Week 7 in the NFL brought us missed kicks, many points, and another Rams win in which Todd Gurley absolutely dominated. Here’s one thing you need to know about each of Sunday’s 12 games.
1 thing to know about every Sunday NFL Week 7 outcome
The Rams continued their undefeated season. That was expected. But a lot of less expected things (like a Justin Tucker missed extra point) made for an exciting week in the NFL.
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Quirky fact about the NFL London experience: Because Tennessee is in the eastern time zone and Los Angeles in the west, the Titans’ visas expired two hours before the Chargers’. That explains the decision to go for two (with some terrible playcalling) at the end of the game. Just kidding, the Titans just made some bad decisions and deserved to lose as a result.
Blake. Bortles. Was. Benched. Enough said.
The Panthers rallied from down 17 to score touchdowns on three straight fourth-quarter drives en route to a victory over the Eagles. The Panthers seem to play their best in the fourth quarter.
The Bears came so close -- ONE YARD -- away from forcing overtime against the Patriots but Mitchell Trubisky’s Hail Mary came up just short.
37-5 might have been the weirdest score on Sunday as the Colts secured a much-needed win over the lifeless Bills. Derek Anderson threw three interceptions in his Bills debut, which was bad, but not bad enough for him to be benched in favor of Nathan Peterman. In fact, it was hardly the Bills’ worst quarterback performance this season.
Another week, another 100+ yard game for the unstoppable Adam Thielen. That’s seven-straight games with 100+ receiving yards for the Vikings wide receiver. If he can do it again next week (against the Saints on Sunday Night Football), he’ll join Calvin Johnson as the only two players in NFL history with eight consecutive 100+ yard games.
The 3-3 Lions are one of the NFL’s weirdest teams. One minute they look great, the next minute they look terrible. Their win over the Dolphins was a great moment for Detroit that put the joys of Brocktober on hold. But Brock Osweiler actually did well (again) in Miami’s loss. He was 22 of 31 with two touchdowns and a 114.9 passer rating in his second start for the Dolphins. Osweiler is expected to continue filling in for Ryan Tannehill for a few more weeks.
Buccaneers: 26, Browns: 23
The NFL’s streak of weeks with an overtime game continued, thanks (once again) to the Browns who have now played in four overtime games this year (1-2-1). Considering all of the Buccaneers’ kicker woes from the last few seasons, it’s crazy to think Tampa Bay won with a 59-yard Chandler Catanzaro field goal. Catanzaro missed a 40-yarder with time expiring in regulation.
Saints: 24, Ravens: 23
Justin Tucker has won many (MANY) games for the Ravens. Prior to Sunday, he had never missed an extra point in his career, connecting on 222 straight. That changed when the Ravens had the opportunity to tie up their game with the Saints with 28 seconds remaining. Tucker missed and the Saints won.
Rams: 39, 49ers: 10
Another week, another Rams win. Todd Gurley continued to add to his league-leading touchdown count with two rushing scores and a receiving touchdown, too. The Rams have some tough tests ahead in Aaron Rodgers and the Packers and Drew Brees and the Saints. Who will be the first to beat Los Angeles?
Washington: 20, Cowboys: 17
Washington leads the NFC East after a win over the Cowboys. Ezekiel Elliott had one of the least productive games of his career, notching 33 yards on 15 rushing attempts (2.2. yards per carry). Dak Prescott briefly left the game to be evaluated for a concussion after taking a hit to the head that did not force a flag from the officials. As for Washington, Adrian Peterson continues to be their best player (99 yards on 24 carries and one catch for eight yards).
The Chiefs walked all over the Bengals on primetime. Stop us if you’ve heard that before. The Bengals’ primetime record under Marvin Lewis is abysmal; they’re now 1-9 on Sunday night under Marvin Lewis. The Chiefs had more than two times the number of first downs and total yardage as the Bengals. Pretty much nothing went right for Cincinnati, unless they wanted to know more about backup quarterback Jeff Driskel who entered in garbage time of Cincinnati’s blowout loss.
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