NFL NEWSLETTERS WEEK 7

1. Volume No. 01036 Central Virginia’s ONLY local NFL publication GridironGoose@msn.com
MOST COMPETITIVE CONTESTS EVER: No other season through six weeks has produced more games decided by seven-or-fewer
points than 2019.This year, 51 of 92 games (55.4 percent) have been decided by seven-or-fewer points,including nine of 14 games in
Week 6. This season also is tied for the most one-point games through Week 6 since the 1970 merger.
PLENTY OF HEARTBEATS REMAINING: Hope is in plentiful supply across the NFL. That’s because in 2018 after Week 7, five of the
12 teams that qualified for the playoffs were either .500 or below in the NFL standings. After this week concludes on Monday night at
MetLife Stadium,it’s very likely that at leastone team sitting at .500 or below will still make the playoffs. Since 2011, at least one team
has qualified for the playoffs after beginning the year at-or-below .500 through Week 7. The playoff teams that were at-or-below .500
through seven weeks, since 2011:
YEAR PLAYOFF TEAMS AT OR BELOW .500 THROUGH SEVEN WEEKS
2018 *Chicago, *Dallas, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Seattle
2017 Atlanta
2016 Miami
2015 *Houston, Kansas City, Seattle, *Washington
2014 *Carolina, *Seattle
2013 *Carolina, *Philadelphia
2012 Cincinnati, *Denver, Indianapolis, *Washington
2011 *Denver
*won division
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ON UPWARD SLOPE: NFL clubs have combined for 167 rushing touchdowns through six weeks of play.
Only the 1979 and 1976 seasons had more in NFL historyentering Week 7. At the quarterback position alone, NFL signal-callers have
rushed for 31 touchdowns during the 2019 season,surpassing 2002 (28) for the mostrushing touchdowns byquarterbacks through the
first six weeks ofa season since the 1970 merger.In Week 6, quarterbacks totaled 10 rushing touchdowns,surpassing Week 13 of the
2015 season (nine) for the mostin a single week since 1970. The most overall rushing touchdowns by NFL players through six weeks
in NFL history:
YEAR RUSH TD
1979 187
1976 175
2019/1984 167

2. Week 7 begins Thursday at Empower Field at Mile High, where PATRICK MAHOMES and the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS meet JOE
FLACCO and the DENVER BRONCOS. With 2,104 passing yards,Mahomes is on pace to break the single-season NFL record held by
former Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING (5,477 in 2013).
On Sunday afternoon LAMAR JACKSON and the BALTIMORE RAVENS travel to meet RUSSELL WILSON and the SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS. Wilson has a passer rating over 100 in each of Seattle’s first six games and is on pace to break two single-season NFL
records held by AARON RODGERS, his 122.5 passer rating in 2011 and his 0.34 interception percentage in 2018.Meanwhile,Jacks on
lastweek had 236 passing yards and a career-high 152 rushing yards with a touchdown in a 23-17 win over Cincinnati.His 152 rushing
yards were the fourth-most by a quarterback in a single game in NFL history, including the postseason. Jackson, who registered his
third career game with at least115 rushing yards,is the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to register at least 115 rushing yards in
at least three games in his first two seasons.
Monday Night Football features the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS visiting the NEW YORK JETS. New England has held NFL
quarterbacks this season to a 42.6 passer rating. Over a full season since 2000, the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers have held
opponents to the lowestpasser rating, 48.4. New England also through six weeks has outscored opponents by 142 points. Since the
1970 merger, only the 1999 Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams (plus -154) had a higher point-differential through six weeks.
Carolina running back CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY and wide receiver CURTIS SAMUEL each had a rushing and receiving touchdown in
the Panthers'37-26 win over Tampa Bay at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The London series continues in Week 8 when the
Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams face off at Wembley Stadium. McCaffrey and Samuel are the third pair of teammates to
each record a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since 1980 and first since November 10, 2013, when New Orleans
Saints running backs DARREN SPROLES and PIERRE THOMAS each had a rushing and receiving touchdown.
San Francisco quarterback JIMMY GAROPPOLO passed for 243 yards in the 49ers'20-7 win at the Los Angeles Rams.San Francisco
advanced to 5-0 for the firsttime since 1990. Garoppolo, making his 15th career start, improved to 13-2 as a starting quarterback and
became the eighth quarterback in the Super Bowl era to win 13 of his first 15 career starts.
