Three 4 p.m. games and an unbeaten Kansas City team in Seattle on Sunday night. Puka Nacua is a game-time decision, Rashee Rice is out, and both NFC North teams arrive with fresh legs.
| NFL Week 7 | Sunday, October 25, 2026
The early window is winding down, and the rest of Sunday still holds the biggest fantasy and betting decisions of the day. Denver visits Arizona at 4:05 p.m. ET, the Rams play in Las Vegas and Green Bay visits Detroit at 4:25, and Kansas City plays at Seattle on Sunday Night Football at 8:20. Inactive lists for the 4 p.m. games come out about 90 minutes before kickoff, so check the NFL injury report and the NFL player news before you lock anything.
WATCH THE LATE WINDOW AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN GAME ZONE
Game Zone puts every live game in front of you at once: the real field, the ball moving to the actual spot, down and distance and full play-by-play. Run the 4 p.m. games side by side, then keep it on for Sunday night:
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THE LATE SLATE AT A GLANCE
GameKickoff (ET)TVBroncos (4-2) at Cardinals (2-4)4:05 p.m.CBSRams (2-4) at Raiders (3-3)4:25 p.m.FOXPackers (4-2) at Lions (3-2)4:25 p.m.FOXChiefs (5-0) at Seahawks (3-3)8:20 p.m.NBC, PeacockLocal coverage varies by market; Game Zone carries all four. The full week is on the Week 7 hub, the Week 7 matchups page and the NFL schedule.
BRONCOS AT CARDINALS
4:05 p.m. ET, CBS. Live in Game Zone; final in the Broncos-Cardinals box score.
Denver is 4-2 and rested, ten days removed from a 17-14 overtime win over Seattle on Thursday night in which its defense sacked Sam Darnold five times, hit him 17 times and intercepted him twice (box score). The offense was another story: Bo Nix threw for 107 yards, and J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey scored the touchdowns on the ground.
Arizona is 2-4 and won its last game 18-16 at the Rams, with Chad Ryland kicking six field goals, the last a 43-yarder with three seconds left (box score). Jacoby Brissett remains the starter. Two weeks ago he threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns against Detroit, but was sacked five times, and Denver's pass rush is the problem here.
Injury report. Broncos: RB Tyler Badie (thumb), OLB Jonah Elliss (ankle) and S Talanoa Hufanga (ankle) are out. RB Jonah Coleman (ankle) and CB Pat Surtain II (ankle) are questionable. Cardinals: RB Jeremiyah Love (ankle), OL Jon Gaines II (knee, ankle), DL Walter Nolen III (ankle) and S Andrew Wingard (knee) are out. QB Carson Beck (back), DL Darius Robinson (back), CB Max Melton (knee) and S Budda Baker (groin, illness) are questionable.
Players to watch.
- Trey McBride, TE: Arizona's volume target, and the receiver Brissett looks for under pressure.
- Bo Nix, QB: his rushing gives him a floor his passing has not, and a matchup without Love in the Arizona backfield could mean more Denver possessions.
- J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey, RB: with Badie out and Coleman questionable, the Denver carries run through these two. Check the depth charts.
- Broncos defense: the pass rush that hit Darnold 17 times faces a quarterback who was sacked five times by Detroit two weeks ago.
RAMS AT RAIDERS
4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. Live in Game Zone; final in the Rams-Raiders box score.
The Rams are 2-4 after losing at home to Arizona on a field goal at the final gun, a game in which Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, to Blake Corum and Colby Parkinson, and the Rams scored only 16 points. Davante Adams is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, and Puka Nacua (calf) is a game-time decision: Sean McVay said he will test it in pregame warmups.
Las Vegas is 3-3 after a 33-30 loss to Buffalo in which Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to Tre Tucker, including a 44-yarder with 1:39 left, and Ashton Jeanty ran one in (box score). Klint Kubiak expects Mike Washington Jr. to play despite missing practice Thursday and Friday.
