Overview
- Officials overturned Cardinals RB Emari Demercado’s 72-yard score to a touchback and a roughing-the-kicker call on the Chargers erased a Ladd McConkey punt-return TD, pivotal swings that helped decide both games.
- The Eagles’ once-elite offensive line is diminished by injuries, with performance drops cited as a central reason the offense ranks near the bottom of the league.
- Philadelphia listed Saquon Barkley with a knee injury and he did not practice Monday, casting uncertainty on his availability for Thursday night against New York.
- Carolina’s Rico Dowdle delivered a breakout 206-yard rushing game, and Week 6 fantasy rankings reflect rapid role changes and injuries, including the Chargers placing rookie RB Omarion Hampton on injured reserve.
- An anonymous NFL executive criticized first-year head coaches Pete Carroll (Raiders) and Aaron Glenn (Jets) for failing to run the ball or play defense as their teams sputter to poor starts.