NFC hierarchy: Minnesota Vikings lead pack after unpredictable first month of NFL season

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On Thursday night, the Cowboys suffered two big injuries on defense — to Micah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence — and face a stretch of games against the Steelers, Lions and 49ers. The Seahawks are the only other undefeated team in the NFC, but they have played the Broncos, Patriots and the Miami Dolphins without Tua Tagovailoa. Their best test will come Monday night against the Detroit Lions, who already have one loss to the Bucs. The Bucs, whose Baker Mayfield may be the only quarterback who can fully appreciate Darnold’s revival because it so closely mirrors his own, beat up the listless Philadelphia Eagles, 33-16. The Eagles go into their bye week 2-2, and while their banged up wide receiver room (DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown both missed Sunday’s game) can use the week off, the bye will be filled with questions about whether the Eagles have really shaken off whatever sunk them last season, whether Jalen Hurts can stop turning the ball over (he already has six turnovers…

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