NFL week seven: Eagles beat Vikings, Chiefs crush Raiders and Rams rout Jaguars – as it happened
That is it from me then,Matthew Stafford’s five touchdown passes for the Rams has to be the outstanding performance of the day,To do it without his star receiver in Puka Nacua makes it even more impressive,The QB ended up finding 10 different pass catchers in Nacua’s absence,True offensive wizardry from Sean McVay, these Rams will be eyeing the postseason.
Goodnight!Chicago Bears 26-14 New Orleans SaintsCleveland Browns 31-6 Miami DolphinsKansas City Chiefs 31-0 Las Vegas RaidersMinnesota Vikings 22-28 Philadelphia EaglesNew York Jets 6-13 Carolina PanthersTennessee Titans 13-31 New England PatriotsIn the final game the Jets stay winless at 0-7 and the Panthers have a winning record (what?!) at 4-3,I believe I said earlier the Panthers wouldn’t need to score again when they went 10-3 up, and here I am stating the obvious while pretending I have insight,Poor Jets fans,Hurts leads Philadelphia to a hard-fought win over Minnesota,His final stat line reads 19/23 for 326 yards, three TDs and no picks.
A perfect game,The Vikings will feel they could have won this one as two early interceptions took their toll but the Eagles defense did enough to keep the enemy out of the endzone and limit them to field goals,Eagles are back soaring at 5-2 and Vikes are 3-3,Final scores: Bears 26-14 Saints, Browns 31-6 DolphinsEasy, easy wins for the 4-2 Bears and 2-5 Browns,Tough losses for the 1-6 Saints and 1-6 Dolphins.
Miami really struggling now.Vikings 22-28 Eagles 1:34, 4th quarterBold call from Philadelphia to go for the pass on 2nd and 9.They miss and on 3rd down head coach Nick Sirianni just calls the timeout before they take a delay of game penalty.Phew.Hurts hurls it waaaaay downfield to Brown and the pass is on.
the,money,A first down and a 45-yard strike,The QB has his first 300+-yard passing game for over a year,They are in range for a game-ending field goal.
Vikings 22-28 Eagles 1:57, 4th quarterIt’s good! After going for it on 4th down and getting it to force a 1st and goal the Vikings are rocked back by a sack from Josh Uche.They have to settle for another field goal in the red zone.Reichard fantasy owners are thrilled by 29-yard chip shot.Final score: Titans 13-31 PatriotsTennessee don’t get the new manager bounce from head coach Mike McCoy as Drake Maye continues his commendable rise at quarterback for New England.Pats are 5-2 and Titans 1-6.
Vikings 19-28 Eagles 2:58, 4th quarterWentz is putting Minnesota on his back right now with two scrambles for first downs.The Vikings are on Philadelphia’s 23-yard line after dashes of 16 and 12 yards.On third down Wentz drops back and hurls one at TJ Hockenson in the endzone.The tight end makes a spectacular dive and catch and the touchdown is signalled.But we go to the review and it is reversed as he bobbled it into the ground.
Unlucky TJ, what an amazing effort.And the horrible phrase “he did not survive the ground” rears its ugly head.Honestly has a more clunky phrase ever ben conceived?Well that was easy.The Chiefs rise to 4-3 and the Raiders slump to 2-5.TOUCHDOWN Vikings 19-28 Eagles 6:35, 4th quarterInstant validation from Greg Olsen on comms: “this is Jalen Hurts’ best game in a long time”.
And he is firing on all cylinders.A completion to a wide open Smith for 21 yards is followed up a perfect leading pass to Brown as he runs through the middle for a 26-yard score.Hurts now has three touchdown tosses on the day.The Vikings need one of their own and quickly.Vikings 19-21 Eagles 9:16, 4th quarterQuarterback Hurts is dancing in the pocket as he evades pressure to extend the play, he rolls to his right and guns it at AJ Brown on the sideline for a 13-yard catch and first down on 3rd and long.
Hurts’ best game this season by a mile as he sits on 16/19 and 234 yards, two touchdowns and no picks.153.1 QBR.TOUCHDOWN! Browns 31-6 Dolphins 10:56, 4th quarterFirst points away from the big game in Minnesota for a while as Judkins hits the hat-trick of scores for Cleveland from two yards out.Why on Earth did I bench him in fantasy? Ah yes, because I know nothing!Vikings 19-21 Eagles 10:35, 4th quarterIts good! Wentz is sacked on 3rd and 5 as he holds on to the ball far too long.
