Week 7 gave NFLSU fans a little bit of everything: a monster day from Joe Burrow, productive outings from a few receivers, and several defenders stacking up tackles all over the league. The weekly ledger ended up settling at an overall grade of B.
The headliner was easy to spot. Burrow torched the Ravens in Cincinnati’s 35-13 win, completing 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards and four touchdowns.
His QBR checked in at 144.3, and he even chipped in on the ground with two carries for 12 yards. Ja’Marr Chase was right there with him, hauling in five of seven targets for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Mason Taylor also turned in one of the biggest stat lines of the week. In the Jets’ 28-25 loss to the Dolphins, he caught five of six targets for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and he added a two-point conversion.
Malik Nabers was busy in the Giants’ 27-21 overtime win over the Texans, finishing with seven catches on nine targets for a team-high 111 yards. On the other side, Kayshon Boutte caught one of two targets for 25 yards.
Foster Moreau wasn’t targeted, while G Ed Ingram played every snap and did okay. Danielle Hunter made his presence felt on defense with two tackles, including one solo, and a sack.
Derek Stingley Jr. added three solo tackles.
There were plenty of defensive notes scattered across the slate. Patrick Queen helped the Steelers beat the Saints 16-10 in Paris with a pass defense, 10 tackles, and a sack.
Barion Brown was active in the return game for New Orleans and also contributed as a receiver, catching all three of his targets for 57 yards with a long of 49 while adding three kickoff returns for 77 yards and a punt return for 20. Davon Godchaux had one assisted tackle.
Grant Delpit logged six tackles and a pass defense in the Browns’ 27-24 win over the Titans, while Cor’Dale Flott came up with four tackles and an interception he returned 14 yards. A.J. Haulcy posted nine tackles for the Colts in their 16-10 loss to the Vikings, and Justin Jefferson caught four of seven targets for 44 yards in that game.
Harold Perkins Jr. was productive for the Falcons in their 29-20 win over the 49ers, finishing with nine tackles and a tackle for loss. Maason Smith added two solo tackles for loss, including a sack.
A few other names showed up in smaller but still notable ways. Sai’vion Jones recorded two tackles and a sack in Denver’s 30-16 win over Arizona.
Omar Speights had six tackles and two tackles for loss in the Rams’ 35-21 win over the Raiders. Anthony Bradford played every offensive snap for Seattle in the Seahawks’ 20-3 win over the Chiefs, though PFF graded him as the fourth-lowest offensive Seahawk.
Mansoor Delane made five tackles, had a tackle for loss and broke up two passes for Kansas City. Kristian Fulton played three defensive snaps and two special teams snaps.
There were also a couple of special teams and snap-count notes worth mentioning. Will Campbell played every offensive snap for the Patriots and was graded the sixth-best offensive player on the team by PFF in New England’s 30-24 loss to the Bears.
Bears receiver Zavion Thomas returned three kickoffs for 92 yards. Bauer Sharp had two assisted special teams tackles for the Buccaneers.
Miles Frazier was the highest graded Panthers offensive player by PFF in Carolina’s 43-13 loss to Tampa Bay, while the Lions listed Miles Frazier as the only former Tiger in their 20-17 win over the Packers, with four special teams snaps. In that same game, there were no former Tigers for the Chiefs-Seahawks matchup, which was enough to earn an F- on the weekly chart.
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