NFL Week 7 Sunday Early Games Preview: Steelers-Saints in Paris, Lamar Jackson, Breece Hall, Baker Mayfield, Injuries, DFS, Parlays and Teasers

Eight games before 4 p.m. ET, starting with breakfast football from the Stade de France. Three quarterbacks are questionable, the unbeaten 49ers are missing their top two receivers and their best pass rusher, and the Giants are turning to J.J. McCarthy

 NFL Week 7 | Saturday, October 24, 2026

Sunday starts early. The Steelers and Saints kick off in Paris at 9:30 a.m. ET, and seven more games follow at 1 p.m. Several of them turn on news that will not be settled until the inactive lists come out 90 minutes before kickoff: Lamar Jackson's ankle in Baltimore, Breece Hall's quad with the Jets, and Baker Mayfield's right thumb in Tampa Bay. This preview covers what is confirmed, what is still open and which players matter for fantasy and DFS. Every injury below can change by morning, so keep the NFL injury report and the NFL player news open.

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THE EARLY SLATE AT A GLANCE

Kickoffs and records are current as of Saturday. Local TV coverage varies by market; Game Zone carries every game regardless. The full week is on the Week 7 hub, the Week 7 matchups page and the NFL schedule.

GAME 1: STEELERS VS. SAINTS (PARIS)

9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network, Stade de France. New Orleans is the designated home team. Follow it live in Game Zone, and the final will be in the Steelers-Saints box score.

Pittsburgh arrives 4-2 after a 26-19 overtime win at Tampa Bay, where rookie Germie Bernard caught 11 of 12 targets for 87 yards and the winning touchdown (box score). New Orleans is 2-4 but coming off its best offensive game of the season, a 34-27 win over the Giants in which Tyler Shough threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth (box score). The Giants led 10-0 before the Saints scored 34 unanswered points.

The game script question is whether the Saints can keep running the ball the way they did last week, 38 carries for 175 yards, and keep Aaron Rodgers off the field. Rodgers has scored at least 22 fantasy points in three of his last four games.

Injury report. Steelers: WR Ben Skowronek (calf) and CB Brandin Echols (hamstring) are out. RB Rico Dowdle (knee) and S DeShon Elliott (knee) are questionable. Saints: G Cesar Ruiz (knee) and DT Nathan Shepherd (illness) are questionable. Alvin Kamara (back) has no designation.

Players to watch.

• Aaron Rodgers, QB: a steady floor, and the early kickoff means his status and weather are settled before the 1 p.m. lineup lock.
• Germie Bernard, WR: the target volume from last week is real. Watch whether it holds with DK Metcalf, who has 12 deep targets and a 22.1 percent target share, drawing the top corner.
• Rico Dowdle, RB: limited by his knee all week. If he is active without limits, his workload decides his value.
• Tyler Shough, QB, and Kendre Miller, RB: Shough was a top-two fantasy quarterback last week. Miller handled 52.6 percent of the Saints' rushing work with Travis Etienne out.
• Alvin Kamara, RB: no designation despite the back injury, and his 31-yard touchdown catch last week is a reminder of his receiving value.

GAME 2: COLTS AT VIKINGS

1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Live in Game Zone; final in the Colts-Vikings box score.

Minnesota is 5-0 and rested, coming off its bye after a 23-13 win at New Orleans in which Kyler Murray went 24 of 30 for 229 yards and a touchdown and ran for 54 more. Indianapolis is 2-4 and lost 26-20 at home to Tennessee last week after leading 13-0. Daniel Jones threw two interceptions, the Colts allowed six sacks, and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown swung the fourth quarter (box score).

Injury report. Colts: WR Anthony Gould (concussion), TE Tyler Warren (groin) and CB Sauce Gardner (calf) are out. LB CJ Allen (ankle), LB Bryce Boettcher (groin), CB Justin Walley (knee) and P Rigoberto Sanchez (right foot) are questionable. Vikings: RB Jordan Mason (thumb) is questionable, and Kevin O'Connell is optimistic he will play. Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson are all cleared.

Players to watch.

• Justin Jefferson, WR: Addison and Hockenson are both cleared, and Gardner is out of the Colts secondary.
• Kyler Murray, QB: the rushing floor makes him one of the better quarterback plays on the early slate.
• Jordan Mason, RB: a late-news call. Check the inactive list before you start him.
• Jonathan Taylor, RB: scored last week and gives Indianapolis its best path to staying close. Without Warren, the Colts lose their top tight end target.

