The New England Patriots have an MVP-contender quarterback, the Atlanta Falcons may need one of the best participant in soccer, and the NFL prepares to shut the curtain on its newest London go to. We stay up for Sunday in Week Seven of the 2025 NFL season…
Editor’s be aware…
Unearthing a franchise quarterback within the NFL can outline complete eras. The job safety of coaches and normal managers hinges on their hunt for a stalwart passer. Corridor of Fame-level expertise can go to waste ought to an organisation fail to offer its needle-moving pilot underneath middle.
There are anomalies to the rule, after all. Certain, Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold are proving that good teaching is crucial. And proper now, Daniel Jones is proof of what elite offensive line play can do. However in massive, a workforce can not win within the NFL with out discovering its reply at a very powerful place in all of sport.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers have boasted a seamless transition from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love; present offs. The Denver Broncos consider they’ve their successor to Peyton Manning in Bo Nix. The New England Patriots may need lastly discovered an answer to their post-Tom Brady stoop; it does not get a lot more durable than changing the person who led your workforce to 6 Tremendous Bowl wins.
Drake Maye has thrust himself into the MVP dialog at Foxboro as one of many league’s best and harmful splash play quarterbacks amid a sophomore surge for the No 3 decide on the 2024 Draft. His rookie marketing campaign was hindered by broken-down performs and erratic errors in a bid to create magic within the face of chaos, however 12 months two has seen him take command of Mike Vrabel’s offense to information New England to a 4-2 begin on the high of the AFC East.
Maye simply threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns with a passer score of 140.1 in Week Six’s 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints, marking his fifth successive recreation of at the very least 200 passing yards and a passer score upwards of 100. He grew to become the fifth quarterback aged 23 or youthful to attain the feat behind Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott and Dan Marino.
It arrived on the again of his breakout win over Josh Allen and his Tremendous Bowl-contending Buffalo Payments to underline a long-lost divisional duel within the East; for context, the Payments have gained 5 straight AFC East titles since Brady left to signal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He’s at present one of the best deep passer in soccer. In an period that has seen defenses shift to umbrella and two-high coverages to eradicate explosive performs downfield, Maye leads the league in completion price (76.9 per cent) and passer score (157.9) on passes of 20-plus yards – one of the best by way of six weeks since NextGen Stats started in 2016. No person within the league is doing what Maye is doing.
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Drake Maye starred because the Patriots took down the Payments in Week 5
The poster picture to his season up to now is an absurd fade go whereas rolling to his proper towards the Payments, throwing Stefon Diggs open with flawless precision and arm energy. It was perfection, representing a season through which he’s gaming with funky arm angles, touchdown obscene moon balls within the arms of his goal and feasting off-platform.
Via six weeks he’s 131 of 179 passing for a second-ranked completion proportion of 73.2, a fifth-ranked 1,522 yards and 10 touchdowns to 2 interceptions with a fourth-ranked passer score of 112.5 whereas main a sixth-ranked passing assault. After Cam Newton, Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe and a few Jacoby Brissett, the Patriots have themselves a quarterback.
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Benedict’s Stats nook
Sky Sports activities statistician – and Buffalo Payments fan – Benedict Bermange breaks down a number of the key stats heading into Sunday…
- A win for Trevor Lawrence in London on Sunday could be his fifth worldwide recreation victory, breaking a tie with Tom Brady for many worldwide wins in NFL historical past.
- With victory over the Raiders, Patrick Mahomes would win his 93rd profession recreation and break his tie with Peyton Manning for probably the most wins by any quarterback earlier than turning 30 years outdated.
- 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey wants 90 receiving yards to hitch Marshall Faulk, Lenny Moore, Marcus Allen and Tiki Barber as the one gamers in NFL historical past with at the very least 5,000 speeding and 5,000 receiving yards.
- Final season Saquon Barkley was contacted at or behind the road of scrimmage on 27.8 per cent of his rushes, whereas this 12 months that has jumped to 38.9 per cent this season, the fourth-highest mark amongst NFL working backs.
- The Browns have but to attain greater than 17 factors in a recreation in 2025, the longest streak by any workforce to start a season because the Jaguars additionally had six to start 2014.
