NFL Week 7
Well week 7 wasn’t the best week of football, it sure was a great week for my favorite team- the Seahawks! Sorry, I just had to rub it in to all of you 49ers, Rams, and Cardinals fans! Well, it’s time to get our football going!
Packers vs Commanders
Well, who would have thought? When I was looking at the games this week this was definitely not one I was predicting to write about. The Aaron Rodgers led Packers were the heavy favorites entering this game but it seemed as if things were destined to go wrong for the Packers. The game started off very slow with both teams punting on their first drives. The Packers were the first to strike, however. Driving 42 yards down the field into the Commanders endzone. Packers led 7-0. The Commanders starting quarterback Carson Wentz was injured so they were playing backup Taylor Heinicke. The next score was a shocker. Off a missed punt catch the Commanders recovered the ball in great field position. They were unable to convert on a touchdown but scored a field goal cutting the lead down to four making the score 7-3. The game took a jolt of excitement after a thrilling interception returned for a touchdown by the Packers. This is also known as a pick-six. The Packers now lead 14-3. The Commanders did not let this take their spirits down though, fighting back to score a touchdown and making the score 14-10. The Commanders were unable to convert again missing a 47-yard field goal. Both teams continued to make costly mistakes. There were no more points scored in the first half. The second half took no time to get going with the Commanders scoring a go-ahead touchdown on the first drive of the second half. The score was now 17-14 the Commanders. The Commanders train just kept on rolling. The Commanders scored two straight field goals and made it a two-score game 23-14. The Packers were not out of this game yet though. Led by Aaron Rodgers, the Packers drove down the field for a touchdown. The Commanders still led 23-21. Aaron Rodgers was reminding us all why he’s the back to back quarterback. The Commanders were still in the driver seat. This was not for long though, as the Commanders quickly punted leaving Aaron Rodgers the ball with 23 seconds left. The drive started off with a 28-yard pass. The ball was now on the Packers 46-yard line. Almost in field goal range. With five seconds left there was no other option. The Packers went into a thrilling final play, but it was to no avail. The Commanders had won.
Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz was out. Backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke filled in admirably for the Commanders however.
Browns vs Ravens
A classic divisional match. This game is what NFL football is all about! Two teams battling it out to the very last second! The Ravens being the heavy favorites, started off slow. The Browns on the other hand were anything but that. The Browns got off to a quick 10-3 lead after the first quarter. A crazy stat to note is that this was the Ravens first time trailing in any quarter but the first. Considering the Ravens are 3-3, that tells you how bad the team is in the clutch. The Ravens, as expected came back scoring a field goal and touchdown in the second quarter. This made the score 13-10 Ravens entering halftime. In the third quarter, quarterback Jacoby Brisett fumbled the ball on the Browns 25-yard line. The Ravens converted, again scoring a touchdown. The Browns scored a field goal of their own though to keep the game close at 20-13 entering the fourth quarter. The Ravens were first to score with a field goal to make the lead 10. The Browns would just not go away though scoring another touchdown to keep it a tight 3-point game. The end of this game was a thriller. The Ravens had a promising drive going before fumbling the ball and turning it over. The Browns then drove down the field. They could not get much offense going but got far enough to attempt a 60-yard field goal. This would tie the game and very possibly shift the momentum. The field goal never had a chance however, with it being blocked by the Ravens. The Ravens led with the ball but were forced to punt. It was now Brown’s ball with 16 seconds left and them being down by 3. The drive was going alright until a critical mistake was made. Jacoby Brissett fumbled the ball and turned it over! A game costly mistake that would leave the final score 23-20 Ravens.
Running back Nick Chubb on the Browns leads the NFL in rushing yards through week7.