NFL Week 7 prime performs: Chiefs hammer 49ers; Packers, Bucs surprised

Week 7 of the NFL season continued Sunday evening, when the Miami Dolphins held off the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers as Tua Tagovailoa returned from the concussion protocol for Miami.

Earlier, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs hammered the San Francisco 49ers and the shocking Seattle Seahawks romped over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Within the early video games, the Carolina Panthers shocked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Commanders stunned the Inexperienced Bay Packers, and the New York Giants rallied to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars.  

Listed here are the highest performs from Sunday's motion.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins 

Making the Mostert it of it

Raheem Mostert took a brief cross from a scrambling Tagovailoa to cap a formidable 71-yard drive because the Dolphins struck first.

Feeling snug

Kenny Pickett, who was within the concussion protocol for many of the week earlier than being cleared Friday, threw a back-shoulder throw to George Pickens, who made a spectacular catch because the Steelers minimize the result in 13-10.

Sanders kicked one other area purpose with 2 seconds left within the half, placing the Dolphins up 16-10 on the break.

Huge cease

The Dolphins may have tried one other area purpose to take a two-score lead, however as a substitute elected to go for it on fourth down. The Steelers protection got here up huge.

Neither crew scored within the third quarter.

Choosing on Pickett

Pickett and the Steelers had been driving for an opportunity to take the lead, however Jevon Holland stepped in front of a pass intended for Diontae Johnson at the 18-yard line. When the Steelers bought the ball again and had been driving once more, Noah Igbinoghene made a spectacular interception on the 1-yard line to seal the win for the Dolphins.

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 44, San Francisco 49ers 23 

Depend on the D

The 49ers simply bought Christian McCaffrey through commerce. However protection stays their bread and butter, and Talanoa Hufanga made off with an eye-popping interception to chop Kansas Metropolis's first drive brief. 

Jimmy Garoppolo rattled off an 8-yard lob TD to Ray-Ray McCloud to place the 49ers up 10-0.

Velocity to burn 

Certain, the Chiefs haven't got Tyreek Hill anymore. However they're nonetheless rife with blazing wideouts, together with Mecole Hardman. No. 17 busted by a hoard of Niners' defenders to deliver Ok.C. inside three, 10-7.

Hardman breezed previous the San Francisco defense on another end round to place the Chiefs up 14-13.

Pouring it on

Mahomes continued to chop by the 49ers protection, hitting Justin Watson for a 4-yard rating because the Chiefs widened their result in 28-16.

Completely satisfied Nationwide Tight Finish Day!

Tight finish George Kittle hauled in a 15-yard TD cross from Garoppolo because the 49ers trimmed the deficit. It was Kittle's first landing catch of the season.

The Chiefs did not wait lengthy to reply, driving down the sphere for Hardman's third score of the day, a 3-yard run.  Mahomes then poured it on with a 45-yard TD pass to Juju Smith-Schuster for a 44-23 lead.

Las Vegas Raiders 38, Houston Texans 20

Whirlybird

The Texans went 62 yards in 13 performs to take an early 7-3 edge. Chris Moore flashed some spectacular physique dexterity to whip round and haul in a 13-yard TD.

Double protection? No drawback.

Derek Carr fired a fairly cross in response to the Texans' rating, zeroing in on Mack Hollins to tie the affair at 10. The scoring drive spanned 10 performs, and went 82 yards.

Carr & Co. used the momentum from their prior TD drive to go 75 yards in the identical quantity of performs, taking a 17-13 lead. Josh Jacobs got around the edge for the score.

Mowing 'em down

A QB battle started brewing in Las Vegas. Mills raised Carr a rocket to Phillip Dorsett, giving the Texans a 20-17 lead late within the third quarter.

The wild back-and-forth continued when Jacobs scored on this 7-yard run to place the Raiders again in entrance. Jacobs scored his third TD of the game on a 20-yard burst as Las Vegas padded its lead.

Duron Harmon's pick-6 sealed it for the Raiders.

New York Jets 16, Denver Broncos 9 

Breece bringin' it

4 straight punts (two apiece) marked the opening of this one, however on the Jets' third drive, they discovered pay dust in three performs because of Breece Corridor's 62-yard dart to the home.

Sadly, the run was one in every of Corridor's final of the outing, as he was carted off shortly afterward with a knee injury. Jets coach Robert Saleh advised reporters after the sport he fears Hall suffered an ACL injury.

