Sizing up NFL Week 7: What's next for Vikings, Giants, more - ESPN

Seven weeks isn't a long time, but it might as well be an eternity in football. Seven weeks ago, we were wondering whether the Chargers might have the most explosive offense of the 2026 NFL season, if anybody would be able to stop the Rams from marching to the Super Bowl and whether the Browns were actively tanking to land Arch Manning with the first overall pick in next year's draft. A lot has changed.

Of course, in a league where each week can feel monumental and significant, actually separating the passing trends from what's really meaningful is both difficult and important. This time a year ago, the Chiefs' offensive struggles might have felt like a mirage, but they turned out to be real. And while Sam Darnold's hot start didn't stick around into the second half, the Seahawks quarterback established that he had a higher ceiling than most of us would have expected before later showing that off with a brilliant performance in the critical NFC title game victory over the Rams.

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Today, I want to take a closer look at some of the key players and storylines from Sunday's action and try to get a sense of whether what we saw was a notably good (or bad) day or a more substantial trend. And with two of the three unbeaten teams heading into Week 7 losing for the first time, it only seems reasonable to start with the last remaining undefeated.

Jump to whether it's time to:
… call the Vikings defense historically great
… give up on the Texans' defense as elite
… treat the Giants as NFC East favorites
… move on from Glenn as Jets HC
… start Mendoza in Las Vegas
… start worrying about Henry in Baltimore

I don't think anybody is very surprised that the Vikings are fielding one of the best