Week 7 of the NFL season featured a Super Bowl contender getting back on track and a thrilling divisional showdown in the NFC North, plus another comeback win for one of the NFL’s most surprising teams.
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contender → feature → teams
Here’s what you need to know about from Sunday.
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you → ’ → what
The Lions won a wild one at home
What a game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in the late window.
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Lions → win → window
The Lions won 20-17 on a walk-off field goal after a drama-filled affair that included controversial calls, plenty of offense and even an offensive lineman running a drag route.
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that → win → route
Both quarterbacks were dealing.
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quarterbacks → deal → ?
Detroit’s Jared Goff completed 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards in the win, while Green Bay’s Jordan Love was 22 of 32 for 303 yards.
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Love → complete → yards
Love could have had an even bigger day, but his receivers had multiple drops in big moments.
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receivers → have → moments
The game was also filled with miscues.
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game → fill → miscues
The Packers missed two field goals, both of which were shorter than 40 yards.
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both → miss → yards
Detroit, meanwhile, had two turnovers after not having given the ball away even once since Week 1.
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Detroit → have → Week
The Lions went for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 24 but were stuffed on a run.
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Lions → go → run
Green Bay couldn’t take advantage on its ensuing possession, however.
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Bay → take → possession
After they picked up only 5 yards, the Packers lined up for a 35-yard field goal, but Trey Smack’s kick was deflected.
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kick → pick → goal
Detroit’s offense finally finished the job from there, going 71 yards and running out the clock for a game-winning kick by Jake Bates.
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offense → finish → Bates
The Lions improved to 4-2, while the Packers fell to 4-3.
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Packers → improve → 4
Can the Browns keep getting away with this?
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Browns → keep → this
Cleveland improved to 5-2 after a last-minute, 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
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Cleveland → improve → Titans
Quarterback Deshaun Watson has led a game-winning drive in each of the team’s five wins this year, and those five game-winning drives are the most by any Cleveland quarterback in a single season this century, per ESPN.
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drives → lead → ESPN
The Browns got a breakout game from rookie wide receiver KC Concepcion, who had eight catches for 129 yards.
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who → get → yards
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. made a huge play late with a 36-yard catch and run to set up a game-winning field goal.
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Jr. → make → goal
Can Cleveland keep this up?
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Cleveland → keep → this
All five of its wins have come by four points or less.
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five → come → points
The Browns have a negative-13 point differential despite their winning record.
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Browns → have → record
Cleveland keeps winning, but the margins are super thin.
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margins → win → ?
J.J. McCarthy gets his first win for the Giants
A week after he threw 243 yards in relief of Jameis Winston, J.J. McCarthy got the start for New York and led the Giants to a 27-21 win over the Houston Texans in overtime.
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McCarthy → get → overtime
McCarthy played a clean game, completing 20 of 28 passes for 252 yards.
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McCarthy → play → yards
He improved to 7-4 in his career as a starter, and New York is now 4-2-1 — and atop the NFC East.
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York → improve → East
McCarthy got a huge boost from his rushing attack, as Cam Skattebo ran for 124 yards and a score, while former Texan Devin Singletary ran for the winning touchdown in the extra period.
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Singletary → get → period
The Rams have a get-right game
It’s been a frustrating season for Los Angeles, which entered Week 7 with a 2-4 record.
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which → have → record
The Rams’ last three losses came by a combined nine points, a sign the team was closer to the preseason favorite most assumed it would be.
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it → come → favorite
Los Angeles finally lived up to its potential in a 35-21 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Angeles → live → Raiders
The Rams scored 28 points in the first half alone, thanks in large part to a rushing attack that averaged 5.2 yards per rush en route to 199 yards.
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that → score → yards
Reigning MVP Matthew Stafford was efficient, finishing the game with 195 yards on 23 of 29 passing.
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Stafford → reign → passing
Los Angeles’ next three games are against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Washington Commanders and the Arizona Cardinals — an opportunity for the 3-4 Rams to get back over .500.
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Rams → get → .500
Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers keep winning
After quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked every bit his age in a sluggish start to the season, the 42-year-old four-time MVP has led Pittsburgh to a 4-1 record in its last five games.
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MVP → keep → games
The Steelers squeaked out a 16-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints in Paris in a game played without incident amid protests in France.
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Steelers → squeak → France
Rodgers has completed at least 60% of his passes in each of the last three weeks, all of which were Pittsburgh wins.
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all → complete → which
On Sunday, he even dialed back the clock to pick up a key first down late with his legs, effectively icing the game.
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he → dial → game
The Steelers are tied with the Browns atop the AFC North, though Cleveland is in first place by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker.
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Cleveland → tie → tiebreaker
An undefeated falls, and a defeated rises
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defeated → fall → ?
…and 5 more, not listed.
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