The Eagles get their first sack of the day at a crucial moment.Reichard knocks down another from 35 yards to draw even closer to the Eagles.Not close enough yet, again a disappointing misfire.The Vikings have been the better team but trail.Well the Vikes do limit the Eagles to a field goal try but Jake Elliott misses his first of the season from 42 yards.
Oh lord! If you believe in momentum this swing could be HUGE! Wentz comes out and finds receiver Jordan Addison for a nice 25-yard gain and another for 20 yards to take Minnesota deep into Eagles territory,Wow,It’s almost Halloween after all, your scores as we roll into the final quarter,And it is grim reading for a fans of a few of these teams,Chicago Bears 23-14 New Orleans SaintsCleveland Browns 24-6 Miami DolphinsKansas City Chiefs 31-0 Las Vegas RaidersMinnesota Vikings 16-21 Philadelphia EaglesNew York Jets 3-13 Carolina PanthersTennessee Titans 13-31 New England PatriotsThe Vikings need to try and limit the Eagles to a field goal in Minnesota to keep it to one score.
Vikings 16-21 Eagles 15:00, 4th quarterPhiladelphia come out and show they can still run a passing attack,On 3rd and 15 they convert their first third down of the day as Jalen Hurts to Smith for 28 yards then finds him again for 19,The Eagles are knocking on the door in enemy territory with 28 yards still to travel,All aboard!TOUCHDOWN! Vikings 16-21 Eagles 3:38, 3rd quarterJordan Mason takes a direct snap on the wildcat and just, and I mean just, breaks the plane of the goalline from one-yard out,He reaches out, as Greg Olsen informs us this is complete no-no, but doesn’t fumble and he finds the score.
Great playcalling to make the Eagles blink and keep pace with the Super Bowl champions,TOUCHDOWN! Bears 14-20 Saints 9:40, 3rd quarterSpencer Rattler finds his man again as receiver Chris Olave grabs his second touchdown of the day from 14 yards,They have a good thing going here and Chicago fans will be slightly annoyed by me talking up the Bears moving to 4-2 earlier,TOUCHDOWN! Vikings 9-21 Eagles 8:07, 3rd quarterDevonta Smith turns on the jets and destroys the Vikings secondary with a 79-yard touchdown catch,Great to see the Eagles getting Smith and Brown in the game and reaping the reward.
Throw the ball to your best players and they will do the rest.TOUCHDOWN! Titans 10-31 Patriots 7:20, 3rd quarterMake that a horrific start for the Titans too.K’Lavon Chaisson follows up his sack in the first half with a fumble recovery turned into a touchdown.The four-yard scoop and score coming after Titans QB Cam Ward was sacked.TOUCHDOWN! Browns 24-6 Dolphins 14:48, 3rd quarterTOUCHDOWN! Titans 10-24 Patriots 7:29, 3rd quarterHorrific start for the Dolphins as Tua throws a pick six on the opening play of the half.
Tyson Campbell runs it back for a 34-yard touchdown,Cleveland are laughing,Drake Maye is back in the game for New England and leads his team inside the 10-yard line,Rhamondre Stevenson then follows up with a four-yard touchdown run,Vikings 9-14 Eagles 9:46, 3rd quarterIt’s good! Wentz makes another boneheaded play and gets burnt for intentional grounding in the red zone.
Why oh why wouldn’t he just throw it to the wide open receiver on his left rather than just toss it two yards into the dirt straight ahead of him.Greg Olsen has never sounded so annoyed in the commentary box.The Vikings have to settle for the field goal from Reichard from 28 yards.They might regret these flubs.TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 28-0 Raiders 9:00, 3rd quarterRunning back Isiah Pacheco scampers in from seven yards out to keep piling the misery on the miserable Las Vegas Raiders.
