Here’s a compilation of 32 insights gathered from Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season:

0. This is the number of points the Philadelphia Eagles scored in the first quarter this season. However, they rallied with 28 points in the following three quarters as they decisively defeated their NFC East rivals, the New York Giants.

0. This is the count of quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era (post-1966) who did not start their team’s seventh game after achieving a 4-2 record or better, unless sidelined by injury, according to NFL Media. Attention on you, Justin Fields.

0. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is yet to earn a win in five encounters against Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers suffered a 28-18 loss on Sunday, which wasn’t quite as disheartening as their Super Bowl defeats in 54 and 58 – despite a knee injury to WR Brandon Aiyuk.

0. Neither Mahomes nor 49ers QB Brock Purdy threw any touchdown passes on Sunday; however, they collectively threw five interceptions and managed three rushing touchdowns between them.

1. One undefeated team remains in the league, with the Chiefs securing a 6-0 record just as the Minnesota Vikings faced their first loss of the season.

1a. Career touchdown receptions of Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, who scored his first on Sunday. As a first-round pick by the Oakland Raiders five years ago, Jacobs had amassed 211 catches without a touchdown, representing the second-most to start a career behind Thomas Jones (242), as noted by OptaSTATS. Jacobs had the record for most catches in league history without a touchdown before finally breaking the spell. “It was long overdue,” he remarked. “We discussed it all week at practice that, ‘This is the week that we’re going to get it.’”

2. Average yards per carry for Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb in his first game back after more than a year due to a severe knee injury, totaling 11 carries. Regardless, Chubb, who also scored his first touchdown since the 2022 season finale, is a significant uplifting force for his teammates and fans in this challenging season. His thunderous ovation before the game encapsulated the sentiment.

3. The number of Browns players who threw at least 10 passes on Sunday, marking the first time in 16 years that one team had so many players in a game. With QB1 Deshaun Watson’s season looking over due to an Achilles injury, the Browns are set to proceed with Jameis Winston and/or Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

3a. The Browns held a 5-4 record, including playoffs, after losing Watson to a season-ending shoulder injury in 2023, but they will miss the chance to call on Joe Flacco, now with the Indianapolis Colts, this season.

4. Only one other quarterback, along with Jared Goff, has achieved a passer rating of at least 140.0 in three straight games. Goff reached this with the Detroit Lions, who defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-29, marking a significant victory. The Lions now sit in first place in the competitive NFC North, having handed the Vikings their first loss.

4a. The Lions managed four sacks from four different players despite missing injured DE Aidan Hutchinson in their recent game. They may need to adjust their approach in his absence after New York Jets LB Haason Reddick concluded his holdout on Sunday morning.

4b. As it stands, four NFC North teams would qualify for the playoffs if the season wrapped up today. The Lions would claim the No. 1 seed in the conference, with the Vikings, Packers, and Bears in wild-card positions. Currently, all teams in the division, except the idle Bears, have at least five wins.

4c. In the Miami Dolphins’ 16-10 loss to the similarly struggling Colts, their wide receivers only had four catches. Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, pending his health, is sorely missed and is expected back by Week 8 if activated soon.

5. Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow took five seasons to secure his first victory in Cleveland.

6. The New England Patriots have now lost six consecutive games following a crushing defeat by the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. This marks their longest losing streak in three decades.

7. This year, the Patriots have utilized seven different starting offensive line combinations – one for each week.

8. The Philadelphia Eagles registered eight sacks during their 28-3 victory over the Giants, who were missing injured LT Andrew Thomas. Remarkably, five out of those eight sacks came from players like Jalen Carter and Nakobe Dean, both from the University of Georgia, collecting two each.

9. Los Angeles RB Kyren Williams has created a streak of rushing touchdowns in consecutive games, tallying nine, which ties him for fourth-longest in the NFL since 2000. He scored two touchdowns in the game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

10. In Sunday’s 24-22 loss to Green Bay, Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud completed just 10 passes, marking his lowest in any game he has started and finished during what has been an otherwise impressive season-and-a-half. His 86 passing yards also represented his lowest output.

