NEW YORK –– Oct. 25, 2026 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, October 25, the seventh week of the 2026 season.
- With two games remaining in Week 7, there have been 64 games decided by one score (eight or fewer points) and 59 games decided by seven-or-fewer points, both the most through Week 7 in NFL history.
Three teams – Cleveland, Detroit and the New York Giants – won on the final play of the game in Week 7.
There have been 34 games with the game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, the most through Week 7 in NFL history.
There have been 32 games with the game-winning score in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, the most through Week 7 in NFL history.
Three teams – Atlanta, Cincinnati and Cleveland – overcame deficits of 10-or-more points to win in Week 7. There have been 20 games in which a team overcame a deficit of 10-or-more points to win this season – only three seasons have had more such wins through Week 7: 1987 (23 wins), 2020 (22) and 2011 (21).
- Minnesota defeated Indianapolis, 16-10, to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2009 as safety Harrison Smith recorded his first interception of the season.
The Vikings are the third team in the past 20 seasons (2007-26) to allow 13-or-fewer points and 225-or-fewer yards in three consecutive games within a single season, joining the 2019 San Francisco 49ers (Weeks 5-7) and 2009 New York Jets (Weeks 12-14).
Smith, who has 40 career interceptions and 22 career sacks, is the third player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 40 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Ronde Barber (47 interceptions, 28 sacks) and Charles Woodson (65 interceptions, 20 sacks).
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has 8,782 receiving yards in 99 career games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson (8,740 receiving yards) for the third-most receiving yards by a player in his first 100 career games in NFL history. Only Julio Jones (9,618 receiving yards) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (9,019) have more.
Per Next Gen Stats, the Vikings blitzed on 85.2% of Indianapolis’ drop backs in Week 7, the highest blitz rate by any defense in a game in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).
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- Cleveland defeated Tennessee, 27-24, as kicker Andre Szmyt converted a game-winning field goal as time expired for the second consecutive week. The Browns are the first team to win consecutive games on a field goal with no time remaining in the fourth quarter since Arizona and Green Bay in Weeks 7-8 in 2024.
Cleveland improved to 5-2 and became the second team since 1970 to record a game-winning score in the final four minutes of regulation or in overtime in each of their first five wins of a season, joining the 2016 Detroit Lions.
- Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 212 yards and one touchdown in the Steelers’ 16-10 win over New Orleans in the first-ever regular season NFL game in Paris.
Rodgers has 540 career regular season touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (539 touchdown passes) for the third-most regular season touchdown passes in NFL history. Only Tom Brady (649 touchdown passes) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (571) have more.
- Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 292 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 143.3 rating while wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had his 59th career touchdown reception in the Bengals’ 35-13 win at Baltimore.
Burrow and Chase have connected for 53 career touchdowns, tied with John Hadl and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (53 touchdowns with the San Diego Chargers) and Daunte Culpepper and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (53 with the Minnesota Vikings) for the second-most touchdown passes by a quarterback and receiver both under the age of 30 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Mark Clayton (65 touchdowns with Miami) have more.
Burrow has 16 career games with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions, tied with Lamar Jackson (16 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (22 games) and Russell Wilson (21) have more.
Burrow has 32 career games with at least three touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (32 games) for the third-most games with at least three touchdown passes by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (42 games) and Patrick Mahomes (38) have more.
Chase, who is 26 years old, has 59 career touchdown receptions, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (59 touchdown receptions) for the third-most touchdown receptions by a player under the age of 27 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (77 touchdown receptions) and Rob Gronkowski (65) have more.
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford recorded three touchdown passes in the team’s 35-21 win at Las Vegas.
Stafford, who is the franchise leader in touchdown passes for both the Detroit Lions (282 touchdown passes) and the Los Angeles Rams (155), is the first player in NFL history to lead two different franchises in touchdown passes.
- Arizona tight end Trey McBride had 10 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown in Week 7 against Denver.
McBride has 406 receptions in 73 career games and surpassed Travis Kelce (78 games) as the second-fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 400 career receptions. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow (72 games) reached the mark faster.
McBride is the second tight end under the age of 27 in NFL history with at least 400 career receptions, joining Jason Witten (429 receptions).
McBride is the fifth player in NFL history with at least seven receptions in nine consecutive games, joining Antonio Brown (14 consecutive games in 2014-15 with Pittsburgh), Cooper Kupp (11 in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams), Stefon Diggs (nine in 2020-21 with Buffalo) and Puka Nacua (nine in 2024-25 with the Los Angeles Rams).
McBride has 10 career games with at least 10 receptions and joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15 games), Travis Kelce (12, entering Week 7), Zach Ertz (12, entering Week 7) and Jason Witten (11) as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 10 career games of 10-or-more receptions.
McBride has 59 receptions in 2026 and surpassed Zach Ertz (57 receptions in 2018 with Philadelphia) for the most receptions by a tight end in his team’s first seven games of a season in NFL history.
- New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers had seven receptions for 111 yards in the team’s 27-21 overtime win at Houston.
Nabers is the fifth player under the age of 24 since 1970 with at least 110 receiving yards in four consecutive games within the same season, joining Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2025 with Seattle), Odell Beckham Jr. (2014 with the New York Giants), Josh Gordon (2013 with Cleveland) and Andre Rison (1990 with Atlanta).
- Additional notes from Sunday include:
- Denver quarterback Bo Nix recorded a 52-yard touchdown pass and 62-yard touchdown run in the Broncos’ 30-16 win at Arizona.
Nix is the fifth player in NFL history with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard touchdown run in the same game, joining Justin Fields (Nov. 13, 2022 with Chicago), Lamar Jackson (Sept. 18, 2022 with Baltimore), Cam Newton (Dec. 9, 2012 with Carolina) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ace Parker (Oct. 9, 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers).
- Detroit quarterback Jared Goff passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had nine receptions for 153 yards in the Lions’ 20-17 win over Green Bay.
Goff has 41,410 career passing yards since entering the NFL in 2016 and surpassed Derek Carr (41,245 passing yards) for the third-most passing yards by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Matt Ryan (46,720 passing yards) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (45,628) have more.
Goff has 38 career games with at least 300 passing yards and two touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (37 games) and Matthew Stafford (37) for the third-most such games by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (48 games) and Patrick Mahomes (39, in 10th season) have more.
St. Brown has 67 career games with at least five receptions, surpassing Jarvis Landry (66 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history. Only CeeDee Lamb (68 games, entering Week 7) has more.
- Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown in Week 7 at Minnesota.
Taylor has 77 career rushing touchdowns and surpassed Adrian Peterson (76 rushing touchdowns) for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns by a player under the age of 28 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (108 rushing touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (100) and Jim Brown (82) have more.
- New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara had seven receptions in Week 7 in Paris against Pittsburgh.
Kamara has 628 career receptions and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (624 receptions) for the fourth-most receptions by a running back in NFL history. Only Larry Centers (827 receptions), Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (767) and Christian McCaffrey (660) have more.
- New York Jets rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper had five receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in Week 7 after recording six receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown in Week 6.
Cooper is the third player all-time with at least 5 receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in two of his first three career games, joining Don Looney (1940 with Philadelphia) and Bobby Johnson (1984 with the New York Giants).
- Denver quarterback Bo Nix recorded a 52-yard touchdown pass and 62-yard touchdown run in the Broncos’ 30-16 win at Arizona.