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Eric Williams
NFL Reporter
Week 7 gave us the debut of big-time receivers Davante Adams and Amari Cooper with their new teams. We also saw Saquon Barkley run roughshod over his former team, and the San Francisco 49ers lay an egg in a Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs.
And yes, Patrick Mahomes remains the best player in football — just don’t look at his stats.
Mahomes is tied for the league lead in interceptions with eight, and he has more picks than touchdown passes (6). But he still plays big in critical moments to lead his team to victory, and the Chiefs are now the only undefeated team in the league at 6-0.
That said, let’s take a closer look at who’s hot and who’s cold for this week.
WHO’S HOT
Jared Goff, QB, Lions
This isn’t the 2020 Los Angeles Rams’ QB. Goff is on a heater. He went 22-of-25 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in Detroit’s win over the previously undefeated Minnesota Vikings.
Over the past three games, Goff is 58-of-68 (85.3%) for 887 yards, with seven touchdowns and no interceptions for a 153.1 passer rating. Goff’s play is one of the main reasons why the Lions are the top team in the NFC at this point of the season. And yes, he is part of the MVP conversation.
Saquon Barkley, RB, Eagles
In his first game against the Giants since leaving the team that drafted him, Barkley did not disappoint. He finished with 176 rushing yards, the second-most in NFL history by a player against his former team. In 2009 with the Bengals, Cedric Benson ran for 189 yards against the Bears, who had drafted him No. 4 overall in 2005.
Before the game on Sunday, New York fans burned Barkley’s old Giants jerseys in the stadium parking lot, and then he burned the team on the field.
Oh, and as a team, the Giants had 119 total yards.
Saquon Barkley on dominant performance against former team
Coby Bryant, DB, Seahawks
Making his first start at safety with Rayshawn Jenkins on…
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