Not a great weekend. Mostly ugly, low-scoring, and filled with far too many injuries. Every season, there is a week – maybe two – where teams just all score much less than usual and in some cases result in an upset. There is usually at least one week where a large number of favored teams lose. Week 7 was filled with upsets, games that were “under”, and far too many disappointments.
There were only two quarterbacks that scored more than twice. There were six quarterbacks with 300 passing yards. Patrick Mahomes was no surprise. The others were Derek Carr, Jared Goff, Gardner Minshew, Geno Smith, and Desmond Ridder. Were any of them started in your leagues?
Only Kyren Williams and Raheem Mostert ran for more than 100 yards. Of the nine 100-yard receivers, only four also scored a touchdown. Only five tight ends scored, and only six managed more than 50 yards.
There were 14 games played so far. Of 28 teams, only three scored more than 24 points. Half of the teams failed to score more than 17 points. The low scoring week usually happens between Week 7 and Week 13. Not great that we’ve already used up the low-scoring week.