out-daron-payne-foot-injury-vega-ioane-out-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-31T06:24:34+00:00Saquon Barkley is good to go, DeVonta Smith is out, and Daron Payne suffers a significant foot injury in the Week 8 final Friday injury reports https://whynfl.com/ninth-circuit-nfl-sunday-ticket-verdict-reinstated-new-damages-trial-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-31T05:28:10+00:00Appeals court reinstates the verdict that the NFL broke antitrust law with Sunday Ticket, but throws out the $4.7 billion award and orders a new trial on damages https://whynfl.com/goo-goo-dolls-bills-thanksgiving-halftime-chiefs-four-tops-lions-2026/whynflen2026-10-31T01:37:44+00:00Goo Goo Dolls will headline the Bills’ first home Thanksgiving halftime show against the Chiefs, and the Four Tops return to Ford Field on Sunday https://whynfl.com/ran-carthon-dante-moore-still-first-round-pick-top-two-quarterbacks-2027-nfl-draft-oregon-concussion-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T22:44:29+00:00Ran Carthon says Dante Moore is still a first-round pick and “one of the top two quarterbacks” in the 2027 class, even with his Oregon season over https://whynfl.com/nick-baumgardner-2027-mock-draft-top-10-jets-trade-up-titans-drew-mestemaker-no-1-xavier-gilliam-saints-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T22:44:17+00:00Nick Baumgardner’s new 2027 mock: the Jets trade up with the Titans to take Drew Mestemaker No. 1, and Xavier Gilliam goes seventh https://whynfl.com/friday-october-30-nfl-transactions-dolphins-claim-jamree-kromah-colts-kevin-givens-titans-timmy-horne-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T22:23:48+00:00Friday NFL transactions: Dolphins claim Jamree Kromah from the Bears, Colts sign Kevin Givens off the 49ers’ practice squad, Titans promote Timmy Horne https://whynfl.com/november-27-2016-cairo-santos-upright-field-goal-chiefs-beat-broncos-30-27-overtime/whynflen2026-10-30T21:39:34+00:00November 27, 2016: Cairo Santos banks a field goal off the upright as overtime runs out, and the Chiefs beat the Broncos 30-27 https://whynfl.com/panthers-dave-canales-ejiro-evero-fired-todd-wash-interim-defensive-coordinator-urgency-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T21:34:54+00:00Dave Canales says firing Ejiro Evero “falls squarely” on him, hands Todd Wash the Panthers’ defensive play calls and says “nothing is more urgent” than Denver https://whynfl.com/lamar-jackson-no-longer-a-statue-why-would-you-second-guess-me-ravens-bills/whynflen2026-10-30T20:47:42+00:00Lamar Jackson says he is “no longer a statue,” asks “Why would you second-guess me?” and says he won’t manage his ankle in his return at Buffalo https://whynfl.com/jeffery-simmons-bears-introductory-press-conference-want-it-right-now-caleb-williams-quenton-nelson/whynflen2026-10-30T20:47:24+00:00Jeffery Simmons says two first-round picks told him the Bears “want it right now,” calls leaving his daughter the hardest part and says he will “go to war” for Caleb Williams despite the old smack talk https://whynfl.com/interactive-colts-sell-off-ballard-quenton-nelson-deforest-buckner-jonathan-taylor-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-30T19:16:53+00:00Interactive: The Colts’ sell-off — Ballard fired, Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner traded, Jonathan Taylor and the Nov. 10 deadline, step by step https://whynfl.com/week-8-friday-game-statuses-lamar-jackson-start-aj-brown-questionable-saquon-barkley-practice-emeka-egbuka-out-carnell-tate-doubtful-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T18:25:20+00:00Lamar Jackson will start at Buffalo, A.J. Brown is questionable, Saquon Barkley returns to practice and Emeka Egbuka is ruled out in the Week 8 Friday injury news https://whynfl.com/study-75-percent-former-nfl-players-died-2008-2023-cte-boston-university-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T17:19:36+00:00Study estimates 75% of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE, the highest figure yet, as the league points to Guardian Caps and rule changes https://whynfl.com/nico-iamaleava-return-ucla-2027-not-entering-nfl-draft-acl-quarterback-class-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T10:34:45+00:00Nico Iamaleava plans to return to UCLA instead of entering the 2027 NFL Draft, taking another quarterback out of a thin class https://whynfl.com/gilberto-manzano-2027-nfl-draft-top-10-prospects-jeremiah-smith-dylan-stewart-jordan-seaton-texas-injuries-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T10:34:23+00:00Gilberto Manzano’s 2027 top 10: Jeremiah Smith leads, Dylan Stewart is third and Jordan Seaton becomes the top tackle as Texas injuries reshape the board https://whynfl.com/panthers-dave-canales-protection-plan-bryce-young-two-point-try-corey-thornton-corey-bullock-packers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T09:40:55+00:00Dave Canales says the Panthers’ problem is a “protection plan deal,” explains the late two-point try and promises Corey Thornton a chance after the loss in Green Bay https://whynfl.com/packers-matt-lafleur-jonathan-gannon-savant-tyron-hopper-run-game-not-good-enough-coleman-owen-panthers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T09:40:28+00:00Matt LaFleur calls Jonathan Gannon a “savant” after the Packers’ defense saves a 27-19 win over the Panthers, and admits he sees “not a lot” of hope yet for the run game https://whynfl.com/november-14-2022-commanders-beat-eagles-32-21-end-8-0-start/whynflen2026-10-30T09:38:12+00:00November 14, 2022: The