- The Colts have scored factors on 59 consecutive drives which have reached the pink zone, one drive in need of tying the 2013-2014 Broncos (60) for the longest streak by any workforce within the final 30 years.
- The Packers have spent 74 per cent of recreation time with a lead this season, probably the most of any NFL workforce.
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Highlights from the Week 7 recreation between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals through the 2025 season.
What to look out for on Sunday
Los Angeles Rams @ Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium – KO 2.30pm, Sky Sports activities NFL & Sky Sports activities+
Ventrell Miller spent coaching camp battling it out with Devin Lloyd for the beginning linebacker job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It might be a motivated Lloyd who prevailed, earlier than launching what’s proving to be a career-year because the league-leader in interceptions and takeaways having seen the Jags decline the fifth-year choice on his rookie contract. Lloyd, although, has not made the journey to London as a result of a calf harm, which means Miller will get his likelihood.
The Los Angeles Rams have harm considerations of their very own as they stare on the prospect of being with out star broad receiver Puka Nacua, who suffered an ankle drawback in final week’s win over the Baltimore Ravens. Nacua had entered Week 5 because the league chief in each receptions (52) and receiving yards (588), earlier than being overtaken by Jaxon Smith-Njigba within the latter. A Davante Adams, Kyren Williams, Matthew Stafford trio is not dangerous insurance coverage.
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Sky Sports activities NFL’s Ndamukong Suh and Phoebe Schecter talk about whether or not we should always count on extra from Jacksonville Jaguar QB Trevor Lawrence.
Philadelphia Eagles @ Minnesota Vikings – KO 6pm, Sky Sports activities NFL
So typically in recent times the Eagles have boasted widely-coveted depth to their go rush, lined with stalwarts and disruptors throughout the board. It is not fairly the case this season. Having misplaced Josh Sweat in free company, traded Bryce Huff and seen Brandon Graham retire within the offseason, they simply noticed in-season signing Za’Darius Smith announce his shock retirement. Nolan Smith Jr in the meantime stays on injured reserve, together with Ogbo Okoronkwo.
Carson Wentz is primed to make his fourth straight begin at quarterback for the Vikings after JJ McCarthy admitted this week his ankle was not but “100 per cent”. Wentz is 2-1 as starter having thrown for 759 yards and 5 touchdowns to 2 interceptions, however suffered a shoulder harm in Minnesota’s win over the Cleveland Browns in London.
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Ndamukong Suh talks in regards to the Philadelphia Eagles’ struggles and believes one thing within the organisation is a matter.
New England Patriots @ Tennessee Titans – KO 6pm, Sky Sports activities+
Sunday awaits as the primary have a look at the Tennessee Titans because the organisation fired head coach Brian Callahan within the wake of their 1-5 begin. Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy takes over as interim coach as the person tasked with steering a season that ought to priortiise studying what Tennessee have in No 1 decide quarterback Cam Ward, who has been a sole plus in an in any other case bleak and toothless marketing campaign. It additionally beckons as a reunion between Patriots head coach Vrabel and his outdated workforce, who fired him in January 2024. Whereas Drake leads a effervescent passing assault, the Patriots and Titans meet as two of the league’s worst working offenses.
New York Giants @ Denver Broncos – KO 9.05pm, Sky Sports activities+
In case the NFL had forgotten, Andrew Thomas is among the greatest left tackles in soccer. The New York Giants blindside protector is the fourth-highest-graded offensive sort out within the NFL having not allowed a quarterback hit or sack by way of 4 video games since his return from harm. New York’s offensive line has been a fiercely-maligned long-term difficulty, however he’s a monumental difference-maker, and now faces one of many league’s most dynamic pass-rush tandems in Nik Bonitto – who tops the NFL with eight sacks – and Jonathan Cooper. Some assume Cam Skattebo is Jaxson Dart’s greatest good friend; actually, it’s Andrew Thomas.
