Week 7 had a little of everything: a marquee powerhouse was dismantled by a defense playing its best half of the season, and a once-unbeaten juggernaut finally stumbled.
Week 7 had a little of everything: a marquee powerhouse was dismantled by a defense playing its best half of the season, and a once-unbeaten juggernaut finally stumbled. A backup quarterback walked into a hostile building and looked like the long-term answer, while a coaching staff felt heat after another narrow loss. A special teams unit turned a winnable game into a gut punch, a team flipped a deficit into a signature escape, and a long-winless club finally broke through. These are the stories driving conversation around the league, roughly in order of how much they’re being talked about, with Cowboys-Eagles still to come tonight.
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Seattle’s defense set the tone, never letting Kansas City inside the red zone, and Patrick Mahomes finished with just 165 passing yards and an interception as the Chiefs’ only points came on a Harrison Butker field goal. The Seahawks won despite a quiet day from their own offense, with running back Kenneth Walker III managing only 36 yards on the ground. Sam Darnold completed better than 70 percent of his passes as Seattle delivered one of the weekend’s biggest statements.
Minnesota needed a grinding fourth quarter to hold off Indianapolis, and the win kept the Vikings at 6-0 and made them the league’s only unbeaten team once San Francisco lost earlier in the day. The Colts fell to 2-5 in a game that stayed tight into the final period before Minnesota’s defense closed it out. Kevin O’Connell’s team hasn’t been dominant every week, but no one else left in the league can claim a perfect record.
Atlanta forced four turnovers to end San Francisco’s bid for an unbeaten season, dropping the 49ers to 6-1 heading into their bye week. Brock Purdy threw two interceptions, and San Francisco was outgained 400-295 but still couldn’t overcome the giveaways. The Falcons improved to 3-4 and now sit a half-game behind Carolina in the NFC South.
J.J. McCarthy went 20-of-28 for 252 yards with no giveaways in his first start for New York, taking over after the Giants had turned the ball over eight times in their previous three games. Cam Skattebo ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Devin Singletary punched in the winning score in overtime. New York improved to 4-2-1 as 10-point underdogs, moving 2½ games clear of both the Eagles and Cowboys in the NFC East.
Green Bay lost at home after rookie kicker Trey Smack missed two field goals from 35 yards or closer, more misses from that range than the rest of the league had combined entering the week. Detroit’s defense played its best game of the season and came away with a late score to improve to 4-2. The Packers dropped to 4-3 despite another strong afternoon throwing the ball from Jordan Love.
Miami ended an 0-5 start with its first win under new coach Jeff Hafley, getting a strong second half from quarterback Malik Willis to hold off New York. The Jets fell to 2-5, and coach Aaron Glenn drew criticism for sitting on three timeouts late in the second quarter as questions about his job security grew. Receiver Garrett Wilson had a heated sideline exchange with quarterback Geno Smith as New York’s frustration boiled over.
Cleveland erased a 14-0 deficit and won in the final seconds, with Deshaun Watson delivering his fifth fourth-quarter game-winning drive of the season, a league-leading mark. Tennessee’s Cam Ward threw a costly interception that set up a late Browns score, and the Titans fell to 1-6 despite the fast start. The Browns improved to 5-2, cementing themselves as one of the AFC’s steadiest teams through seven weeks.
NFL Monday Roundup: Week 7 Top Stories was originally published on 1075thefan.com
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