Week 5 of the 2025-26 NFL regular season officially gets underway on Thursday, October 2, with a Thursday Night Football primetime clash featuring the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium.

Yet, the biggest things that are really helping define the first part of the season are the schematic changes and shifts helping NFL teams gain an edge on the field. There's nothing truly new under the sun,

CINCINNATI — Zac Taylor is taking a ton of heat this week after the Bengals' debacles over the last two losses. It has a lot of fans wondering if he's on the hot seat to be fired this season, with just one year remaining on his contract.

Bleacher Report's experts waved goodbye to a mediocre September and welcomed a new month with high aspirations.

One month of the 2025-26 NFL regular season is in the books, and now it's time to kick off October with Week 5 set to kick off on Thursday, October 2, with an NFC West showdown in primetime. The action gets underway in primetime on Prime Video when the Los Angeles Rams welcome the

Arvell Reese, Dante Moore and other draft hopefuls have made a big impact early in the college football season.

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Almost every team, however, has reason to anticipate this year's in-season trade deadline. Some clubs are primed to explore last-minute upgrades at premium positions, stocking up in hopes of a title push. Others are more equipped to consider selling big-name talent in the name of longer-term rebuilding.