Palmer injured his ankle and knee early in the second quarter of the team’s Week 6 loss to the Falcons. He did not return to the game and was labeled as “ week-to-week ” by head coach Sean McDermott. He did not play in Week 8 or 9.

Seattle's blowout of the Washington Commanders on Sunday night was a clinic by Darnold and also featured a swarming, attacking defense that ranks fifth in the league in scoring (18.8 points allowed per game) and is tied for third in sacks (27).

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If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swiping the final wild-card spot. In the NFC, the Chicago Bears (5-3) are eighth in the conference,

The Panthers proved against the Packers that they can be a playoff team – and Rico Dowdle has three games with 100 or more rushing yards in the last five weeks. The Saints allow 129.4 rushing yards per game, too. Carolina is 3-1 S/U at home this season.

Abrams-Draine didn’t appear to be intentionally malicious, which reinforces quarterbacks’ concerns. On the other end of that scale, Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended three games in 2024 for a hit that was deemed over the line against a sliding Trevor Lawrence.

The Panthers were 13.5-point underdogs, per ESPN BET lines, making their outright win the largest for an underdog this season and the largest in the NFL since 2023. It also served as the second-largest upset win in franchise history and the largest since 2000.