OPOY: Jahmyr Gibbs DPOY: Will Anderson Jr. OROY: Jadarian Price DROY: Caleb Downs COY: Patrick Mahomes Breakout player: Matthew Golden League execs, scouts predict award winners espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4985…

The Seahawks will be without two of their top three safeties Sunday at Washington as Julian Love and Ty Okada have both been ruled out. Defensive tackle Brandon Pili is questionable.

Receiver roundup: -Puka Nacua (hip): Doubtful -Nico Collins (hammy): Out -Zay Flowers (hammy): Questionable -JaleN Coker (ankle): Questionable but expected to play

There have been a lot of questions about the field surface in Brazil, and I wanted to provide the NFLPA’s perspective.   Our number one priority is the health and safety of our players. The concern heading into this week was that the field would be loose, patchy, and lead to excessive slipping. Those conditions are generally more of a playability and performance issue than a significant injury concern.   But safety isn't the only standard. Players should be able to perform at the level they expect of themselves and that fans expect from them. A thin, slick field may not present the same risks as a surface with too much traction, but it still affects performance and the quality of the game.   We've been in regular communication with the league about the field. Both the NFLPA's and the league's field experts have been on the ground in Brazil for days, monitoring conditions and working to make the surface as safe and playable as possible for Sunday.   Based on our experts' assessment, the field needed better traction and stability. They recommended reinforced stitching to help the surface hold together and brought in equipment to reinforce as much of the field as possible before the game. Our experts will remain engaged and continue evaluating conditions through kickoff.   The work happening this week also highlights two larger issues.   First, we need field standards that account for both safety and performance. The NFL, NFLPA, and our field and engineering experts spend a lot of time working on these issues, and we've made progress. But we're not where we need to be yet. We can't have surfaces that melt players' cleats, like we saw in Nashville last week. We can't have frozen fields that create unnecessary risks. The best athletes in the world should be playing on surfaces that meet the same standard of excellence we expect from them every week.   Second, this reinforces one of our concerns about international expansion. Two of the three games played in Brazil have had field-related issues. That's not a coincidence. This time of year makes it extremely challenging to maintain the kind of grass surface we expect at the NFL level.   Our guys are exceptional at what they do, and I'm confident they'll put on a terrific game in Rio this week. They always do. But we owe it to them to provide the best possible opportunity to succeed. Players can overcome a lot. But they shouldn't have to overcome the field. The NFL has been clear they want to continue to grow the game internationally. However, growth alone cannot be the goal. The goal has to be growing the game while maintaining the standards our players deserve. If we can't do both, then we need to make different decisions.

Jaxson Dart's knee surgery will be today, per sources. The belief is it will be a meniscus and MCL repair. Dart was injured in Monday night's 28-6 loss to the Rams. Coach John Harbaugh said Dart will be out for the "regular season."

Puka Nacua will not practice and will be listed as doubtful for the game against the Broncos.

They have no running game. They can’t give Jordan Love time. They couldn’t stop the run. They got booed out of Lambeau, and Tucker Kraft didn’t appreciate it. It made for a bad night in what’s a bad start to the season. The story from last night: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/5002…

‘He’s the definition of resiliency’ Falcons teammates praise Michael Penix’s return from ACL in rout of Packers More via @marcraimondi espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/5002…

Bijan Robinson said he can see defenders’ eyes get big as he’s making them miss. “Their eyes were really big’ tonight, he said from his locker after 194 rushing yards in Lambeau.

Packers, who hoped to bolster a porous running game, are getting out-rushed by Atlanta 139-12 at the half.

Henderson's long, windy career showing signs of life in Atlanta. Former top-10 pick.

Jessie Bates III. Timeless.

Xavier McKinney told me this week he expected Atlanta to ease Michael Penix back with run-game support and ‘quick throws, screens.’ Penix went over the middle, and McKinney made him pay.

Jager Burton, a fifth-round rookie, set to start for Packers.

DT Javon Hargrave, who was questionable, is active

Joey Porter Jr. on a deal not getting done by the deadline: “it didn’t get done. It didn’t happen. That’s really just old news for me now.” Asked if he sees himself playing at some point, Porter says, “yeah, definitely.”

"[The Falcons] believe that Penix was the best quarterback throughout the summer, he just wasn't ready." —@JFowlerESPN on Michael Penix Jr. making his season debut this week against the Packers 🏈

Falcons president of football Matt Ryan was in Lambeau Field six hours before kickoffs doing stadium steps. Perhaps he’s staying ready in case Atlanta needs a fifth quarterback.

Madubuike is making the trip to Brazil, and coming off two straight full practices, he appears poised to play for the first time in 12-plus months.

Barkley back on the field after last week's stinger Also, TE Dallas Goedert (MCL sprain) is expected to avoid short-term IR. He's set to miss a few weeks.

Michael Penix’s season debut: Why Week 3 was the right time, where Falcons QB room stands and how the Packers are game planning for him. From Green Bay.