GAME 3: DOLPHINS AT JETS

1:00 p.m. ET, CBS, MetLife Stadium. Live in Game Zone; final in the Dolphins-Jets box score.

Miami is 0-5 with Malik Willis at quarterback. The Jets are 2-4 after a 26-19 loss at New England, where Geno Smith hit Omar Cooper Jr. for a 48-yard touchdown and the Jets settled for four field goals (box score). A division game with two struggling offenses puts the weight on red-zone finishing.

Injury report. Jets: RB Breece Hall (quad), RB Kene Nwangwu (knee) and OL Dylan Parham (knee) are questionable. OL Max Mitchell (concussion), EDGE Joseph Ossai (ankle) and LB Francisco Mauigoa (quad) are out. Hall missed Wednesday and was limited Thursday and Friday. WR Adonai Mitchell is off the report and practicing fully after missing four games with a finger injury. Dolphins: CB Reese Taylor (quad) is out, EDGE Robert Beal Jr. (hamstring) is doubtful, and LB Willie Gay Jr. (illness) and S Kyle Louis (knee) are questionable.

Players to watch.

• Breece Hall, RB: the biggest fantasy decision in this game. If he is active with his normal role, the rushing and receiving upside is there. If not, have a pivot ready, and check the depth charts for the Jets backfield order.
• Omar Cooper Jr. and Adonai Mitchell, WR: Cooper has been productive since returning from his ankle injury, and Mitchell's return adds a target competitor.
• Jets defense: a matchup with a winless offense makes it one of the more popular defense plays on the slate.

GAME 4: BENGALS AT RAVENS

1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Live in Game Zone; final in the Bengals-Ravens box score.

The most important quarterback question of the morning. Lamar Jackson (ankle) has missed the last two games and is questionable after practicing on a limited basis all week. He has said he is trending in the right direction. Without him last week, Tyler Huntley started and Baltimore lost 13-10 in Cleveland on a field goal at the final gun, managing 235 total yards (box score).

Cincinnati comes in at 3-2 with no injury designations at all. Defensive tackles Jonathan Allen, B.J. Hill and Dexter Lawrence were listed for rest days during the week, not injuries.

Injury report. Ravens: OLB Tavius Robinson (pectoral) and S Jaylinn Hawkins (knee) are out. CB T.J. Tampa (knee) is doubtful. Jackson and DT Broderick Washington (ankle) are questionable. WR Rashod Bateman is off the report.

Players to watch.

• Joe Burrow, QB: a healthy offense against a secondary missing Hawkins and probably Tampa. A natural stack with Ja'Marr Chase or Tee Higgins in tournaments.
• Lamar Jackson, QB: his ceiling is the highest on the slate when healthy. Do not assume he plays because he is questionable, and do not assume he sits.
• Baltimore pass catchers: their value depends on who is throwing. Re-check them once the inactives are out.

This is the game where one announcement changes everything, so wait for it. The NFL injury report and the player news wire update as soon as it lands.

GAME 5: BROWNS AT TITANS

1:00 p.m. ET, CBS. Live in Game Zone; final in the Browns-Titans box score.

Cleveland is 4-2 and Deshaun Watson remains the starter, with Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve with a back injury. Watson has led four game-winning drives this season, including last week's 13-10 win over Baltimore that ended on a field goal as time expired. Tennessee is 1-5 but won its last game, 26-20 at Indianapolis, behind a blocked-punt touchdown and four field goals.

Neither offense has been explosive. Watson has not finished higher than QB15 in any week since Week 2. Cam Ward has not thrown for more than 224 yards in any game and has yet to throw multiple touchdowns in a game.

Injury report. Browns: QB Dillon Gabriel (back), G Teven Jenkins (back), DT Khalil Davis (quad) and DT Mike Hall (ankle) are out. RB Dylan Sampson (knee), LB Quincy Williams (neck), CB Denzel Ward (hand) and S Grant Delpit (concussion, shoulder) are questionable. RB Quinshon Judkins is off the report. Titans: RB Tyjae Spears (knee), WR Calvin Ridley (hip), LB Dorian Mausi (foot), S Tony Adams (ankle) and S Kevin Winston Jr. (quad) are questionable.

Players to watch.

• Quinshon Judkins, RB: off the injury report after his ankle injury, which changes the Cleveland backfield math. Sampson and Audric Estime, who scored last week, become committee pieces.
• Calvin Ridley, WR: the Titans' best receiving option if his hip allows a full role.
• Browns defense: a strong matchup against an offense that has struggled to finish drives.

