NFL - Week Seven Review

The Los Angeles Rams (7-0) remained the NFL's only undefeated team as they dismantled the San Francisco 49ers, 39-10 as running back Todd Gurley had three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) while their defense forced four turnovers.
The New England Patriots (5-2) won a wild game on the road against the Chicago Bears, 38-31 as quarterback Tom Brady had three touchdown passes and the special teams scored twice, including a 95-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson after Chicago had taken a 17-7 lead.
The Patriots opened up a 14-point lead (38-24) in the fourth quarter on the second TD pass from Brady to running back James White. Bears QB Mitch Trubisky had 333 passing yards with two TD and two interceptions as well as a scoring run in the loss.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had another big game.

The Kansas City Chiefs (6-1) crushed the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, 45-10 in the Sunday night game as QB Patrick Mahomes, the Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week, had four touchdown passes, giving him a league leading 22 this season.
Mahomes also passed for 358 yards while Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt scored three touchdowns to help lead the rout. The Kansas City defense limited the Bengals to only 65 yards rushing as they built a huge lead entering the final quarter.


In the game played over in London, England, the Los Angeles Chargers held off the Tennessee Titans, 20-19 as their defense thwarted a two-point conversion try by the Titans with 31 seconds left to play. Chargers QB Philip Rivers had two long scoring passes (75 and 55 yards) to lead the offense.
The New Orleans Saints won a thriller at Baltimore, 24-23 as QB Drew Brees (two TD passes) threw his 500th career TD pass. The Ravens scored on a 14-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco to wide receiver John Brown with only 24 seconds remaining. However, kicker Justin Tucker missed the PAT kick, the first time in his career after making 222 consecutive kicks and that was the difference in the outcome.


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The Washington Redskins (4-2) outlasted the Dallas Cowboys, 20-17 as 'Pokes kicker Brett Maher missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired . . .  The Carolina Panthers overcame a 17-0 deficit with a huge fourth quarter to gain a 21-17 victory over the host Philadelphia Eagles, who dropped to 3-4 with the loss. Panthers QB Cam Newton had two TD passes, including the game winner to tight end Greg Olsen with just over one minute remaining . . .  The Houston Texans (4-3) took over first place in the AFC South with a 20-7 victory over Jacksonville, sending the Jaguars to their third straight defeat. Jags QB Blake Bortles was benched in the loss . . .  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (despite four turnovers) halted a three-game losing streak with a 26-23 win in OT against the visiting Cleveland Browns when kicker Chandler Cantanzaro hit a 59-yard field goal after he missed a 40-yarder at the end of regulation . . .  The Detroit Lions beat the host Miami Dolphins, 32-21 as they rushed for 248 yards, which included Kerryon Johnson rushing for 158 yards. Lions kicker Matt Prater made four field goals to help make the difference . . .   Minnesota rolled past the host New York Jets, 37-17 as RB Latavius Murray had two rushing touchdowns and QB Kirk Cousins threw two TD passes while the Vikings defense forced four turnovers, including three interceptions . . .  The Indianapolis Colts manhandled the Buffalo Bills, 37-5 as QB Andrew Luck threw four scoring passes and the Indy defense gathered five turnovers . . .  In the Thursday night game, the Denver Broncos routed the host Arizona Cardinals, 45-10 behind solid defense (five turnovers including three picks, two for touchdowns and six QB sacks) and a balanced offense (178 passing yards, 131 rushing yards and four touchdowns) to snap a four-game losing streak . . .  The Atlanta Falcons won a close game, 23-20 against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Falcons QB Matt Ryan passed for 379 yards with a TD pass while Giants QB Eli Manning also had a TD pass along with 399 yards through the air.


WEEK SEVEN RESULTS
Denver 45, Arizona 10
LA Chargers 20, Tennessee 19
New England 38, Chicago 31
Tampa Bay 26, Cleveland 23 (OT)
Houston 20, Jacksonville 7
Detroit 32, Miami 21
Indianapolis 37, Buffalo 5
Minnesota 37, NY Jets 17
Carolina 21, Philadelphia 17
LA Rams 39, San Francisco 10
Washington 20, Dallas 17
New Orleans 24, Baltimore 23
Kansas City 45, Cincinnati 10
Atlanta 23, NY Giants 20