OAKLAND RAIDERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
RAIDERS: QB DEREK CARR completed 25 of 32 passes (78.1 pct.) for 229 yards & 96.5 rating in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with
95+ rating & 3rd in row vs. NFC North with 75+ comp. pct. • RB JOSH JACOBS (rookie) had career-high 123 rushing yards & 2 rush
TDs in Week 5, most rushing yards by rookie RB in the 25 NFL games played in London since 2007. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+
scrimmage yards. Leads all rookies with 430 rush yards in 2019. RB DEANDRE WASHINGTON had 5th career rush TD in Week 5. •
WR TYRELL WILLIAMS aims for his 5th in row with TD catch. WR TREVOR DAVIS had 42 rec. yards on season -high 4 catches in
Week 5. TE DARREN WALLER aims for 6th in row with 4+ catches & 3rd in row on road with 7+ catches.Ranks 1stamong AFC TEs in
catches (37) & 3rd in rec. yards (359). Rookie TE FOSTER MOREAU had career-high 4 catches for 46 yards in Week 5. Is 1 of 4 rookie
TEs with TD catch in 2019. • CB GAREON CONLEY had 1st INT of season in Week 5. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. S ERIK HARRIS
aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles & PD. LB NICHOLAS MORROW had 4 tackles & 1st career INT in Week 5. Aims for 3rd i n row with
PD. DT MAURICE HURST had 2 sacks in Week 5, 1st 2 of season. Has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. Rookie DE MAXX CROSBY had
1st career sack in Week 5. Only rookie with sack (1), FF (1) & PD (2) this season. DE BENSON MAYOWA had sack in Week 5. Has
sack in 4 of his past 5. PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS passed for 283 yards with 2 TDs & INT for 90 rating last week. Is 5-0 with
1,512 pass yards (302.4 per game) for 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 118.3 rating in 5 career home starts vs. AFC West. Has career 107.2 rating
at home. Has 90+ rating in 5 of 6 games in 2019. • RB AARON JONES has 8 rush TDs in his past 7 at home. Has 5 rush TDs in his
past 3 at home vs. AFC & aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC with 2+ rush TDs. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had 136 scrimmage yards (104
rush, 32 rec.) & 4th career TD catch in Week 6, his 2nd career game with 100+ rush yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC with 85+
scrimmage yards. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS has 7+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. Has 35 rec. TDs since 2016,
2nd-most in NFL. WR ALLEN LAZARD had career-high 65 rec. yards & 1st career TD catch last week. TE JIMMY GRAHAM had 6
catches & rec. TD in only career game vs. Oak. (11/18/12 with NO). Has 2 TD catches in his past 3 vs. AFC West. • LB PRESTON
SMITH had 1.5 sacks & 2 TFL in Week 6. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 7 sacks in 2019. Had sack in only career game vs. Oak. (9/24/17 with
Was.). Has 7 sacks in 5 career games vs. AFC West & aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 2+ sacks & FF. LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH
had sack last week & has 5 sacks in his past 4. Has 4 sacks in his past 3 vs. AFC West. LB BLAKE MARTINEZ leads NFL with 346
tackles since 2017. CB JAIRE ALEXANDER leads NFL with 10 PD in 2019.

3. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS
SAINTS: QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER completed 24 of 36 passes (66.7 pct.) for 240 yards & TD for 94.7 rating in Week 6. Is 4-0 as
starter with NO in 2019. Has won past 3 starts vs. Chi. Had 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 154.4 rating & had rush TD in his last start vs. Chi.
(12/20/15 with Min.). • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 76 scrimmage yards (48 rec., 28 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. Ai ms for his 3rd in
row vs. NFC North with rush TD. Has 11 games with 2+ TDs since 2017, 2ndmost in NFL. RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has 35 rush TDs
since 2014, 4th-most in NFL. • WR MICHAEL THOMAS led team with 8 catches for 89 yards in Week 6. Has 20 games with 8+
catches, tied with ANQUAN BOLDIN for most by player in 1st 4 seas ons. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC North with 75+ rec. yards.
