Week 7 of the 2015 season started off with a monumental game that didn't draw much attention beforehand due to the fact that it was played between two teams that haven't been good. A game in London between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills was broadcast exclusively online on Yahoo!, marking the first time in NFL history that a game was streamed globally on the Internet.
The "test run" for streaming a game could prove to be a significant moment in NFL history, and against the odds, the game itself turned into an entertaining affair when the two teams traded leads in a wild second half. The Jaguars had taken a 27-3 in the first half, but the Bills scored 28 unanswered points to take the lead. Then Blake Bortles led his team down the field to put the Jags up for good.
Jacksonville improved to 2-5 while Buffalo dropped to 3-4, now far behind the New England Patriots and New York Jets in the AFC East standings.
A matchup between the undefeated Patriots and the division rivals Jets was likely the game of the week. Entering Sunday, no team scored more points than the Patriots while no team allowed fewer points than the Jets, so it was the classic matchup of an unstoppable force against an immovable object. Despite a valiant effort from the Jets, the Patriots were able to do what they always do: win. They remain on top of the AFC East with a 6-0 record.
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints met in similar situations. Both battled through injuries to their star quarterbacks earlier in the season and have middling records. After an ugly first half, Andrew Luck and the Colts were able to charge back to make it a game late, but the Saints held on for their second win a row. While a 3-4 record for the Colts is enough for an AFC South lead, the Saints, who are also 3-4, are still in a hole in the strong NFC South.
The later slate of coverage was almost entirely be dedicated to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, who are in the middle of a tight NFC East race. For the Cowboys, it was the debut of Matt Cassel at quarterback after Brandon Weeden led the team to an 0-3 record during his time as the starter. It did not go well for Cassel or the Cowboys, and the Giants picked up a win.
For those that watched the game between the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers, they saw the former team dominate by a huge margin en route to a victory, their third of the season.
Ending the day was the Carolina Panthers' 27-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Sunday-night game. Jonathan Stewart rushed for 125 yards as Carolina overwhelmed a stout Philadelphia defense to move to 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Below, we've got all of the Week 7 games, with scores updated throughout the day.
Final scores so far for Sunday (All times ET):
Seahawks 20, 49ers 3 (Thursday)
Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Buffalo Bills 31
Washington 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30
Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 19
New Orleans Saints 27, Indianapolis Colts 21
Kansas City Chiefs 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 13
Miami Dolphins 44, Houston Texans 26
New England Patriots 30, New York Jets 23
St. Louis Rams 24, Cleveland Browns 6
Atlanta Falcons 10, Tennessee Titans 7
Oakland Raiders 37, San Diego Chargers 29
New York Giants 27, Dallas Cowboys 20
Carolina Panthers 27, Philadelphia Eagles 16
Biggest Moments
Three EJ Manuel turnovers in three minutes all led to touchdowns for the Jags.
Josh McCown hit the wall ... literally.
The Saints showed the Colts how to pull off a trick play.
Ryan Mallett missed the Texans' flight to Miami, but the entire team didn't show up in the first half against the Dolphins. At least Jadeveon Clowney got his first career sack.
Andrew Luck's hard-luck season continued, and Colts fans were not forgiving.
Eric Berry snagged his first interception since beating cancer.
Gronk took Marcus Gilchrist along for a ride.
Odell Beckham is now hauling in one-handed windmill catches.
Kirk Cousins wants to know if YOU LIKE THAT!?
Kicking someone in the chest is fine with the referees in the Raiders/Chargers game.
Amari Cooper's juking skills is absolutely ridiculous. RIDICULOUS!
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie began celebrating a pick-6 at the 45-yard line. In other news, a referee got taken out pretty good on the play.
Dez Bryant and Greg Hardy got into an animated shouting match.
If the Cowboys want to look at one play and point to it as the reason for their loss, this fumbled punt is a pretty good candidate.
Major injuries
Johnny Manziel entered the game against the Rams when Josh McCown left in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury.
Vincent Jackson left the Washington game with a knee injury.
Arian Foster exited late in the fourth quarter with what doctors fear is a torn Achilles injury.