On the cover: Saquon Barkley, HB, Atlanta Falcons
The season's first bye week thinned the slate to fourteen games and the league still found a way to rewrite the record book, play a 66-50 shootout, and send three teams to 6-0.
On the cover: Dylan Sampson, HB, Chicago Bears
Five teams still perfect, two shutouts on the same afternoon, and a running back in Chicago nobody could bring down.
On the cover: Jahmyr Gibbs, HB, Denver Broncos
A rushing record falls in Denver, four winless teams finally win, and Philadelphia wins by seventeen with nineteen passing yards.
On the cover: Mark Andrews, TE, New York Giants
Eight teams still unbeaten, a perfect passer in New York, and a tight end who tied the record book on a Sunday afternoon.
On the cover: Kaiir Elam, CB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ten teams unbeaten, ten teams winless, and one cornerback with the record book in his hands.
On the cover: De'Von Achane, HB, San Francisco 49ers
A revenge-tour 56-point outburst in San Francisco, a banner-raising win in Cincinnati, and two rookie quarterbacks who won their openers.