11. The jersey number of Jaguars WR Parker Washington, who set a new Jags record with a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown in London. This is also the longest scoring play in the history of the NFL’s International Series and marks the first time a punt return has been taken for a touchdown on international soil.

12. Raiders TE Brock Bowers caught 10 passes in a loss to the Rams, becoming the first rookie tight end to register at least nine catches in three of his first seven games.

13. Games in which Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has achieved multiple rushing touchdowns after getting pushed twice on Sunday against the Giants.

14. The distance covered on the first completion by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. He is the last quarterback selected in the first round of this year’s draft to debut this season, appearing during garbage time in a 34-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy, however, won’t be eligible to play until 2025 due to a torn meniscus suffered during preseason.

15. Wide receiver Amari Cooper found the end zone in his inaugural game with the Buffalo Bills during their 34-10 win over the Tennessee Titans.

16. The last time Cooper was traded midseason, moving from the Oakland Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys six years ago, he also scored in his first game with his new team.

17. Number of plays by the Jacksonville Jaguars during their drive, covering 84 yards and lasting over 11 minutes against New England. Ultimately, they turned the ball over on downs, which was not the desired outcome for the league’s longest possession this season.

17a. This was also how many consecutive times the Jaguars ran the football during this drive.

18. While rookie offensive talents have garnered much attention this season, don’t overlook Rams rookie outside linebacker Jared Verse. He leads all first-year players with 29 pressures, having added nine more against Las Vegas on Sunday, and accomplished this against a respectable left tackle.

19. Marcus Mariota triumphed in Sunday’s matchup of veteran quarterbacks, as the Washington Commanders defeated the Carolina Panthers, led by Andy Dalton, 40-7, not missing injured rookie QB Jayden Daniels at all.

20. Mariota’s performance included 205 yards passing and two touchdowns, marking his best day since he was benched by the Falcons late in the previous season.

21. Total receiving yards (from three catches) by rookie 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in his NFL debut—a heartening sight given that he was shot on the streets of San Francisco just two months prior.

22. Number of victories achieved by head coach Reid following a bye week, against only four defeats.

23. Reid’s Chiefs are the seventh reigning champions since 2000 to kick off a season with a 6-0 record following a Super Bowl victory.

23a. Among those teams, only the 2004 Patriots managed to turn such a strong start into another Super Bowl trophy.

24. Consecutive games in which Patriots punter Bryce Baringer has kicked at least one 50-yard punt, including a 66-yarder during Sunday’s loss. He currently holds the longest streak in the league.

25. Four teams (Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville) managed to recover from double-digit deficits on Sunday, marking the first occurrence of this feat this season.

26. Still the jersey number of Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who showcased his abilities against the Giants, the team with which he spent his first six NFL seasons after being drafted second overall in 2018, by rushing for 176 yards—his second-best career total, despite not finishing the game.

26a. With 189 rushing yards against the Bears 15 years ago, Cedric Benson is the only player to rush for more yards against a former team than Barkley did.

27. Barkley accumulated 187 total yards, surpassing the total offensive yards gained by the Giants by 68.

27a. His total of 187 yards was also 166 more than that of Devin Singletary, the running back the Giants signed to replace him while assigning “Motor” to Barkley’s former No. 26 jersey.

28. Perhaps Giants fans should direct their frustrations at something other than Barkley’s jersey.

29. This week’s quote comes from Patriots rookie coach Jerod Mayo, who candidly stated, “We’re a soft football team across the board.”

30. This week’s uniform note: For the first time in their 104-season history, the Packers wore an all-white uniform, complete with new helmets. Their record in this new outfit is 1-0, while they are 803-600-38 in all other uniforms.

31. Another uniform note: The New Orleans Saints went retro on Thursday night, and by the end of their 33-10 loss to the Denver Broncos, fans were once again donning paper bags on their heads.

32. One last uniform note: The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first Super Bowl-winning team with a retro look on Sunday night, noticeable in details such as facemasks and jersey number fonts.

33. Bonus highlight! We have to recognize Patrick Mahomes’ 33-yard run, which was the longest he’s achieved in a regular-season game, setting up his 1-yard touchdown run later in the fourth quarter in Silicon Valley.

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