GAME 6: BUCCANEERS AT PANTHERS

1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Live in Game Zone; final in the Buccaneers-Panthers box score.

Baker Mayfield (right thumb) is questionable after missing three games, but Todd Bowles expects him to start, wearing a specialized glove. Rookie Jalon Daniels started in his place, including last week's 26-19 overtime loss to Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay is 1-5 and will also be without Emeka Egbuka (concussion, foot), who caught Daniels' only touchdown pass last week.

Carolina is 3-2 after a 25-14 win in Philadelphia, where Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes to tight end Tommy Tremble (box score). The Panthers turn around and play at Green Bay on Thursday night, so this is the front end of a short week.

Injury report. Buccaneers: WR Emeka Egbuka, OT Luke Goedeke (calf) and S Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) are out. Mayfield is questionable. Panthers: OLB Thomas Incoom (calf) and OLB Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) are out. OT Monroe Freeling (knee) and LB Bam Martin-Scott (hamstring) are questionable.

Players to watch.

• Baker Mayfield, QB: a start is not the same as a full-strength start. A thumb injury on the throwing hand is a reason to temper expectations.
• Tommy Tremble, TE: two touchdowns last week, and a Tampa Bay secondary without Winfield.
• Chuba Hubbard, RB: scored last week and anchors an offense that ran the ball 33 times in Philadelphia.

GAME 7: 49ERS AT FALCONS

1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Live in Game Zone; final in the 49ers-Falcons box score.

San Francisco is 6-0 after beating Washington 23-17 on Monday night, with Christian McCaffrey running for two touchdowns and George Kittle catching one (box score). Now it is a Monday-to-Sunday turnaround, a 1 p.m. ET body clock and a long injury list: Mike Evans (ribs, Achilles), Deebo Samuel (hamstring) and Nick Bosa (knee, calf) are all out. Atlanta is 2-4 after a 31-23 loss to Chicago in which it lost three fumbles. Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes in that game, two to Kyle Pitts (box score).

Injury report. 49ers: WR Mike Evans, WR Deebo Samuel, DE Nick Bosa, LB Luke Gifford (groin), LB Garret Wallow (hamstring) and S Marques Sigle (ankle) are out. WR Christian Kirk (calf), CB Upton Stout (shoulder) and S Siran Neal (knee) are questionable, and Kirk practiced fully all week. Falcons: RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring), OT Michael Jerrell (bicep), LB Divine Deablo (forearm) and DB Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring) are out. Ten more Falcons are questionable, including CBs A.J. Terrell and C.J. Henderson (both groin), DE Za'Darius Smith (neck) and DT Gervon Dexter (hamstring).

Players to watch.

• Christian McCaffrey, RB: with two top receivers out, more of the offense runs through him as a runner and receiver.
• George Kittle, TE, and Christian Kirk, WR: the main beneficiaries of the missing receivers. Kirk is the volume play if his calf holds up.
• Brock Purdy, QB: still a starter, but do not project last week's production with this receiving corps.
• Bijan Robinson, RB: Brian Robinson Jr. is out, so the Atlanta backfield is his.
• Kyle Pitts, TE, and Drake London, WR: if the Falcons have to chase, Penix's top two targets get the volume.

GAME 8: GIANTS AT TEXANS

1:00 p.m. ET, FOX. Live in Game Zone; final in the Giants-Texans box score.

J.J. McCarthy will start for the Giants, John Harbaugh said this week. McCarthy replaced Jameis Winston in last week's 34-27 loss to New Orleans and went 11 of 21 for 243 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and led the team in rushing. The Giants are 3-2-1. Houston is 2-4 despite C.J. Stroud throwing for 312 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-31 win over Jacksonville in London last week (box score), and the Texans added Marvin Harrison Jr. by trade.

Injury report. Giants: LB Tremaine Edmunds (shoulder) and CB Greg Newsome II (concussion) are out. TE Theo Johnson (neck) is doubtful. OT Jermaine Eluemunor (calf), OL Marcus Mbow (knee), CB Paulson Adebo (knee), S Jevon Holland (concussion) and S Tyler Nubin (neck) are questionable. Texans: RB David Montgomery (groin), OT Blake Fisher (thumb), S Reed Blankenship (concussion, hand) and S Jalen Pitre (shoulder) are out. WR Tank Dell (knee) is questionable.

Players to watch.

