Cowboys Top Grades, Panthers Fail

The Dallas Cowboys earned the highest grade of the week after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The victory puts Dallas one game behind the New York Giants in the NFC East standings. On the opposite end of the scale, the Carolina Panthers received an F for their performance.

The Cleveland Browns secured a 27-24 victory over Tennessee on Sunday. Quarterback Deshaun Watson completed a fourth-quarter game-winning drive to seal the win. This marks the fifth such drive for Watson this season. He is the third quarterback since 1970 to record a game-winning drive in each of his team's first five wins of a season.

The New York Giants are currently in first place in the NFC East. They won their Week 7 matchup with J.J. McCarthy as the starting quarterback. This makes the Giants the first team since the 2016 New England Patriots to win at least three games with three different starters before November. McCarthy joins Jameis Winston and Jaxson Dart as the starters who contributed to the Giants' victories this year.

The Baltimore Ravens finished last in their division after a 35-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Baltimore led by 13 points at halftime before collapsing in the second half. This represents the third-largest loss in NFL history for a team that held a lead of at least 13 points at the break. Since 2020, the Ravens have lost 17 games after holding a double-digit lead, the highest total in the league during that span. All three of their losses this season occurred after they held such a lead.

The Ravens lost their second straight game after shutting out their opponent in the first half. They went scoreless in the second half of both contests. The outcome stings because the Giants and Browns are coached by John Harbaugh and Todd Monken, respectively. Baltimore dismissed both coaches at the end of the previous season.