NFL Week 7: Trends which will decide each game

There’s only 3 NFL teams that still haven’t lost a game this season.

Exactly half of this week’s 14 contests are of the divisional variety. And that includes the second meetings of the year between the Browns and Bengals as well as the Bills and Jets. There’s still just three teams that have not lost a games this season and two of them meet in Nashville on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Jets are the league’s lone winless team after six weeks of play.

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Thursday, Oct. 22

New York Giants (1-5) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-4-1), 8:20 pm

Giants: Joe Judge’s team plays a divisional opponent for the third straight week but has struggled in this rivalry as of late. Dating back to the clubs’ second encounter in 2016, the Giants have dropped seven consecutive meetings to the Eagles. In fact, Big Blue is just 1-11 in this NFC East series the past seven seasons. A year ago, New York was held to just 17 points in both tilts with the Birds. They dropped a 23-17 overtime decision in Week 14 on a Monday night at Philadelphia and then three weeks later at MetLife Stadium fell to the Eagles, 34-17. Quarterback Daniel Jones, who leads the team with 204 rushing yards, has three times as many turnovers (9) as touchdown passes (3).

Eagles: Most of the team’s most notable injuries are on the offensive side of the ball. But the Philadelphia defense has had its issues this season in a major way. Coordinator Jim Schwartz’s unit has already surrendered 21 offensive touchdowns in six games. Doug Peterson’s club is giving up 29.2 points per contest and the Birds have surrendered at least 30 points in three of their six contests. All this with a pass rush that has produced 21 sacks (5 by defensive end Brandon Graham) to date. Despite the pressure, Philadelphia defenders have allowed 11 touchdown passes while managing only two interceptions. And gutty Carson Wentz (11 turnovers) still remains careless with the ball.