With the 2026 NFL Trade Deadline now behind us, the NFC picture is starting to take shape - and in a conference that already felt wide open, one team just made the kind of quarterback move that can shift everything. Week 10 is here, the playoff race is tightening, and every game is carrying a little more weight as mid-November rolls on.
At the bottom of the NFC rankings, the Philadelphia Eagles sit in an unfamiliar spot at 2-7. They’ve dropped seven straight, own the most losses of any NFC team, and are now without their starting quarterback.
Their deadline approach only reinforced where this season is headed, with the Eagles making selling moves that sent Jordan Davis and Cam Jurgens to Jacksonville and Baltimore. General Manager Howie Roseman now has a war-chest of draft picks over the next few years, but the short-term picture is bleak.
The future may be promising, but right now, the light has been out for about six weeks.
Just ahead of them are the Arizona Cardinals at 3-6, and their quarterback situation has taken a sharp turn. Jacoby Brissett is now in Baltimore, Gardner Minshew is hurt, and rookie Carson Beck is expected to start the rest of the way.
The Cardinals are hoping Beck can show enough to give them something to build on, though that feels like a long shot. For now, they’re stuck with a roster that doesn’t offer much traction, which is why they land at No. 15 in the NFC rankings.
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Arizonas answer was to hold firm, a sign that Baker is viewed as more than a trade chip as the deadline approaches. Baker has already made clear he is focused on the Cardinals and on winning, and the teams decision to turn away interest says plenty about how central he remains to what they are trying to build. [Read more 🡒]
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Los Angeles is dealing with its own notable absences, with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams expected to miss the game, so the Rams will look different than usual on the outside. For Arizona, that creates both opportunity and pressure, because a start like this can help settle the quarterback picture or deepen the conversation around how the Cardinals want to move forward. [Read more 🡒]