Titans 13-17 Patriots 11:00, 3rd quarterA nervous wait for Patriot fans as quatyerback Drake Maye is being evalutated on the sidelines for a concussion after being bounced off the turf head first.He had the Pats rolling but back-up Josh Dobbs fires them into the red zone with a 12-yard pass to Demario Douglas.Chicago Bears 20-7 New Orleans SaintsCleveland Browns 17-6 Miami DolphinsKansas City Chiefs 21-0 Las Vegas RaidersMinnesota Vikings 6-14 Philadelphia EaglesNew York Jets 3-10 Carolina PanthersTennessee Titans 13-17 New England PatriotsTOUCHDOWN in Chicago as Spencer Rattler hits Chris Olave for a 57-yard bomb then follows it up with a 21-yard score.Comeback is on.TOUCHDOWN! Jets 3-10 Panthers 2:30, 2nd quarterBryce Young slings a short three-yard pass to Xavier Legette to put Carolina ahead.
Could be enough for the Panthers to take this one with back-up QB Tyrod Taylor taking over for the Jets.TOUCHDOWN! Bears 20-0 Saints 4:35, 2nd quarterTOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 21-0 Raiders, half-timeAlmost identical scores in these ones, but the same storyline developing.Absolute thrashings.Running back Kyle Monangai bangs in from the one-yard line for the Bears while Rashee Rice catches his second touchdown of the day from three yards.Oh and by the way this is Rice’s first game of the season after serving a six-game suspension.
Looks like the Chiefs are going back to the Super Bowl then, they had you fooled at 0-2, didn’t they.Vikings 6-14 Eagles 2:00, 2nd quarterMinnesota’s defense are fighting back as they force Philadelphia to punt after an impressive sack from former Eagle Eric Wilson.Wentz moves the Vikings to midfield at the two-minute buzzer.Delicately poised.TOUCHDOWN! Browns 17-3 Dolphins 5:10, 2nd quarterQuinshon Judkins is having a day! The rookie running back bags his second touchdown from three yards and already has amassed 77 yards.
The Dolphins cannot stop him.Vikings 6-14 Eagles 6:34, 2nd quarterIt’s good! Wentz sharpens up with a bomb to Justin Jefferson for 40 yards then edges them to within seven of the goalline.Jefferson goes up for a perfectly thrown ball in the endzeone and it looks good but he drops it after Cooper DeJean punches the ball out with a glancing blow.On 4th and 1 the Vikings go for it and get the touchdown but a holding penalty chalks off the score.They are forced to kick the field goal and Will Reichard makes it from 34 yards, disappointing.
TOUCHDOWN! Bears 13-0 Saints 9:05, 2nd quarterD’Andre Swift smashes home an 11-yard run to give Chicago a juicy lead at home.After losing their first two games the Bears are eyeing 4-2, what a turnaround!TOUCHDOWN! Titans 10-10 Patriots 5:34, 1st quarterPatriots QB Drake Maye and tight end Austin Hooper hook up for a three-yard touchdown to finish a whopping 93-yard drive.Maye looking good but can the defense match him and stop the dismal Titans?Vikings 3-14 Eagles 12:02, 2nd quarterCarson Wentz is really struggling now as he follows the pick six up with another interception.On 2nd and forever he uncorks a bomb only for safety Andrew Makuba to steal it for the Eagles.Ouch.
TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 14-0 Raiders 9:17, 2nd quarterHollywood Brown grabs an eight-yard strike from Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs already feel out of sight in this one,Oooh that is a shocker from Carson Wentz,The quarterback steps back and an on-rushing defender blocks out Jalyx Hunt from view,As he throws the linebacker is waiting patiently for an easy catch and he runs it back for 42 yards and the easiest of pick sixes,TOUCHDOWN! Titans 10-3 Patriots Tennessee retake the lead, fourth-round Chimere Dike getting the touchdown.
Elsewhere, Cleveland and Miami have exchanged field goals in an unsurprisingly cagey first quarter,Davante Adams scored a hat-trick of touchdowns as Los Angeles Rams clinched a convincing 35-7 NFL victory over Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley,Quarterback Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, the first two – to Konata Mumpfield and Adams – helping the Rams establish a 14-0 lead after the first quarter,Their dominance continued as the Jaguars were punished for a third time when Stafford again found Adams from close range,The third quarter remained scoreless but the Rams put the game to bed at the start of the fourth, Stafford picking up his fourth passing touchdown of the contest when he threw for 31 yards to Terrance Ferguson
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