N.F.L. Week 3 Live: Carson Wentz returns as Patrick Mahomes rolls

• The Chargers and Rams will meet at the Memorial Coliseum for the first showdown between the Los Angeles teams since 1994. Both teams are strong on offense, but the rebuilt Rams defense should tip the scales.

• Carson Wentz will return to the quarterback position for Philadelphia. The favorite starting quarterback of the team was a M.V.P. candidate before destroying his knee during week 14. The Eagles may have won the Super Bowl without him, but the team's difficulties in starting the season have helped highlight their need to bring him back to the field.

• Aaron Rodgers acknowledged this week that there is concern that his knee injury will worsen as the season progresses. Green Bay has reduced its work in practice, but Washington's high-ranking defense could give it a good test.

• Patrick Mahomes, of the Chiefs, went fastest in N.F.L. the story, with 10 touchdowns in two games. There is every reason to believe that he can stay warm against San Francisco, even though the 49ers have finally found Reuben Foster on the field, but Kansas City will need all the offensives possible. .

• Some of the best runners in N.F.L. will be out this week. Sean McCoy (dubious, ribs) is probably missing for the Buffalo / Minnesota match, but the Vikings will also be without Dalvin Cook (at the hamstring exit). Philadelphia will be without Darren Sproles and Jay Ajayi, leaving Corey Clement to take over, while Jacksonville has spent the week believing that Leonard Fournette would be ready to report this morning in favor of T.J. Yeldon. With Devonta Freeman for Atlanta, Tevin Coleman should get more work.

• Ereck Flowers of the Giants already seemed to be a big hit, especially after the No. 9 pick in the 2015 draft was asked to move to the right attack once the team signed Nate Solder. Now Flowers lost his job against Chad Wheeler, a sophomore who started five games as a rookie last season and will have his hands full against a Houston seventh.

Some game readings

• Yannick Ngakoue has emerged as the NFB's premier strip-sack artist, recording more results since his 2016 rookie season than anyone else in the league. Separating the quarterback from the ball, as demoralizing as it is violent, is a skill desired by many but mastered by few. For Ngakoue, it's an obsession.

• Everything is too familiar. The New York Giants' offense – with even more talent in skill positions – remains stuck in neutrality, plagued by the usual difficulties of the offensive line, even though the five linemen were in different places (or in different teams). there is a season.

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