Pound it on the bottom

With Russell Wilson absent, the Broncos determined to go along with the bottom sport to open the affair, and it labored early. The squad went 75 yards in 13 performs (largely rushes) to take a 7-6 lead. Latavius Murray punched in the go-ahead rating.

Seattle Seahawks 37, Los Angeles Chargers 23

In good palms

Marquise Goodwin broke behind the Playing cards' protection for a fast 20-yard rating to place the Hawks up 7-0 within the first quarter.

Kenny walkin'

Kenneth Walker's been a TD machine for Seattle in current weeks, and he posted his third TD in just as many weeks to place the Hawks up 14-0. The romp made good on a Seattle INT.

DK carted off

The Hawks obtained an enormous blow when DK Metcalf was carted again to the locker room within the second quarter, and dominated out with a knee damage.

Dwelling unbelievable

That is actual life, however Austin Ekeler certain makes fantasy homeowners completely happy campers on a weekly foundation. The TD hound discovered pay dirt again to shut out an eight-play, 75-yard drive for L.A.

Appears to be like acquainted

Goodwin entered the lean with zero TD for the Seahawks. He is now bought two, and his second of the day put Seattle up 24-14 simply earlier than halftime. Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson was injured on the play and brought off on a cart. He suffered a dislocated kneecap on the play, the crew revealed Sunday evening.

Walker, landing ranger

Walker bolted 74 yards for a rating because the Seahawks padded their lead after taking up on downs. That iced the sport.

Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6

One for the rook 

Dak Prescott made his first look for the Cowboys since Week 1, however was instantly stuffed within the backfield on his first drive by Aidan Hutchinson, who made his fourth sack of the season to pressure a punt.

Digging it

No participant has extra interceptions than Trevon Diggs since final season, and he made off with one other on the Cowboys' first defensive possession of the second half, laying out to make an athletic seize.

Ezekiel Elliott helped capitalize on the large takeaway with a one-yard TD rush, placing Dallas up 10-6.

Feasting

Elliott prolonged Dallas' result in 17-6 with another one-yard plow up the middle on what was maybe Prescott's finest drive of the day. The Cowboys' beginning QB accomplished four-of-six passes for 47 yards on the drive.

Shot out of a cannon

Prescott tossed his first TD of the season after rookie Sam Williams got here away with a giant fumble restoration, discovering Peyton Hendershot within the end zone for a feel-good finale. The TD cross was the a hundred and fiftieth of Prescott's profession.

Cincinnati Bengals 35, Atlanta Falcons 17

Fast hitter

Joe Burrow and the Bengals' offense started the season at a snail's tempo, however they've improved in current weeks. Burrow adopted up his 300-yard, three TD efficiency from final week with an early dart to Tyler Boyd, good for 60 yards and a rating.

The Bengals doubled their lead on an 11-play, 71-yard drive that Joe Mixon finished off with a short one-yard romp.

Playmakers galore

Cincy's offense stored the wheels turning late within the first. Tyler Boyd added to his stellar day with a crazy one-handed grab over the center, earlier than Burrow hurled a laser to Ja'Marr Chase for the Bengals' third TD.

Burrow's stat line simply 5 seconds into the second quarter: 14-of-16, 228 yards, two TD and an ideal 158.3 passer score.

Chasing historical past

Chase continued his sizzling sport with one other wondrous run after the catch, breaking away for 41 yards and one other TD within the second quarter.

New York Giants 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

Daniel Jones has been dropping dimes greater than ever this season, and the fourth-year signal-caller was tossing round cash luggage on his first drive in opposition to Jacksonville. 

He accomplished six of seven cross makes an attempt on the drive, together with this beautiful throw to Darius Slayton to place New York up 7-0.

Duval!

The Jags noticed New York's TD, and raised it one, plus a two-point conversion. Travis Etienne bought previous the pylon with a brief 7-yard burst, and Jacksonville went proper again to him for the two-pointer. 

Excessive

Trevor Lawrence confirmed his ups to open the third quarter for the Jags, pushing them forward 17-13 after leaping over the line for the TD. The Jags went 73 yards in seven performs to take the lead.

Rally the troops 

A mixture of breakout runs from Jones and Saquon Barkley bought the Giants into stellar area place, and Jones put a bow on the big-time drive to offer New York a 20-17 edge with 5 minutes to play within the fourth.

