Tuesday 25 October 2016 08:41, UK
The NFL's last 100 per cent record is gone after the Minnesota Vikings fell to a 21-10 week seven defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Vikings (5-1) had won their first five games of the season with new quarterback Sam Bradford, but his return to Philadelphia ended in disappointment in a game that was riddled with turnovers.
Bradford threw an interception and fumbled the ball four times - losing it twice - with his only touchdown pass coming in the closing stages to Cordarrelle Patterson when the game was already beyond them.
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz also struggled, throwing a pair of picks, but a touchdown pass to Dorial Green-Beckham and a 98-yard kickoff return for a score by Josh Huff were enough for them to back up a dominant defensive display and improve their record to 4-2.
The Cleveland Browns are 0-7, the only team without a win this season, after going down 31-17 to the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) in a game which they lost another quarterback to injury.
Kevin Hogan was forced to come into the game after Cody Kessler suffered a concussion and although he ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, he also threw a pair of interceptions in a losing effort.
Andy Dalton threw touchdown passes to AJ Green and Brandon LaFell for the Bengals, while Jeremy Hill ran for 168 yards and a score on only nine carries.
The New York Jets also lost their starting quarterback Geno Smith to injury but they were able to rally behind back-up Ryan Fitzpatrick to beat the Baltimore Ravens 24-16 and claim only their second win of the season.
Running back Matt Forte had 155 all-purpose yards and scored two of the Jets' three touchdowns, the other going to Quincy Enunwa on a 69-yard reception while Smith was still in the game - the Ravens drop to 3-4.
The Indianapolis Colts moved off the bottom of the AFC South table with a nervy 34-26 win over the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.
Andrew Luck threw for 353 yards and hit Jack Doyle, T.Y. Hilton and Frank Gore for touchdowns, but their victory was still in question until Robert Mathis stripped Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota and scored with 1:55 on the clock.
There was also a record broken in the game with Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri breaking the NFL mark for consecutive successful field goal attempts, surpassing former Colt Mike Vanderjagt's record of 42.
Three Drew Brees touchdown passes were not enough for the New Orleans Saints (2-4) as they fell to a 27-21 defeat against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Brees threw for 367 yards and touchdowns to Brandin Cooks, Brandon Coleman and Mark Ingram, who coughed up the ball late in the game when the Saints were mounting a comeback.
But his sole interception proved to be a vital score for the Chiefs (4-2) with Daniel Sorensen running it back 49 yards for a touchdown, while Alex Smith also found Spencer Ware and Tyreek Hill in the endzone.
A last-minute touchdown throw from Matthew Stafford to Anquan Boldin was enough to earn the Detroit Lions a 20-17 win over the Washington Redskins.
The Redskins (4-3) came from 13-3 down to lead 17-13 on two touchdowns from Kirk Cousins, one on the ground and the other a pass to Rob Kelley, but they would fall to a heartbreaking defeat as the Lions improved to 4-3.
Latavius Murray returned from injury to score two rushing touchdowns as the Oakland Raiders reached 5-2 with a 33-16 win over the error-prone Jacksonville Jaguars (2-4).
Murray had missed the last two games with turf toe but scored from two and nine yards, while Derek Carr and Michael Crabtree connected on a two-yard touchdown pass.
In the later games, San Francisco 49ers slumped to a sixth straight defeat on the season, losing 34-17 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, despite running out to a 14-0 lead.
Jacquizz Rodgers gorged the 49ers defence for 154 yards on the ground, while Peyton Barber also added 84 yards and a touchdown.
San Diego edged out Atlanta in another high-scoring affair involving the Falcons, this time Josh Lambo's overtime field goal was enough for the Chargers to pick up a hugely impressive 33-30 road win at the Georgia Dome.
New England improved to 6-1 with a third straight victory, LeGarrette Blount picked up two touchdowns against his former franchise as the Patriots proved too strong for PIttsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
And in the final game of week seven, Trevor Siemian spoiled Brock Osweiler's return to Mile High Stadium as the Denver Broncos beat the Houston Texans 27-9.
Devontae Booker scored his first NFL touchdown, adding to those from C.J Anderson and Demaryious Thomas, to give Denver an unassailable lead, moving them back to the top of the AFC West.