Injury report. Rams: LB Nate Landman (concussion) is out. WR Puka Nacua (calf) and CB Trent McDuffie (groin) are questionable. Raiders: WR Dont'e Thornton Jr. (hamstring) and TE Carter Runyon (foot) are out. RB Mike Washington Jr. (foot, back) is questionable. TE Brock Bowers (hamstring, calf) has no designation.
Players to watch.
- Puka Nacua, WR: if he plays, he is the Rams passing game with Adams out. If he sits, the targets spread out and Stafford's ceiling drops.
- Kyren Williams, RB: a workload back who catches passes, which matters more when the receiver room is thin.
- Brock Bowers, TE: no injury designation, and the Raiders' top target.
- Tre Tucker, WR: two touchdowns last week and the deep threat in this offense.
- Kirk Cousins, QB: 313 passing yards last week, and Las Vegas threw 41 times.
PACKERS AT LIONS
4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. Live in Game Zone; final in the Packers-Lions box score.
An NFC North game with both teams rested in different ways. Detroit is 3-2 and coming off its bye after a 45-21 win in Arizona in which Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes, two to Jameson Williams, and Jahmyr Gibbs ran for two more (box score). Green Bay is 4-2 after a 23-13 Sunday night win over Dallas, with Jordan Love throwing a touchdown to Matthew Golden and running for another (box score). Josh Jacobs is off the injury report and available again.
Injury report. Packers: LB Zaire Franklin (shin) is out. WR Bo Melton (back), G Aaron Banks (knee, toe), DT Jordon Riley (Achilles) and CB Benjamin St-Juste (hamstring) are questionable. QB Jordan Love (back) and WR Christian Watson (ankle) have no designation. Lions: C Cade Mays (wrist) and S Brian Branch (Achilles) are questionable. CB Rock Ya-Sin (hamstring) has no designation.
Players to watch.
- Jahmyr Gibbs, RB: rushing and receiving work, plus goal-line carries. The most complete fantasy profile in the late window.
- Jared Goff, QB, with Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams: the natural stack in the slate's best offensive matchup.
- Sam LaPorta, TE: a 38-yard touchdown in the last game and a Green Bay defense without Franklin.
- Jordan Love, QB, and Matthew Golden, WR: the Packers stack if this turns into a shootout.
- Josh Jacobs, RB: back in the lineup, which changes the Green Bay backfield from week to week.
CHIEFS AT SEAHAWKS: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
8:20 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock. Live in Game Zone; final in the Chiefs-Seahawks box score.
Kansas City is 5-0 after a 22-6 win over the Chargers in which Kenneth Walker ran for two touchdowns, including a 33-yarder, and Patrick Mahomes completed 23 of 30 for 272 yards (box score). Seattle is 3-3 and kept Sam Darnold as its starter after the overtime loss in Denver, where he went 27 of 51 for 278 yards with two interceptions.
The matchup to watch is Seattle's pass rush against Mahomes, and Kansas City's defense against a Seahawks offense that has struggled to finish drives. Seattle will be without Zach Charbonnet, so George Holani, who scored against Denver, is the back to watch.
Injury report. Chiefs: RB Brashard Smith (hamstring), WR Rashee Rice (hamstring, knee) and OL Jaylon Moore (concussion) are out. LB Cooper McDonald (knee) and CB L'Jarius Sneed (knee) are questionable. Mahomes (knee) and Travis Kelce (ankle) have no designation. Seahawks: RB Zach Charbonnet (knee), LB Chazz Surratt (calf) and LB Drake Thomas (ankle) are out. QB Drew Lock (right elbow), LB DeMarcus Lawrence (knee), LB Uchenna Nwosu (hip), LB Connor O'Toole (hamstring) and S Nick Emmanwori (hip) are questionable.
Players to watch.
- Patrick Mahomes, QB: the highest ceiling of the night, and Rice's absence concentrates the targets.
- Travis Kelce, TE: no designation this week, and the top remaining target without Rice.
- Kenneth Walker, RB: Brashard Smith is out, so the Kansas City backfield is his.
- Sam Darnold, QB, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR: the Seattle stack if the Seahawks have to throw.
- George Holani, RB: the likely lead back with Charbonnet out.