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An enormous struggle erupted on the finish of the match between Detroit Lions and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Washington Commanders @ Dallas Cowboys – KO 9.25pm, Sky Sports activities NFL & Half Important Occasion
The Dallas Cowboys protection is ranked worst within the league; the Washington Commanders ranks tied-second in speeding offense. Any guesses for a way Kliff Kingsbury is about to assault Matt Eberflus? Dallas, in reality, sit lifeless final in whole yards on protection, though Jerry Jones insists Eberflus is protected. The Cowboys proceed to steer yards and factors to such a fashion that it’s threatening to grow to be one other wasted 12 months for Dak Prescott, who’s second in passing yards having ignited his relationship with George Pickens.
Inexperienced Bay Packers @ Arizona Cardinals – KO 9.25PM, Sky Sports activities+ (stream)
Kyler Murray returned to apply on a restricted foundation for the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday, though his situation forward of Sunday stays unclear. A foot harm dominated him out of the Week Six defeat to the Indianapolis Colts, throughout which backup Jacoby Brissett impressed by throwing for 320 yards and two touchdowns to 1 interception. It was an eye-opening stats line, with Murray having not thrown for 320 yards in a recreation since October 2022. What’s extra, the Cardinals’ passing offense had ranked thirtieth behind Murray by way of the primary 5 video games of the season. For the Packers, it’s the newest alternative for first-round rookie Matthew Golden to stake his declare for a number one function in Jordan Love’s passing choices towards a protection ranked fifth-worst within the go.
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Sky Sports activities NFL panel debate whether or not the Baltimore Ravens nonetheless have a shot of constructing the playoffs this season.
Atlanta Falcons @ San Francisco 49ers – KO 1.10am Monday morning, Sky Sports activities NFL & Important Occasion
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris known as Bijan Robinson one of the best participant in soccer. He is likely to be. Atlanta’s star working again leads the NFL with 822 scrimmage yards from simply 107 touches at 7.7 yards per contact; Christian McCaffrey is his closest rival with 780 scrimmage yards from 154 touches. He’s coming off 170 speeding yards and 68 receiving yards in Monday’s win over the Payments.
The 49ers hope to be boosted by the return of tight finish George Kittle, who has missed the final 5 video games as a result of a hamstring harm. Whereas the look ahead to Brock Purdy’s return may final every week longer, Kittle reintroduces an important element to Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
Information across the league
- Ravens head coach John Harbaugh expects quarterback Lamar Jackson to return post-bye week in Week Eight
- The Titans fired second-year head coach Brian Callahan after their 1-5 begin to the season
- Lions security Brian Department was suspended for one recreation after punching Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster following Sunday evening’s defeat to Kansas Metropolis
- Security CJ Gardner-Johnson was launched from the Ravens apply squad only one week after signing in Baltimore
- Rashee Rice is cleared to return to motion after the Chiefs receiver missed the primary six video games of the season by way of suspension
- Jets receiver Garrett Wilson is predicted to overlook a number of weeks as a result of a knee harm
- Lions beginning defensive sort out Alim McNeill is predicted to play towards the Buccaneers on Monday having been out since tearing his ACL in December
- 49ers linebacker Fred Warner will miss the remainder of the season after struggling a dislocated and damaged ankle towards the Bucs
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Aaron Rodgers fumed at his teammate after he hit the deck because the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated a landing.
Who stated what?
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa apologises for feedback on gamers arriving late to conferences: “I’ve made a mistake and I’m owning up to that right now. I’ve talked to guys on the team about it, talked to the leaders about it, and they know my heart. They know that the intent was right.”
Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones on the prospect of a commerce earlier than the NFL deadline: “We have thought all along that if we see a way to improve this year with a trade at the deadline, then we’ll take advantage of it. That’s what we positioned ourselves with to start this year, to have ammunition to do things if we have an opportunity.”
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid on Rashee Rice’s return from suspension: “I know he’s been working like crazy, the rule states that we can’t work with him. He has been working out hard, and I think it’s just a matter of getting him back in the swing.”
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh relying on Jackson to maintain season alive after return: “If I was on the couch with a psychiatrist right now, if I was spilling it, I would have to say I’m leaning really hard into that, really hard.”
Titans QB Cam Ward on firing of Brian Callahan: “My job is to play quarterback, and my job is to help lead this team to wins. I am going to support whatever decision we make, and the guys in the locker room are going to support it.”
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