Since 2016, leads NFL in receptions (374) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (4,306). TE JARED COOK had TD catch last week. Aims for h is
3rd in row with rec. TD. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Chi. • DE CAMERON JORDAN had 2 sacks & 2 TFL last week, his
16th career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 6 PD, 5 TFL, FF & INT in his past 6 vs. NFC North. CB
MARSHON LATTIMORE had 3 PD & INT last week, 3rd career game with 3+ PD. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ PD. Is 1 of 3 CBs
(KYLE FULLER & DARIUS SLAY) with 35+ PD (38) & 8+ INTs (8) since 2017. LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 11 tackles, PD & FR in his
only career game vs. Chi. (9/22/14 with NYJ). BEARS: QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY is 8-2 with 19 TDs vs. 10 INTs for 91.8 rating in his
past10 starts at home.Has 6 TDs vs. INT for 113.9 rating in 3 career games vs.NFC South. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC South with
50+ rush yards. QB CHASE DANIEL passed for 231 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 89.7 rating in Week 5 start. Aims for his 4th start in
row with TD pass. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY (rookie) has 2nd career rush TD in Week 5. RB TARIK COHEN had rush TD in last
meeting. Has 357 scrimmage yards (119 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in 3 career home games vs. NFC South. Aims for his 3rd in row vs.
NFC South with TD. • WR ALLEN ROBINSON led team with 7 receptions for 97 yards & 2 TDs in Week 5. Has 6+ catches in 5 of his
past 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ receptions & 75+ rec. yards. Has 6 catches for 151 yards & rec. TD in his only career game vs.
NO (12/27/15 with Jax.). Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. NFC South & aims for his 5th in row vs. division with TD catch. • L B KHALIL
MACK had FR in Week 5. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC South with sack & FF. Has 10 sacks, 8 TFL & 6 FFs in 9 home games with
Chi. LB DANNY TREVATHAN led team with 12 tackles in Week 5 & aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles. CB KYLE FULLER aims for
his 9th in row at home with PD. Since 2017, leads NFL with 48 PD. S EDDIE JACKSON has 3 INTs & 6 PD in his past 5 at home. Aims
for his 3rd in row at home vs. NFC South with INT.
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
RAVENS: QB LAMAR JACKSON passed for 236 yards & rushed for career-high 152 yards & TD last week, 4th-most rush yards by QB
in single game in NFL history, incl. playoffs. Became 2nd QB with 200+ pass yards & 150+ rush yards in single game in NFL his tory,
incl. playoffs. Is 1st QB in SB era with 115+ rushing yards in 3+ games in 1st2 seasons.• RB MARK INGRAM had 74 scrimmage yards
(52 rush,22 rec.) & rush TD lastweek. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 6 rush TDs in past 3 on road. Has 90+ scrimmage yards
in 3 of his past 4 on road vs. NFC West. RB GUS EDWARDS has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC. • TE MARK
ANDREWS had team-high 6 catches for 99 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Ties for 2nd among TEs in TD
catches (3) & 3rd in catches (34) & rec. yards (410) in 2019. WR WILLIE SNEAD had 6 catches for 56 yards in only career game vs.
Sea. (10/30/16 with NO). WRs MARQUISE BROWN (3) & MILES BOYKIN (2) are only pair of rookie teammates with 2+ TD catches
each in 2019. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had 2 PD & INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row on road with FF & 6th in row vs. NFC with
PD. CB MAURICE CANADY had PD & team-high 9 tackles in Week 6. S EARL THOMAS has PD in 3 of past 4 on road. Had 67 PD, 28
INTs & 10 FFs in 9 seasons with Sea. (2010-18). LB TYUS BOWSER aims for 3rd in row with sack. LB MATT JUDON had sack last
week. Has sack in 2 of past 3 on road. SEAHAWKS: QB RUSSELL WILSON passed for 295 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating
& had rush TD in Week 6. Is 4th QB in NFL history with 100+ rating in each of team’s 1st 6 games of season. Has 67 career games
with 2+ TD passes,tied 3rdmostby player in 1st8 seasons.Had 292 pass yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 139.6 rating in last meeting. In
his past14 at home,has 31 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 109.8 rating. • RB CHRIS CARSON had career-high 159 scrimmage yards (124 rush,35
rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD & 4th in row with 100+ rush yards. Since 2018, ties for 2nd in NFL with 9
games of 100+ rush yards. Has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 5 at home. • WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 75 rec. yards in
Week 6. Had 6 catches for 104 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 5 vs. AFC North. Aims for his 3rd in row at
home vs. AFC North & 5th in row overall at home with TD catch. WR JARON BROWN had 2nd career game with 2 rec. TDs last week.