Commanders force four turnovers and end the 8-0 Eagles’ unbeaten start, 32-21 https://whynfl.com/interactive-harrison-butker-justin-tucker-chiefs-kickers-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-30T09:08:02+00:00Interactive: Harrison Butker’s 11 of 16 and the Justin Tucker signing — the Chiefs’ kicking question before Denver, step by step https://whynfl.com/marco-wilson-panthers-call-up-hell-chuba-hubbard-pissed-off-bryce-young-thats-on-me/whynflen2026-10-30T08:37:50+00:00Marco Wilson says the weeks before his Panthers call-up were “hell” and he wondered if he would play again, as Chuba Hubbard says he is “pissed off” and Bryce Young says “that’s on me” https://whynfl.com/jordan-love-christian-watson-resurrected-interception-bad-decision-more-out-there-packers/whynflen2026-10-30T08:37:29+00:00Jordan Love says Christian Watson came back “just resurrected,” calls his fourth-quarter interception “a bad decision” and says “there’s so much more out there” for the Packers’ offense https://whynfl.com/bengals-bears-third-down-red-zone-leaders-week-7-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T07:20:17+00:00Bengals pass the 49ers for the NFL’s best third-down rate, and the Bears take over the third-down defense lead from the Vikings https://whynfl.com/packers-panthers-recap-week-8-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T07:02:12+00:00Jordan Love throws three touchdown passes and the Packers sack Bryce Young six times in a 27-19 win over the Panthers https://whynfl.com/week-8-friday-injury-news-christian-watson-broken-rib-will-lee-hamstring-jahmyr-gibbs-full-saquon-barkley-aj-brown-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T06:25:36+00:00Christian Watson plays through a broken rib, Will Lee III is carted off, and Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown miss Thursday practice while Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown go full https://whynfl.com/nfl-alex-moore-crew-moved-off-sunday-night-eagles-commanders-shawn-hochuli-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T05:22:15+00:00NFL moves Alex Moore’s crew off Eagles-Commanders on Sunday night after Packers-Lions, as Scott Novak’s crew calls just 11 penalties on Thursday https://whynfl.com/nfl-munich-game-novemberfest-patriots-haus-boston-in-bavaria-team-pubs-november-2026/whynflen2026-10-30T01:44:11+00:00Munich’s “Novemberfest” fan map: the Patriots bring all six Super Bowl rings to a Patriots Haus, throw a 1,500-guest “Boston in Bavaria” party at the Augustiner, and nine more clubs open pubs https://whynfl.com/three-round-2027-mock-draft-after-jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-leonard-moore-xavier-gilliam-bears-pick-lanorris-sellers-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T22:41:10+00:00First three-round 2027 mock after the Jeffery Simmons trade: the Titans take Leonard Moore at No. 2 and Xavier Gilliam with Chicago’s pick, and LaNorris Sellers is the first quarterback https://whynfl.com/charlie-campbell-2027-nfl-draft-big-board-update-xavier-gilliam-top-five-jordan-seaton-11th-mestemaker-38th-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T22:40:56+00:00Charlie Campbell’s updated 2027 big board: Xavier Gilliam breaks into the top five, Jordan Seaton jumps 25 places to 11th and Drew Mestemaker stays 38th https://whynfl.com/thursday-october-29-nfl-transactions-bears-jeffery-simmons-trade-colts-charlie-heck-panthers-akayleb-evans-ir-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T22:23:27+00:00Thursday NFL transactions: Bears trade two first-round picks for Jeffery Simmons, Colts sign Charlie Heck, Panthers put Akayleb Evans on IR https://whynfl.com/november-16-2008-steelers-beat-chargers-11-10-first-11-10-game-polamalu-touchdown-overturned/whynflen2026-10-29T21:35:44+00:00November 16, 2008: The Steelers beat the Chargers 11-10, the first 11-10 game in NFL history, after Troy Polamalu’s touchdown is wrongly taken away https://whynfl.com/chargers-mike-mcdaniel-not-entitled-justin-herbert-film-bye-week-chris-oleary-derwin-james-rams-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T21:35:43+00:00Mike McDaniel says he is “not entitled” to the Chargers’ offense, explains his four hours of bye-week film with Justin Herbert before the Rams https://whynfl.com/lions-coordinators-kelvin-sheppard-cornerback-rotation-drew-petzing-jahmyr-gibbs-dave-fipp-wonnum-block-vikings-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T21:35:17+00:00Kelvin Sheppard says the Lions’ cornerback rotation began as Deshea Townsend’s idea, while Drew Petzing sets no touch limit for Jahmyr Gibbs before the Vikings https://whynfl.com/jonathan-taylor-not-requested-trade-proud-wear-horseshoe-rebuilding-grover-stewart-buckner/whynflen2026-10-29T19:34:36+00:00Jonathan Taylor says he has not asked for a trade and is “proud to wear the horseshoe,” and asks “You think we’re rebuilding?” as Grover Stewart says losing DeForest Buckner “really hurt me” https://whynfl.com/interactive-jeffery-simmons-bears-trade-titans-two-first-round-picks-step-by-step/whynflen2026-10-29T18:12:18+00:00Interactive: Jeffery Simmons to the Bears for two first-round picks — a torn ACL, an All-Pro year and a $100 million deal, step by step https://whynfl.com/week-8-thursday-injury-news-jahmyr-gibbs-amon-ra-st-brown-return-kyle-hamilton-roquan-smith-vega-ioane-bucky-irving-october-2026/whynflen2026-10-29T17:27:49+00:00Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown return to Lions practice, Kyle Hamilton, Roquan Smith and Vega Ioane are back for the Ravens and Bucky Irving sits