Pleasant surprises of the NFL season so far: Brock Purdy for MVP and actual Raiders competence
Kirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season. Composite: APView image in fullscreenKirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season. But last season, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback was caught up in his team’s horrible injury luck (which continues unabated), missing eight games.
- ▪Kirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season.
- ▪Composite: APView image in fullscreenKirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season.
- ▪But last season, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback was caught up in his team’s horrible injury luck (which continues unabated), missing eight games.
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Kirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season. Composite: APView image in fullscreenKirk Cousins drops back to pass, Case Keenum and Brock Purdy have all boosted their teams this season. Composite: APNFLPleasant surprises of the NFL season so far: Brock Purdy for MVP and actual Raiders competenceIt’s still early in the 2026 season but a number of teams and players have found unexpected levels of success in the last few weeksDoug FarrarThu 1 Oct 2026 04.30 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 04.32 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLast season ended with a Super Bowl in which neither team – the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots – had been expected to participate.
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