
Jets RB Breece Hall expected to play vs. Chiefs
Breece Hall (quad) is now good to go and should play next week vs. the Chiefs, per Ian Rapoport.
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Breece Hall (quad) is now good to go and should play next week vs. the Chiefs, per Ian Rapoport.

Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton tore his quad and is expected to be out for the season, per Ian Rapoport.

The Saints are moving on from run game coordinator T.J. Paganetti, per Ian Rapoport.

Bucs OLB YaYa Diaby is believed to have an MCL sprain; MRI Monday, hope is he won't miss extended time, per Ian Rapoport.

The Broncos are placing RB R.J. Harvey on short-term IR; he'll miss the next four games, per Ian Rapoport.

The Chargers placed S Derwin James Jr. on injured reserve, per Adam Schefter.

The Chiefs placed CB L'Jarius Sneed on injured reserve and ruled out rookie CB Mansoor Delane for Sunday at Denver.

The Raiders activated WR Jack Bech from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets.

The Patriots downgraded WR A.J. Brown to out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Redskins DT Daron Payne suffered a season-ending Jones fracture during Friday's practice, per Adam Schefter.

Jaylen Waddle is questionable for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

Pat Surtain II is officially back for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

Saquon Barkley is off the injury report and will play Sunday night; DeVonta Smith is out.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is off the injury report and good to go Sunday against the Vikings.
Our Take: Detroit will want St. Brown for this one: Sunday's opponent is the 6-0 Vikings, who our Week 8 NFL Power Rankings call "so difficult to trust."

Aaron Jones will play in Week 8 against the Lions.
Our Take: Good news for a Vikings team we called "so difficult to trust" despite its 6-0 record. Minnesota has the Lions, Bills, Packers and 49ers in its next four games, and it now has the toughest remaining slate in our NFL strength of schedule rankings, so getting Jones back quickly matters.

Rashee Rice has no injury designation and is expected to play Sunday against the Broncos.

Emeka Egbuka is out for Sunday's game against the Falcons, even though he has cleared the concussion protocol.
Our Take: We had Egbuka projected for 11 fantasy points at Carolina in our Fantasy WR Rankings, noting that he would benefit from Baker Mayfield returning.

The Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley. Defensive line coach Todd Wash has been named interim defensive coordinator and will call the defensive plays. It is the NFL's first in-season coordinator firing this year.
Our Take: Our power rankings called out Carolina's flat showing against Tampa Bay, which led 33-6 in the third quarter. Back-to-back losses to the Buccaneers and Packers cost Evero his job.

The Titans are trading All-Pro DT Jeffery Simmons to the Bears, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The Bears receive Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick, while the Titans receive 2027 and 2028 first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-round pick, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Texans WR Jaylin Noel has a season-ending turf toe injury and is facing surgery, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, citing a league source. The Texans placed Noel on injured reserve due to a toe injury, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.