NFL Week 7 live updates, scores, injuries, highlights: Saquon Barkley destroys Giants, plus 2 game-winning FGs

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Week 7 is nearly complete, and there were some intriguing storylines that unfolded. Both the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions hit game-winning field goals for their fifth victories of the season, Saquon Barkley rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown in a 25-point victory over his former team, and the Buffalo Bills scored 34 unanswered points to defeat the Tennessee Titans after initially falling behind by 10. We also may have seen the last play of the season from Deshaun Watson, who appeared to suffer a serious Achilles injury during the Cleveland Browns' 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. 

In the 4 p.m. ET slate, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch, the Los Angeles Rams picked up their second win of the season against the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Washington Commanders crushed the Carolina Panthers despite Jayden Daniels leaving the game early.

Below you can find all of Sunday's top plays in our one-stop shop for everything that happened in the NFL in Week 7. Scores, highlights, analysis, injuries, cool stats, you name it -- we covered it all from first kickoff to the final whistle of the late games.

Week 7 schedule

Thursday

Broncos 33, Saints 10 (Takeaways) 

Sunday 

Jaguars 32, Patriots 16 (Takeaways)
Lions 31, Vikings 29 (Takeaways)
Packers 24, Texans 22 (Takeaways)
Seahawks 34, Falcons 14 (Recap)
Bills 34, Titans 10 (Recap)
Bengals 21, Browns 14 (Recap)
Colts 16, Dolphins 10 (Recap)
Eagles 28, Giants 3 (Recap)
Chiefs 28, 49ers 18 (Takeaways)
Commanders 40, Panthers 7 (Recap)
Rams 20, Raiders 15 (Recap)
Steelers 37, Jets 15 (Takeaways)

Monday

Ravens at Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Preview)
Chargers at Cardinals, 9 p.m. ET (Preview)

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:27 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

FINAL: Chiefs 28, 49ers 18 

Kansas City prevailed in an ugly, mistake-filled Super Bowl rematch on Sunday afternoon thanks to a dominating defensive performance and some big plays in the run game. Both Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy threw multiple interceptions and no touchdown passes (they did each run for at least one score), but Mahomes' scrambling and Kansas City's young defensive backs made the difference as the Chiefs remained unbeaten and the Niners dropped back below .500.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:25 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Niners score, but don't get the two

Purdy connected with Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Jordan Mason and Ronnie Bell on a late-game drive that ended in Purdy's second rushing touchdown on a QB sneak of the game. But the two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, and it looks like KC will come away with a win.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:12 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Mecole Hardman burns the Niners again

A little more than eight months after he scored the game-winning touchdown against San Francisco in the Super Bowl, Hardman may have just put the game away in the rematch. This time it was a jet sweep hand-off around the left edge, where he was just too fast to be caught and then made a terrific cutback to gain the last few yards he needed.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:09 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

FINAL: Rams 20, Raiders 15

L.A. led for most of this game. The Raiders made it interesting in the fourth quarter but for some reason decided to kick a field goal to cut an 8-point lead down to 5 on fourth-and-goal with just over 2 minutes remaining. Vegas ended up getting the ball back deep in its own territory but Gardner Minshew (filling in for an injured Aidan O'Connell) turned it over for the fourth time in the game and the Rams sealed the victory.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:01 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Purdy picked again

Almost immediately after the Cowing catch, Brock Purdy got picked for the third time in this game. George Karlaftis had the pressure and hit Purdy's arm as he threw, but his intended target was nowhere close to open and Jaden Hicks was probably going to intercept it anyway. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 7:00 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Jacob Cowing steps up

With Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings all sidelined, the 49ers turned to rookie Jacob Cowing for their biggest play of the game. Cowing hit Nazeeh Johnson with a double move and hit a huge play down the field to get San Francisco into the red zone.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 6:49 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

FINAL: Commanders 40, Panthers 7

Washington ran away with the game against Carolina -- even with Jayden Daniels missing all but the team's first drive. Marcus Mariota went 18 of 23 for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Brian Robinson ran 12 times for 71 yards and a score of his own. Andy Dalton was benched in favor of Bryce Young with the game in hand late in the fourth, but Bryce went 2 of 2 for negative-4 yards. All eyes now are on Daniels' injured rib.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 6:49 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

A little Mahomes magic

It hasn't been a very good passing day for Patrick Mahomes, but he can still make things happen with his legs. The pump fake, the juke, the footwork along the sideline... Vintage stuff.

Later in the drive, Mahomes broke out the scrambling again, rushing up the middle for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal (which a truck stick for good measure) to put the Chiefs back up by 9 points.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 6:38 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Chiefs pick Purdy

As we all expected, Chris Roland-Wallace working against Ronnie Bell ended up being key to this game. San Francisco was in position to potentially take the lead, but instead the Chiefs have it back and can go back up by two scores.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 6:14 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Niners pick Mahomes again

After Mahomes missed rookie wideout Xavier Worthy streaking down the field for what would have been a 60-plus-yard touchdown, Worthy fell down on a corner route and gifted the Deommodore Lenoir an easy interception. San Francisco drove for a touchdown on the ensuing drive to pull closer to Kansas City, but missed the extra point.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 5:55 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

First catch = first touchdown

Veteran tight end Zach Ertz found the end zone for Washington a little while ago. Rookie tight end Ben Sinnott did the same. His first career catch turned into his first career touchdown, and this is getting ugly in Washington -- even with Jayden Daniels sidelined with a rib injury.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 5:26 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Mariota firing lasers

Look at this beautiful tight-window throw on the move from Marcus Mariota to Zach Ertz. That's not exactly a combination you expected to hear about this afternoon as Washington takes on Carolina, but it extended the lead to 27-0 here. The rout is on.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 5:19 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Kyren Williams back in the end zone

