What we learned in NFL Week 7: Will real Bills stand up? Rams, Packers frustrated
New York TimesFor a few seconds, Sean McVay stood and stared while the helplessness of the situation started to sink in. Here’s what else we learned from the afternoon slate of Week 7: Put the Ravens in the Super Bowl conversation After the Ravens’ 38-6 dismantling of the red-hot Lions — a team that had won four in a row and 13 of their last 16 entering Sunday — Baltimore coach John Harbaugh divulged that after every victory, his father, Jack, texts him a short, simple message: “That was your best win ever.” The reason Harbaugh brought this up: He was asked if Sunday was the best performance of Lamar Jackson’s six-year career. yds 1,610 rush yds 363 total TDs 13 passer rtg 104.6 When you look across the NFL landscape, this win ranks right up there with the most impressive by any team this season — next to the Bills’ 48-20 domination of the Dolphins in Week 4 and the 49ers’ 42-10 beatdown of the Cowboys in Week 5. Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the Broncos dropped the Packers to 2-4, the team’s worst start since 2006, Favre’s second-to-last season in Green Bay. “Obviously, zero.” GO DEEPER NFL Week 7 takeaways: Ravens look like real contenders; Chiefs' D swarms Chargers Raiders hit a new low Don’t expect Davante Adams’ frustrations to ease, not after the Raiders stumbled to 3-4 with an embarrassing 30-12 loss to the Bears.