NFL 2023: Week 7 Takeaways

Another week has come and gone. What teams are looking good and what teams are sinking as we approach Week 8?

First & Jenn’s Game of the Week

San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings

49ers: I don’t think this is a huge concerning loss, but I do think we shouldn’t be considering the 49ers as the top dog of the NFC following their second consecutive loss.

Vikings: I don’t think the Vikings are much this year, but having a win over the 49ers is a confidence boost.

First & Jenn’s Game to Skip

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Los Angeles Rams

Steelers: Safe to say the Steelers are back in the hunt for AFC North contention. Not too sure how I feel about them against the rest of the conference.

Rams: This is kind of a concerning loss? But not so much so that I would peg the Rams to miss the playoffs…yet.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ New Orleans Saints

Jaguars: The Jaguars continue to impress me, no matter who they face. 

Saints: The Saints kept it close with the Jaguars, in a way, it has to be a win to be proud of.

Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens

Lions: To be only held to six points is wild, especially with the sensational season they’ve had so far.

Ravens: Nothing new here with the Ravens.

Las Vegas Raiders @ Chicago Bears

Raiders: The Raiders have yet to give me a reason to believe in them, and losing against a team that has struggled to show up is an even bigger red flag.

Bears: Another win with a new quarterback, if this is how Fields can get his confidence back up while getting the Bears back on track, then that’s what has to be done.

Cleveland Browns @ Indianapolis Colts 

Browns: Close game for the Browns, I don’t know if both of these are anomalies, however the Browns are looking like a contending AFC team this season.

Colts: The Colts didn’t suffer much of a loss with only one point, I think they brush it off and reassess to come back.

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots

Bills: For the Bills to struggle against the Patriots is insane.

Patriots: For the Patriots to win against the Bills is equally insane.

Washington Commanders @ New York Giants

Commanders: The Commanders had opportunities to win this game and didn’t execute. Offensively, they really didn’t look impressive like they did against the Eagles.

Giants: The Giants aren’t necessarily good, the Commanders were just rough.

Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Falcons: Not good, not bad. But a win’s a win for a young team.

Buccaneers: The Buccaneers fall to .500 and I don’t know if I see much improvement from them as the season goes on.

Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks

Cardinals: Turnovers are what killed this team the most.

Seahawks: Not a perfect game, but it’ll do to keep them as a dark horse in the NFC.

Green Bay Packers @ Denver Broncos

Packers: I think the Packers stay a middle of the pack team in the NFC, but this loss also means nothing.

Broncos: The Broncos win a much needed game to try to keep themselves in the AFC running. It’s not doing much.

Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs

Chargers: I’m a little unsure of the Chargers at this point, but they did manage to stay toe-to-toe with the Chiefs. 

Chiefs: With Taylor Swift in the picture, Travis Kelce is going to work harder and therefore, the Chiefs are just going to continue to dominate.

Miami Dolphins @ Philadelphia Eagles

Dolphins: I don’t think this loss makes a world of difference to the Dolphins. I think they brush this one off and continue. 

Eagles: This win for the Eagles is a staple win that I think finally puts them back on the map against the highest-scoring team in the NFL.

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