Williams should just list "the end zone" as his current address when he files his taxes next year. His 13-yard touchdown gave him a score in nine consecutive games. The last time he went an entire game without crossing the goal line was the week of Thanksgiving last year.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 5:16 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Classic Andy Reid trickeration

The Chiefs love to get creative in the low red zone. That's where the significant majority of their trick plays come out. They went with a two-quarterback backfield here, with both Mahomes and Carson Wentz back there. The play was unsuccessful, but Kareem Hunt punched it into the end zone on the next snap.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:44 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Mahomes looking mortal

Patrick Mahomes hasn't quite been himself this year as the Chiefs' wide receiver room has again fallen apart around him. He had the Chiefs moving deep into San Francisco territory early on here, but then took a sack and got his pass intercepted on a tip-drill as the Niners kept the game scoreless.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:27 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Bengals 21, Browns 14

The main storyline from this game was that Deshaun Watson went down with what may be a season-ending Achilles injury. Dorian Thompson-Robinson stepped in for Watson initially, but threw two interceptions and injured his finger. Jameis Winston stepped in and completed 5 of 11 passes for 67 yards and one touchdown. Who will the new starter for the Browns be? 

For the Bengals, both Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase caught touchdowns from Joe Burrow on Sunday. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:26 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Jayden Daniels breaks lose

It did not take long for the superstar rookie to make his presence know. On Washington's first snap of the game, Daniels executed the zone read and took off around the edge for a 47-yard gain -- and nearly took it all the way.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:21 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Seahawks 34, Falcons 14

A surprise blowout in the NFC. Kenneth Walker III scored two total touchdowns, while Kirk Cousins threw one touchdown and two interceptions. He also fumbled once, with the Seahawks recording a scoop-and-score off the veteran signal-caller. Bijan Robinson did have a nice outing with 103 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries. Both Seattle and Atlanta are now 4-3. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:18 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Bills 34, Titans 10

Buffalo scored 34 unanswered points to defeat the Titans by 24. Josh Allen threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns, while Keon Coleman caught four passes for 125 yards. The new addition of Amari Cooper also chipped in with 66 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches. 

Mason Rudolph brought some consistency to the Titans offense that hasn't been there with Will Levis, but it wasn't good enough. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:15 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Lions 31, Vikings 29

Another game-winning FG in the NFC North. After the Vikings took a one-point lead in the fourth quarter thanks to a defensive touchdown, Jared Goff led the Lions down the field to set up a Jake Bates game-winning kick. 

Goff has recorded the best passer rating (153.1) in a three-game span since 1970

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:15 pm ET · Jared Dubin]

Dante Fowler to the house

The first drive of the game ended in disaster for the Panthers. They quickly moved into Washington territory, but then Andy Dalton;s checkdown pass intended for Miles Sanders went ... miles ... over his head and into the waiting arms of Dante Fowler. Fowler made Dalton miss on a tackle attempt and was off to the races from there.

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:12 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Colts 16, Dolphins 10

This one was UGLY, but the Colts have now won four out of their last five. Anthony Richardson struggled in his return to the field, completing 10 of 24 passes for 129 yards. But he did lead the Colts in rushing with 56 yards on 14 carries.

Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley left the game in the second half due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by Tim Boyle. Tyreek Hill had one catch for 8 yards, and Jaylen Waddle caught one pass for 11 yards. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:07 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Eagles 28, Giants 3

This one was never close, as the final score indicates. Daniel Jones threw for 99 yards before being benched for Drew Lock, while Jalen Hurts threw for just 114 yards and one touchdown. 

Saquon Barkley was the star in his revenge game, as he rushed for 176 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries, and caught two passes for 11 yards. He was unstoppable. By the way, the Giants had just 119 yards of total offense! 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 4:04 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

FINAL: Packers 24, Texans 22

New kicker Brandon McManus hits game-winner

Texans at Packers lived up to the hype, and it was Green Bay that walked away with a two-point victory thanks to a game-winning 45-yard field goal from new kicker Brandon McManus! He was signed by the Packers on Tuesday!

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:59 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Texans take lead late

We got a close game in Green Bay. Houston just took a two-point lead with under two minutes remaining thanks to a 35-yard field goal. 

Here comes Jordan Love to try for a game-winning drive. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:50 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Vikings scoop-and-score gives them the lead in the fourth!

Minnesota isn't done yet! Lions RB David Montgomery coughed up the rock with just under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, and Vikings LB Ivan Pace Jr. picked it up, and took it more than 35 yards back for the touchdown!

After the failed two-point conversion, it's 29-28 Vikings with 5:50 remaining in the game. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:30 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Seahawks strip-sack fumble TD

Seattle is rolling in Atlanta, and the most-recent TD came via the defense. Boye Mafe completely swallowed up Kirk Cousins, who fumbled the ball, and Derick Hall returned the loose pig skin 35+ yards for the score

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:18 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Jared Goff throws second TD to give Lions double-digit lead over Vikings

Goff is rolling once again. He's missed on just one of 19 passing attempts, and now has two touchdowns thanks to this 21-yard score from Kalif Raymond.

Lions now up by 11 points with time winding down in the third quarter.  

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:16 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Big man interception

It's coming up all Bengals right now. Following the Ja'Marr Chase TD, defensive lineman Sam Hubbard came down with a tipped ball to get Cincy possession back. 

[Oct 20, 2024 at 3:09 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Joe Burrow & Ja'Marr Chase: Dynamic duo

The Bengals are locked in a tight one with the rival Browns, but Cincy found some extra breathing room thanks to this Joe Burrow dime to Ja'Marr Chase for six.

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