Baltimore Ravens 23, Cleveland Browns 20

Stroll it in

When doubtful, give it to Nick Chubb. That is what the Browns did with a excessive frequency of their 11-play, 75-yard drive to open their tilt with Baltimore. Chubb bought 5 carries on the drive, amassing 18 yards and the go-ahead rating.

Cooooooppp!

Cleveland took benefit of Chubb's intimidation issue on its second drive, faking a handoff to him earlier than Jacoby Brissett uncorked a 55-yard bomb to Amari Cooper down the left sideline. The Browns bought three factors out of their second possession, taking a 10-3 first-quarter lead.

Flocky 

After a pair of area objectives, Baltimore discovered pay dust close to the tip of the primary half after a 10-play, 80 yard drive. Lamar Jackson's legs were a key catalyst in retaining performs alive, earlier than Gus Edwards punched in a 7-yard score to place Baltimore up 13-10.

Huge 93

Immense defensive lineman are usually not a overseas sight for Ravens followers, and their latest huge man Calais Campbell made magic in an enormous approach to strip Brissett in Ravens' territory.

Edwards — recent off the PUP record — punched in another TD for the squad on fourth down to offer it a 20-10 lead.

Trying to find the tip zone

After a slew of mammoth runs from Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt brought the Browns inside three with a two-yard TD, capping a seven-play, 75 yard drive.

Blocked!

After the Browns jumped on a key fumble recovery, the Ravens' D got here up with a clutch deflection on Cade York's 60-yard area purpose try, retaining the crew forward 23-20.

Washington Commanders 23, Inexperienced Bay Packers 21

Aaron to Aaron 

You possibly can't maintain Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Jones in verify perpetually, and the combo put their heads collectively for a 4-yard TD after a nifty fake. The hook-up capped a seven-play, 42 yard scoring drive for G.B.

Again the opposite method!

De'Vondre Campbell wrestled a ball away from Darrick Forrest, taking it again 63 yards to the home to offer Inexperienced Bay a 14-3 lead.

Capital cookin'

Washington bought the very best of the Packers' D on the subsequent drive, nonetheless, going 83 yards in 12 performs to come back inside 4. Taylor Heinicke found Antonio Gibson over the center for the pivotal TD.

Dime. Piece.

It took simply 5 performs for Washington to seek out pay dust on its third drive of the second half. 

Heinicke hadn't frequented Terry McLaurin a lot earlier than the drive, however he honed in on his favourite receiver when in search of six, and located him on the sideline for a troublesome 37-yard hook-up. The pitch-and-catch gave the Commanders a 17-14 benefit.

Pack assault 

The Aaron-Aaron duo discovered gold once more late within the fourth, as Rodgers placed on a supreme show of pocket maneuvering, earlier than discovering Jones in the long run zone. The throw introduced G.B. inside two, 23-21.

Washington's protection held up on the Packers' final possession although, transferring as much as 3-4, and dropping Inexperienced Bay to the identical report.

Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10

Defensive gem

It is image time! The Titans' protection posed for his or her Kodak second after Andrew Adams bought his paws on a Matt Ryan cross try, and raced 76 yards to the tip zone for Tennessee's first TD of the day.

The Titans doubled down with one other interception on their subsequent outing, this time from David Lengthy Jr., who collected his second in two weeks.

Meet me in Parris

Ryan and the Colts put the pair of giveaways behind them within the third, piecing collectively a 12-play, 58-yard drive that Ryan topped off with a deft pass to Parris Campbell.

Ball searching 

The Titans' protection put its foot down as soon as once more within the fourth, stopping a Colts' drive with simply over three minutes to play as Terrance Mitchell stripped the ball free, and Amani Hooker jumped on it. 

Carolina Panthers 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3

Securing the bag

The Panthers performed stifling protection within the first half, holding Tampa scoreless. Simply because the half got here to a detailed, P.J. Walker fired a 20-yard missile to D.J. Moore, who bought each ft down at the back of the tip zone.

Walker had 125 yards and a TD on an 11-of-12 clip within the first half.

TD Hub

Chuba Hubbard put his imprint on the game after D'Onta Foreman broke out for a 60-yard scamper, dashing 17 yards to the home to double the Panthers' lead in simply three performs.

Tight finish TD!

The primary tight finish TD on Nationwide Tight Ends Day got here courtesy of Tommy Tremble, who put Carolina up 21-3 with a 29-yard seize from Walker.

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