• C.J. Stroud, QB: a hot streak, a deeper receiver room and a Giants secondary with three questionable starters.
• Jaylin Noel, WR: 107 yards and a touchdown in London. Harrison and Dell make his target share harder to project.
• J.J. McCarthy, QB: a full week as the starter, and his rushing gives him a second path to points. Malik Nabers is his top target.
• Houston backfield: Montgomery is out, so check the depth charts for who gets the carries.

THE PARLAY: ILLUSTRATIVE PLAYER LEGS

This is a sample ticket built from the storylines above, not a pick. Every leg is a player outcome, not a team price:

• Christian McCaffrey to score a touchdown (49ers at Falcons)
• Justin Jefferson 5 or more receptions (Colts at Vikings)
• Joe Burrow 2 or more touchdown passes (Bengals at Ravens)

Build it, or your own version, in the NFL Parlay Builder, which pulls current prices for every leg, or the Parlay Builder for the whole-sport menu. Then run the finished slip through the Parlay Doctor before you place it: it checks every leg, flags legs that depend on each other and shows what the price is actually paying. Want the payout math? The parlay calculator does that, and the parlay hub has every parlay tool in one place. Our official calls for the week are only on the NFL verdicts page.

A reminder that applies to every ticket: each extra leg is another way to lose. Three plausible legs do not add up to a likely parlay. Check the NFL prop hit rate board and the prop line checker to see how often these players clear these marks.

TEASER STRATEGY

A teaser moves the spread on every leg in your favor in exchange for a smaller payout. In football, the value lives in crossing 3 and 7, the two most common final margins. A six-point teaser that moves a short favorite through both numbers, or a short underdog up through them, is the classic structure. A teaser that crosses neither number is usually paying for points that rarely matter.

The NFL Teaser Generator finds the teaser legs on this week's board that cross the key numbers and prices them, and the teaser calculator shows the payout and break-even rate for any teaser before you build it. Teaser rules and payouts are not the same everywhere, so price yours before you commit.

The early slate has two questionable quarterbacks in games with short spreads, Baltimore and Tampa Bay. Teasing a side whose quarterback is not confirmed adds risk the extra points do not cover, so wait for the inactives.

DFS STRATEGY: THE EARLY-SLATE DECISIONS

The 1 p.m. lock comes after the Paris game is over, which helps: Rodgers, Dowdle, Bernard and the Saints players are settled before you finalize. The rest of the slate turns on late news.

Quarterbacks

• Joe Burrow: a healthy offense in a matchup with injured defensive backs.
• Kyler Murray: the rushing floor in a rested offense at home.
• C.J. Stroud: three touchdowns last week and a vulnerable secondary.
• Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield: late-news decisions. Have a pivot built.

Running backs

• Christian McCaffrey and Bijan Robinson: the two clearest workloads on the slate.
• Breece Hall: the biggest injury call of the window.
• Quinshon Judkins: back off the report; watch how the carries split.
• Jordan Mason and Rico Dowdle: check status before lock.

Pass catchers

• Justin Jefferson: the high-ceiling receiver play.
• Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins: stack partners for Burrow.
• George Kittle and Christian Kirk: the 49ers targets with Evans and Samuel out.
• Germie Bernard: salary value if last week's volume repeats.
• Tommy Tremble: a tight end punt with a touchdown streak.

Defenses

• Jets against Miami
• Browns against Tennessee
• Texans against a Giants offense starting a quarterback in his first full week as the starter

Build your core in the DFS Lineup Generator: it creates unique lineups from real salaries under the cap, and you can lock or fade players before it runs. Then paste your season-long roster into 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. For cash games, take secure workloads. In large tournaments, take lower-owned combinations with a real path to a big score.

Matchup data: 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 for every outdoor game: the NFL weather page.

FINAL SUNDAY CHECKLIST

• Confirm Lamar Jackson's status on the NFL injury report.
• Check whether Breece Hall is active and in his normal role.
• Check Baker Mayfield's final status and whether Jalon Daniels is the backup again.
• Watch Jordan Mason, Rico Dowdle, Dylan Sampson and Christian Kirk.
• Re-check the 49ers receivers after the inactive list.
• Run every ticket through the Parlay Doctor and every lineup through the Lineup Doctor.
• Open Game Zone at 9:30 and leave it on.

Sunday's early window has a little of everything: a quarterback-dependent division game in Baltimore, an injury-thinned unbeaten team in Atlanta, a low-scoring look in Nashville and a new starter in Houston. The FantasyDailies edge is preparation: verify the news, check the matchup 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 with other players in the community forum. Watch it all in Game Zone, on the website, on Roku, on Amazon Fire TV and on FantasyDailies TV.

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