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 6:08 PM EDT

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

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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.

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Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.

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