Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

Arik Armstead and Trent Williams were both absent from Wednesday’s practice ahead of the 49ers’ matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons returned to practice Wednesday and has no injury designation for Thursday Night Football.

With the Bears on their bye week it’s as good a time as any to reflect on the season up to this point. Expectations varied for the team this year, with some believing they could push for a playoff spot and others believing they would repeat as the worst team in the NFL. As it turned out, things trended closer…

A preseason study showed the 49ers have the biggest schedule disadvantage in the NFL this year, but on Sunday in Philadelphia, they’ll finally have a slight advantage.

David Tepper’s Carolina Panthers are at their lowest point. NFL history, however, has shown us there is a way to salvage something like this — if he picks the right coach.

The Bills could go from Super Bowl favorite to out of the playoffs.

Questionable coaching, odd front office choices and just bad luck have Buffalo outside of the playoff picture, and there’s plenty of blame go go around.

After his clutch kick against the Bills on Sunday, Jake Elliott has been named Special Teams Player of the Week again.

Rams running back Kyren Williams came off of injured reserve to help power Los Angeles to a big win over division-rival Arizona.

There’s been a fair amount of concern about the state of the Chiefs offense for much of this season, but things looked pretty good for the final three quarters of last Sunday’s game against the Raiders.