NFL Week 7 winners, losers: Chiefs, Eagles shine; Mike McDaniel's seat scorching

 The AFC is still theirs until they show otherwise. 

Matthew Stafford, quarterback, Los Angeles Rams. If Stafford stays healthy, the Rams have to be one of the top Super Bowl contenders in the NFL. He threw five touchdowns on Sunday despite not having his top wide receiver, Puka Nacua, in the lineup. He still has the juice to win. 

Drake Maye, quarterback, New England Patriots. The Patriots have their quarterback. Maye is already breaking Tom Brady's records in New England and has the Patriots on top of the AFC East. He was 21-for-23 on Sunday with two more touchdown passes, while also rushing for 68 yards. 

Dallas Cowboys wide receivers. How would the Cowboys divide the football with both CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens in the lineup? Well, exactly as they did on Sunday. Lamb had five catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in his return to the lineup, while Pickens had four catches for 82 yards and several highlight reel grabs. He also drew a huge pass interference penalty in the end zone to set up Dallas' first touchdown. 

Micah Parsons, Edge, Green Bay Packers. Parson has been a constant disruptive force for the Packers defense this season, but it hasn't always shown itself on the stat sheet yet. On Sunday, it did. He finished the Packers' win over the Arizona Cardinals with five tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss and five quarterback hits. The Packers needed this win. They needed a big day from Parsons to get it. 

NFL Week 7 losers

Mike McDaniel, head coach, Miami Dolphins. McDaniel's seat had to be already hot going into Sunday's game. It has to be downright scorching after watching his team get blown out 31-6 by a 1-5 Cleveland Browns team. The Dolphins were not even competitive. It was a horrible look for everybody. Including their starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, after he called out his teammates a week ago. 

New York Giants defense. Blame the kicker for missing two extra points if you want. But make sure the defense gets the bulk of the blame for an unbelievably historic fourth-quarter meltdown against the Denver Broncos. They ruined all of the positive vibes they were building. 

New York Jets. Well, Justin Fields wasn't the problem because Tyrod Taylor was even worse. This has the look of a one-and-done coaching tenure for head coach Aaron Glenn. 

Minnesota Vikings' red zone offense. The Vikings lost by six points on Sunday. They had six trips into the red zone. They scored a touchdown on one of them. Trading field goals for touchdowns is always a losing proposition, especially against the defending Super Bowl champions. 

Tennessee Titans. On the week they fired the coach (Brian Callahan) they brought in to replace Mike Vrabel, Vrabel marched his new team into Nashville and stomped them with a 31-13 decision. This whole operation is a mess. 

Spencer Rattler, quarterback, New Orleans Saints. Not that the quarterback would make a huge difference in New Orleans right now, but this was a winnable game against the Chicago Bears, and Rattler did not even give them a chance with three interceptions and a lost fumble.