Biggest Surprise of the 2026 Season: Eagles Implosion or Michael Penix?

We know the first month of the NFL season is going to surprise us, but we can't be sure exactly what those surprises are going to be. After all, if we knew what they were in advance, they wouldn't be surprises. With the first month of the season now in the books, though, we can wade through the unexpected turns presented to us and highlight the ones that have us most surprised as we get ready for Week 5. From the end of this era of the Eagles, to the Jaguars picking up right where they left off to the suddenly explosive Falcons offense, and everything in between, Robert Mays and Diante Lee from The Ringer dig into the biggest surprises in the NFL thus far on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Sponsored by ‪@usbank‬ 0:00 Welcome to the show 3:45 Philadelphia Eagles 6:10 Lane Johnson 9:58 Cam Jurgens 14:58 Baltimore Ravens & Jurgens 21:24 Jacksonville Jaguars 32:58 Road to the Super Bowl is wide open 39:05 Brad Idzik & Davis Webb 41:05 New play callers 53:16 Los Angeles Chargers 1:02:48 Houston Texans 1:07:44 Atlanta Falcons For more Athletic Football Show content: Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server:   / discord   Follow The Athletic Football Show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-athletic-fo... Twitter: https://x.com/TA_FootballShow IG:   / tafootballshow   TikTok:   / tafootballshow   Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/footballshow