WR DK METCALF ranks 2nd among rookies with 336 rec. yards. • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 6. Had FR in
last meeting. Has 26 tackles (8.7 per game), 2 TFL & 2 FFs in 3 career home games vs. AFC North. LB K.J. WRIGHT had 3rd career
INT lastweek. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 10+ tackles. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH had 1st FF & FR with Sea. last week. S TEDRIC
THOMPSON aims for his 3rd in row with INT.

4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS
EAGLES: QB CARSON WENTZ passed for 306 yards with 2 TDs vs. INT for 94.4 rating last week, his 15th career game with 300+
pass yards. Has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT for 100 rating in 5 career starts vs. Dal. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Dal. with 2+ TD passes. • RB
JORDAN HOWARD has 5 TDs (4 rush,1 rec.) in his past4. Had 92 scrimmage yards in only career game vs. Dal. (9/25/16 with Chi.).
Rookie RB MILES SANDERS had career-high 86 rec. yards & 1st career TD catch in Week 6. Aims for his 5th in row with 60+
scrimmage yards. • WR ALSHON JEFFERY led team with 10 catches & had 76 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Had TD catch in last
meeting.Aims for his 3rd in row at Dal. with rec TD. Has 6 rec. TDs in his past5 on road vs. NFC East & aims for his 6th in row on road
vs. division with TD catch. TE ZACH ERTZ had 54 rec. yards in Week 6 & is 1 of 3 in NFL (TRAVIS KELCE & MICHAEL THOMAS)
with 50+ rec. yards in each of 1st6 games of2019.Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 5 vs. Dal. • LB BRANDON GRAHAM had sack lastweek.
Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 5.5 sacks, 7 TFL, 2 FFs & FR in his past 7 at Dal. DT FLETCHER COX had 1.5 sacks in last
meeting. Has 5.5 sacks & 7 TFL in his past 4 vs. NFC East. DE DEREK BARNETT had 2 sacks & FF in only career game vs. Dal.
(11/19/17). S MALCOLM JENKINS led team with 8 tackles & had FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 7+ tackles. S
ANDREW SENDEJO had 7th career INT last week. COWBOYS: QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 277 yards & had rush TD in Week 6.
Has 20 rush TDs since 2016, most by QB. Is 3-0 with 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 99.4 rating in his past 3 vs. Phi. Is 6-0 with
2,075 pass yards (345.8 per game) for 17 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 121.3 rating in his past 6 vs. NFC East. Aims for his 7th in row vs. division
with 100+ rating. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 152 scrimmage yards (105 rush,47 rec.) & rush TD last week. Has 13 games with 150+
srimmage yards & 22 games with 100+ rush yards since entering NFL in 2016, both mostamong RBs.Has 668 scrimmage yards (167
per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career game vs. Phi. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Phi. with 140+ scrimmage yards. • WR AMARI
COOPER had 10 receptions for 217 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Has 7 TD catches in his past 5 vs. NFC East. Has 58 catches for
971 yards (121.4 per game) & 10 rec. TDs in 8 career home games with Dal. TE JASON WITTEN has 1,642 career rec. yards vs. Phi.,
mostvs. any opponent.Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC East. • DE ROBERT QUINN had 2 sacks in Week 6. Has 5 sacks in his
past 4. Had sack in his last game vs. Phi. (12/10/17 with LAR). Since 2013, is only player with 20+ FFs (21). DE DEMARCUS
LAWRENCE has 2 FFs & FR in his past3 vs. NFC East. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH led team with 10 tackles last week & aims for
his 4th in row with 9+ tackles. CB JOURDAN LEWIS had 3rd career INT in Week 6.
PLAYER NOTES
Houston quarterback DESHAUN WATSON passed for 280 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in the
Texans' 31-24 win at Kansas City. Watson has 7,508 passing yards in 29 career games and tied MARC BULGER (29 games), Pro
Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (29) and MATTHEW STAFFORD (29) as quarterbacks to reach 7,500 career passing yards in the
second-fewest games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (27 games) reached 7,500 passing yards in
fewer games.
New York Jets quarterback SAM DARNOLD passed for 338 yards and two touchdowns, including a 92 -yard touchdown pass to wide
receiver ROBBY ANDERSON, in the Jets' 24-22 win against Dallas. Darnold, at 22 years and 130 days old, is the youngest player in
the Super Bowl era with a touchdown pass of at least 90 yards.
As the first half expired, Dallas kicker BRETT MAHER converted a 62-yard field goal, his second career field goal of at least 60 yards,
and joined SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI (two) and GREG ZUERLEIN (two) as the only kickers with at least two career field goals of 60 -
or-more yards in NFL history.
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