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What Solak thinks about two division races, one coach candidate, potential RB trades
Get ready for Week 9 with takes on the Bucs' division chances, why RBs could dominate the trade deadline and which teams should at least ask about Justin Herbert.

Week 9 Power Rankings: Updated 1-32 poll, plus the best in-season trade acquisitions ever
How does every team stack up? See our 1-32 list and our picks for the best trade deadline acquisitions of all time.

Top Headlines
- Sweet Home Chicago: Simmons stymies Darnold, Seahawks in Bears debut
- Cardinals name Minshew as starter, move Brissett to QB3
- Sirianni: No changes at OC or QB despite Eagles' 6-game skid
- WR Aiyuk hires Rosenhaus as agent, eyes return to NFL
- Packers sticking with RB Jacobs despite latest abuse allegations
Inside C.J. Stroud's high-stakes decision not to sign a contract extension -- and what's next


Bears rolling right along
Stephen A.: Right now, the Bears look like the NFL's best team

Cleats, controversy and the choice of Bears QB Caleb Williams


Trade deadline
Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET
The rise of the trade deadline: How it went from annual snoozer to annual chaos


Will Colts trade Taylor?
The team Domonique Foxworth says needs Jonathan Taylor the most

Colts are right to consider trading Taylor, and what they might get in return


NFL Nation
Drake digs the long ball: How Maye's deep passes are fueling the Patriots' recent surge

How Cincinnati's decision on Trey Hendrickson has altered the AFC North landscape


Fantasy Football
Fantasy buzz: No stopping Bears, Seahawks ease Charbonnet back, Minshew takes over

Rankings for Week 9


Looking ahead
NFL playoff picture: Updated projections, chances to make the postseason

Projecting the 2027 NFL draft order: Which teams could have an early pick?


What we learned
Lamar Jackson out again? Zero completions for Baker Mayfield? Let's make sense of a weird Week 8

Questions, takeaways from Sunday's games: What now for Chiefs, Ravens, Commanders?

Top Headlines
- Sweet Home Chicago: Simmons stymies Darnold, Seahawks in Bears debut
- Cardinals name Minshew as starter, move Brissett to QB3
- Sirianni: No changes at OC or QB despite Eagles' 6-game skid
- WR Aiyuk hires Rosenhaus as agent, eyes return to NFL
- Packers sticking with RB Jacobs despite latest abuse allegations
- Bears' Williams dims controversy surrounding cleats with all-black custom pair
- Harbaugh reached out on Simmons trade, says Giants 'open for any call'
- Lions LB Campbell still hospitalized, but early signs positive
- 👀 Barnwell makes sense of a weird Week 8
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ESPN 2026 NFL trade deadline: Ranking the top 25 candidates to move, plus team fits
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