THE PARLAY: ILLUSTRATIVE PLAYER LEGS
A sample ticket built from the storylines above, not a pick. Every leg is a player outcome:
- Jahmyr Gibbs to score a touchdown (Packers at Lions)
- Trey McBride 5 or more receptions (Broncos at Cardinals)
- Kenneth Walker 60 or more rushing yards (Chiefs at Seahawks)
Build it, or your own version, in the NFL Parlay Builder with current prices on every leg, or use the Parlay Builder for the whole menu. Then run the slip through the Parlay Doctor: it checks each leg, flags legs that depend on each other and shows what the price actually pays. The parlay calculator does the payout math, and the parlay hub has every parlay tool in one place. Our official calls are only on the NFL verdicts page.
Each extra leg is another way to lose. Check the NFL prop hit rate board and the prop line checker to see how often these players clear these marks.
TEASER STRATEGY FOR THE LATE WINDOW
A teaser moves every spread in your favor in exchange for a smaller payout. In football the value comes from crossing 3 and 7, the two most common final margins. A six-point teaser that moves a short favorite down through both numbers, or a short underdog up through them, is the classic build. One that crosses neither number pays for points that rarely decide a game.
The NFL Teaser Generator finds the legs on tonight's board that cross the key numbers and prices them, and the teaser calculator shows the payout and break-even rate before you build. Teaser rules and payouts are not the same everywhere, so price yours first.
Two cautions for the late window: do not tease the Rams before the Nacua decision is in, and remember a Sunday night leg keeps your ticket open for four more hours. Pair the late-window legs with the night game only if you are comfortable carrying the risk that long.
DFS STRATEGY: THE LATE SWAP
If your contest allows late swap, the 4 p.m. games and Sunday night are where you make up ground. If your early lineup is behind, chase upside. If it is near the top, protect it with steady volume.
Quarterbacks
- Jared Goff: the top late-window stack anchor.
- Patrick Mahomes: the Sunday night ceiling.
- Jordan Love: a lower-owned pivot in the same game as Goff.
- Bo Nix: a rushing floor in a game his defense should control.
Running backs
- Jahmyr Gibbs and Kenneth Walker: the two clearest workloads.
- Kyren Williams: volume plus targets.
- J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey: watch Jonah Coleman's status before choosing.
- Josh Jacobs: back in the lineup.
Pass catchers
- Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams: Goff stack partners.
- Trey McBride and Brock Bowers: two volume tight ends at the top of their teams' target lists.
- Travis Kelce: no designation and more targets without Rice.
- Puka Nacua: only after he clears warmups.
- Tre Tucker: a cheaper deep threat.
Build your core in the DFS Lineup Generator, which creates unique lineups from real salaries under the cap with lock and fade controls. Run your season-long roster through the Lineup Doctor for a start or sit call on every player. The NFL DFS value page and the NFL DFS hub show salary against production, and the start/sit board ranks every position. Matchups: defense vs. quarterbacks, defense vs. running backs, defense vs. receivers and defense vs. tight ends. Usage: the volume board and the red zone report. Weather: the NFL weather page.
FINAL LATE-WINDOW CHECKLIST
- Check Puka Nacua after Rams warmups on the NFL injury report.
- Check Jonah Coleman and Pat Surtain II for Denver.
- Check Mike Washington Jr. for Las Vegas.
- Confirm the Detroit secondary with Brian Branch questionable.
- Run every ticket through the Parlay Doctor and every lineup through the Lineup Doctor.
- Open Game Zone at 4:05 and leave it on through Sunday night.
The late window offers a high-powered division game in Detroit, a quarterback-under-pressure game in Arizona, an injury-dependent receiver room in Las Vegas and an unbeaten team on the road on Sunday night. Verify the inactives, check the matchups and make every decision with the information available at kickoff.
For the rest of Week 7, start at the NFL hub. Breaking news hits the NFL player news, the player news wire and the sports news wire first, roster moves land on the transactions wire, and every final goes to the NFL box scores. Talk it over in the community forum, and watch it all in Game Zone, on the website, on Roku, on Amazon Fire TV and on FantasyDailies TV.
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