Deshaun Watson's injury is a Browns opportunity, the Lions offense is inevitable and 9 things we learned in Week 7

After seven weeks of the 2024 NFL season, only one unbeaten team remains.

Of course it’s the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs continue to thrive, even when dragged into the muck. On Sunday, that meant shaking off a two-interception day from Patrick Mahomes and winning a Super Bowl 58 rematch on the road by 10 points. That kept Kansas City’s path back to the promised land intact, but the NFC side of the bracket is much more difficult to divine — especially after big performances from the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.

Let’s dive into those big performances, along with the letdown that allowed Mahomes and company to thrive even when they weren’t at their best. And, sure, we can talk about the modest optimism of quarterback switches in New England (voluntary) and Cleveland (much less so) and the vacated optimism behind the eyes of Carolina Panthers fans everywhere.

Read on for more, from Drake Maye to the very real concerns following the San Francisco 49ers. Please bear with me for any Twitter embed issues. Our editing software has become a whole problem on that front the past couple weeks. Rest assured, if there’s a play alluded to in the text it’s worth clicking through to see if it didn’t make it into the article itself.