The National Football League’s seventh week of regular season action continues today with a dozen games, and half of them involve division opponents, as was Thursday's game when the Philadelphia Eagles edged the New York Giants by a point, 22-21.
Weather at the seven outdoor venues is mostly mild, although snow will fall in Denver where the Broncos host the Kansas City Chiefs and rain is expected in Washington for the contest between the Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
Our Top Pick for Week Seven involves two teams that have not won a game since opening day, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers. Tyrod Taylor was the quarterback for the Chargers in that opening game and led Los Angeles to a narrow win in Cincinnati over the Bengals, 16-13.
Before Taylor was able to start the Chargers home opener the following week, a pregame accident by his medical team punctured his lung and sidelined him for two weeks. Head coach Anthony Lynn chose to stay with the opening day backup, Justin Herbert, after he was impressive as a rookie in his first two starts.
It is difficult when a quarterback loses his starting job due to an injury, but downright criminal when the team’s medical staff sidelines a player and he is then benched in favor of his backup.
The Chargers like what they see in their rookie out of Oregon. They drafted Herbert in the first round with the sixth pick in last spring's draft, and while he is still looking to guide Los Angeles to their first win with him behind center he has been impressive in four straight losses.