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Short notes on the NFL, written for fans in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Each one has a date, the writer, and the sources it came from. Newest first.
Kansas City stayed 4-0 with a 30-27 win in Las Vegas, but Tyquan Thornton left on a cart after a dislocated left ankle on a 55-yard catch. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport says doctors put it back in place, he's flying home for more tests and a second opinion, and he's out indefinitely. He'd just put up five catches for 111 yards and two scores.
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Source: Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports
With Thornton out indefinitely and Rashee Rice also leaving Sunday's win with a hamstring, The Athletic's Mike Silver says Kansas City has contacted Drew Rosenhaus about a reunion. Hill is still recovering from last year's knee dislocation and torn ligaments, and he's believed to be targeting a November return — not a done deal, just reported interest.
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Source: CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports
Los Angeles fell 30-23 in Seattle after Justin Herbert threw two interceptions and lost a late fumble. The only NFL team to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start is the 1992 Chargers — who then beat Seattle on 4 October and went 11-5. Next up is Denver at home.
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Source: CBS Sports, Chargers.com
Marcus Mariota started for injured Jayden Daniels at Tottenham, then left in the first quarter with a right knee injury after Laiatu Latu landed on him. Dan Quinn says it's feared to be an aggravated MCL and he'll be scanned; seventh-rounder Athan Kaliakmanis finished a 30-13 loss to the Colts.
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CBS has confirmed it is 'mutually parting ways' with Romo after nine years as its lead NFL analyst. He had been on leave since his arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in July, and he pleaded no contest on 1 September. J.J. Watt stays alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson for the rest of the 2026 season. Watt has been filling Romo's seat since CBS announced the change at the end of July, so for viewers the main change is that it's now official.
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Source: CBS Sports, Reuters
The league has suspended York for six regular-season games and fined him $500,000 under its personal conduct policy, after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanour charges following an arrest in August. The three games he's already missed count towards the ban, so he can return on 20 October, after the 49ers play Washington. On the field it's made no difference so far, because San Francisco went 3-0 without him before tonight's game against Denver.
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Andre Szmyt's career-long 56-yarder with 10 seconds left beat the Steelers 27-24, after Rodgers had tied it with a touchdown and a two-point sneak. That's a third straight game-winning drive from Deshaun Watson. The Browns are 3-1 and top of the division on their own for the first time since November 2014. Whatever you think of Watson, the comeback stat is real.
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Source: ESPN, AP via CBS Sports
Dallas sent a 2028 second and a 2027 sixth to Pittsburgh for a corner who hasn't played a snap this season because of a back injury and a contract standoff. With a 1-2 record and a pass defence ranked 31st in opponent QBR, the Cowboys are going all in now. The question is whether he's healthy enough to be worth it, because he's also due a big new contract.
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Source: ESPN, CBS Sports
Matt LaFleur has confirmed that Reed needs neck surgery and will miss the rest of 2026. LaFleur says it isn't career-threatening, which is the main thing after he was carted off in Week 2. On the field, it's now Christian Watson and Matthew Golden's offence, and Tucker Kraft should get more of the ball.
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Source: NFL.com, CBS Sports
Sean McVay says the league told him the late pass interference call on Josh Wallace shouldn't have been thrown. That flag wiped out a game-sealing interception and set up Denver's winning touchdown in their 30-26 win. An apology doesn't change the result, though: the Rams are still 1-2, and Broncos fans will be happy to keep the win.
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Source: AP, NBC Sports/PFT
New York gave Minnesota a 2027 fifth-round pick for him after Jaxson Dart was lost for the season, and the deal is pending a physical. Jameis Winston is still the starter, and James Palmer reckons McCarthy is Week 7 to 9 at the earliest. For now it's a cheap punt on a former top-10 pick, not a QB change.
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Source: Giants.com, Vikings.com, Heavy
Baker Mayfield is out for at least three weeks with a dislocated thumb, so Jalon Daniels starts against Green Bay on Sunday. He'll be the first quarterback other than Mayfield to start for the Bucs since Tom Brady, and the first undrafted rookie ever to start at QB in their 51 seasons. Tampa are 0-3, so there's no easing him in.
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Source: Buccaneers.com, NFL.com
Headlines pulled from ESPN, BBC Sport and the Guardian are on a separate page: wire headlines.
