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NFL Week 7 Winners And Losers: Pat Mahome Shines, The Giants Collapse

Another week of NFL action is nearly complete, and Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season continues to prove that this is a year unlike any other. The Indianapolis Colts kept rolling thanks to the two-headed attack of Daniel Jones and Jonathan Taylor, while the Philadelphia Eagles got back on track against Minnesota.

Elsewhere, the Rams kept pace in the NFC West in London, a former MVP has entered the race once again, and the Miami Dolphins have reached new lows. But who were the biggest winners and losers of Week 7?

NFL Week 7 Winners

1. Drake Maye

Through the first six weeks, Drake Maye was a dark horse NFL MVP candidate, but he might not be a dark horse anymore. For the sixth-straight game, Maye threw for over 200 yards with a passer rating of 100+. Against the Tennessee Titans, Maye went 21-of-23 for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the air. On the ground, Maye rushed for 62 yards on eight carries.

Maye even managed to do something that not even the legendary Tom Brady did in New England. By throwing just two incompletions, Maye became the first Patriots quarterback to complete 90% or more of his passes in a single game.

With the Bills on a bye this week, New England now sits alone with a half-game lead in the AFC East through seven weeks.

2. Patrick Mahomes

Speaking of the NFL MVP, it’s time to put Patrick Mahomes right in the middle of that discussion. A week after throwing for 257 and three touchdowns against Detroit, Mahomes followed it up with a 286-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Las Vegas Raiders.

From the opening kick, Mahomes picked apart the Raiders as he completed passes to nine different targets. His 8.2 yards per pass was the second-highest in the league on Sunday, and he’s now up to 14 touchdowns on the season. What’s also been impressive his how he’s protecting the ball. After throwing 11 interceptions last season, Mahomes is on pace for just six this year.

Since starting the season 0-2, Kansas City has won four of its last five games and is right in the mix in the crowded AFC West. If the last two weeks are any indication of how the rest of the season is going to go for Kansas City, the Chiefs should once again be considered a favorite to make it back to the Super Bowl for a fourth-straight season. The NFL is on notice.

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3. Jonathan Taylor

The Indianapolis Colts are 6-1 and sit atop the AFC through seven weeks. While the play of Daniel Jones is a big reason for that success, you can’t talk about the Colts’ start to the year without talking about Jonathan Taylor.

For the third time this season, Taylor rushed for three touchdowns in a single game. He’s now one of 10 running backs to reach that feat in a single season. With 10 games to go, Taylor has the chance to be the fourth back to rush for three or more scores in a game four times in a season.

If you are wondering about the record, LaDanian Tomlinson did it five times in 2006 on his way to a record-setting 28 rushing touchdowns.

Aside from the touchdowns, Taylor picked up 94 yards on the ground to stay atop the league in rushing at 697 yards. His 10 rushing touchdowns are also good for first in the NFL, two ahead of Josh Jacobs.

At this point, if Taylor isn’t in the MVP conversation, the award should be renamed.

4. Micah Parsons

This was why the Green Bay Packers traded for Micah Parsons. After travel issues forced Green Bay to get into Arizona just 14 hours before kickoff, the Packers struggled with the Arizona Cardinals.

Though they managed to squeak out a 27-23 comeback victory to move to 4-1-1, it wasn’t an easy game by any means. And, without the big plays of Parsons, it may not have happened at all.

Parsons entered Week 7 with just 2.5 sacks and one tackle for loss through five games. Against the Cardinals, he surpassed both of those numbers and put the Green Bay defense on his back. Parsons finished the game with 10 pressures, five quarterback hits, four tackles for loss, and a single-game career high of three sacks. No sack was bigger, however, than on the final Arizona drive of the game.

Arizona had a 1st and 10 at the Green Bay 26 when Parsons blew by right tackle Jonah Williams for a nine-yard sack. That set the moment for the rest of the drive as the Packers forced a turnover on downs three plays later, sealing the win.

Parsons looked like a player who finally found his groove with a new team. That’s dangerous for any team that has to figure out how to stop him moving forward.

5. Brandon Aubrey

When it comes to long-distance field goals, Brandon Aubrey is as close to automatic as there’s ever been. On Sunday against Washington, he now sits alone in the NFL history books.

With his 61-yard field goal with 7:22 left in the second quarter, Aubrey became the first kicker to make five field goals from 60 yards or more. He’s now 5-of-7 from 60+ for his career, and a perfect 15-of-15 kicking this season.