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What to know about the wacky first 5 weeks of the NFL season

NPR | By Jason Fuller,

Ailsa Chang, Justine Kenin

Published October 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM CDT

It's been a topsy turvy NFL season so far. We check in with Jason Gay from The Wall Street Journal about what has surprised him after five weeks of football.

Jason Fuller

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.