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Updated weekly · Week 1 · Live through the Super Bowl
From the desk this week
Thirteen Sunday games, 672 combined points, and a real new hierarchy taking shape across the league.
Live · Updated Sep 13Chicago owns Best Offense too — our first Top Team/Best-At calls of the season, built from real Week 1 results.
Live · Updates Every WeekReal Week 1 performances that matter for your lineup — who to trust, and who to watch closely.
Live · Updated Sep 14Roster cuts settle, season-ending injuries pile up, and the 2026 season officially opens.
Live · Updated Sep 9The second wave after cutdowns — waiver claims, practice-squad moves, and a few new faces before Week 1.
Live · Updated Sep 6All 32 teams trimmed to 53 players Sunday — a first-ever Sunday cutdown, driven by the 49ers' trip to Melbourne.
Live · Updated Aug 30Cleveland names Watson the Week 1 starter over Shedeur Sanders, resolving one of the preseason's last unsettled QB competitions.
Live · Updated Aug 29Good injury news for Cincinnati and Houston, plus an update on Ashton Jeanty's ankle ahead of Week 1.
Live · Updated Aug 27Danny Pinter and Calvin Austin III are both out for the year — real depth-chart consequences heading into Week 1.
Live · Updated Aug 26McCaffrey is back at practice, Cam Ward's struggles continued Sunday night, and the 53-man cutdown deadline is now set for Aug. 30.
Live · Updated Aug 23Ricky Pearsall and Jamal Adams are both out for the season, and a Seahawks rookie safety will miss several months after one snap.
Live · Updated Aug 22Saints RB Alvin Kamara left a joint practice early with an apparent knee injury, though early signs suggest nothing major — plus updates on Breece Hall and a tough break for a Saints rookie.
Live · Updated Aug 19A wave of veteran movement as teams sharpen their rosters ahead of final cuts.
Live · Updated Aug 18Cowboys 17–7 over Seattle, Ravens 24–7 over Philly, and rookie QBs Carson Beck and Haynes King made real cases for their franchises' futures.
Live · Updated Aug 18Philadelphia is retooling its receiver room post-A.J. Brown while nursing two more injuries, and Tampa Bay's projection takes a hit if the Vea holdout drags on.
Where three rookie backs are being drafted right now — and which ones we're targeting a round early.
A league-wide roundup of the money situations that could affect Week 1 rosters.
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