NFL Week 7 winners, losers: 49ers still can’t beat Chiefs

NFL Week 7 winners, losers: 49ers still can’t beat Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Spooky season has taken over the NFL.

With Halloween quickly approaching, teams across the league have started showing their true colors.

Whether it was a last-second kick or an upset road win, Week 7 provided plenty of surprises through the early window of games on Sunday.

The late window featured just three games, with one rout, one close affair and a Super Bowl rematch that was riveting for unconventional reasons.

Here are all the winners and losers from Sunday’s action:

WINNER: Star running backs

It was a good day to be a running back.

The league’s brightest stars came to play on Sunday, with Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Kenneth Walker, Joe Mixon, Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones all scoring touchdowns and carrying their teams.

Barkley was a standout performer in his first trip back to MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants, with 176 rushing yards and a touchdown in the Philadelphia Eagles’ win. Gibbs (160 total yards, two TDs), Walker (93 total yards, two TDs), and Mixon (124 total yards, 2 TDs) each starred in their victories, while Jones (116 total yards, 1 TD), Robinson (143 total yards, 1 TD) and Jacobs (92 total yards, 1 TD) shined in defeat.

LOSER: Vikings, finally

The Minnesota Vikings are no longer undefeated.

In a back-and-forth NFC North battle, the Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 31-29 to put both teams at 5-1 this season. The Lions overcame a 10-0 deficit at the end of the first quarter to take a 21-10 lead into the break. Despite trailing 28-17 in the fourth quarter, Brian Flores’ defense carried the Vikings back to the lead 29-28.

Then, Jared Goff took the Lions on a 44-yard drive in the final two minutes to set up a 44-yard game-winning field goal by Jake Bates. Both teams proved themselves in this one, as it should be a battle to win this division all year long.

WINNER: Bengals inch closer to .500

After starting the season 0-3, the…

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Publish date : 2024-10-21 03:21:18

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