Week Seven Preview (2022)

Matchups of the Week:

Raiders (6-2) vs Broncos (6-2)

• DEN 4-3 vs LV All Time (Raiders won wk 1)
• LV 5th in PPG, DEN 13th in PPG
• Since week 2, the Raiders have only scored 14 more points than the Broncos & have now dropped 2 of their last 3

• TEN 5-4 vs IND All Time (Titans won wk 1)
• TEN 1st in PPG, IND 8th in PPG
• Colts likely fall out of division race with a loss // remaining schedule outside of JAX... CHI, LAC, DET, LV -- combined record: 25-7

• SEA 5-4 vs ARI All Time (Seahawks won wk 1)
• SEA 3rd in PPG, ARI 6th in PPG
• Seahawks have only been 8 points better than Cardinals since week 2, Cardinals win could force points scored tiebreaker for the division at the end of the regular season

Other Notes:

AFC East: Patriots & Bills should each win, New England holds one game division lead, go H2H in week 10
AFC North: Ravens out of running for #1 pick, Browns likely out of division race with a loss to Bengals this week
AFC South: Texans should get back to .500 with Jacksonville & Minnesota back to back
AFC West: Chargers will jump up to a tie for second with loser of LV/DEN

NFC East: worst division in the NFC, but can have 3 teams over .500 with Eagles win over Cowboys this week
NFC North: Lions & Bears still undefeated against everyone but each other, should stay that way this week
NFC South: literally everyone is 4-4, massive advantage to winners of ATL/CAR & TB/NO
NFC West: 49ers have a couple easy matchups lined up to get back to .500, should have Dak Prescott returning as well

AFC Standings:

1 Tennessee Titans (7-1)
2 Cincinnati Bengals (7-1)
3 Las Vegas Raiders (6-2)
4 New England Patriots (6-2)

5 Denver Broncos (6-2)
6 Indianapolis Colts (5-3)
7 Buffalo Bills (5-3)

8 Los Angeles Chargers (5-3)
9 Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3)
10 Cleveland Browns (4-4)
11 Houston Texans (3-5)
12 Miami Dolphins (2-6)
13 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7)
14 Baltimore Ravens (1-7)
15 New York Jets (0-8)
16 Kansas City Chiefs (0-8)

NFC Standings:

1 Chicago Bears (7-1)
2 Seattle Seahawks (7-1)
3 Dallas Cowboys (5-3)
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4)

5 Detroit Lions (7-1)
6 Arizona Cardinals (5-3)
7 Washington Commanders (5-3)

8 Carolina Panthers (4-4)
9 New Orleans Saints (4-4)
10 Atlanta Falcons (4-4)
11 Philadelphia Eagles (4-4)
12 San Francisco 49ers (3-5)
13 Minnesota Vikings (3-5)
14 Los Angeles Rams (2-6)
15 New York Giants (1-7)
16 Green Bay Packers (0-8)